czyja

czyja MSN, RN

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  1. Gay Boomers and nursing attitudes

    czyja replied to woody62's topic in General Nursing

    The issue may be geographical more than anything else. Sorry for the confusion. Out here in San Francisco, a younger and politically active gay and lesbian community often uses the word "queer." In...

  2. Gay Boomers and nursing attitudes

    czyja replied to woody62's topic in General Nursing

    Kanzi writes - "Many of my gay friends have experienced overwhelming loss in their lives d/t the AIDS epidemic--this has a psychological impact on them." This is exactly the kind of situation I was...

  3. Gay Boomers and nursing attitudes

    czyja replied to woody62's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for your thoughtfull reply. I agree that nurses must look after all of their clients and I certainly dont advocate the balkanization of care along religious/sexual/ethnic lines. I do however...

  4. Gay Boomers and nursing attitudes

    czyja replied to woody62's topic in General Nursing

    Are you sure there are no queer folks living in your facility? I think this is the point of the the NY Times article. When you say "We do not have this phenomenon" I suspect you meant that you do not...

  5. Any UCSF Mepn Applicants?

    czyja replied to Louise409's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Good luck to you too! And frankly I think there is a chunk of it that is luck. You are right -there are many ways for us to reach our goals. I started this journey 5 years ago. I did not have an...

  6. Any UCSF Mepn Applicants?

    czyja replied to Louise409's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I took the same tack and locked my app on Sunday. You are right - whittling down the essay to two'ish pages was a Herculean task. But it is done. My understanding is that Nurse Midwife is about as...

  7. For those of you with degrees in biological sciences...

    czyja replied to HealthyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am a re-entry student and I am just finishing my BS in biology at a large research university. For the last three years I have done cancer research in a radiation biology lab using human tissue...

  8. Direct Entry GRADUATE NPs

    czyja replied to mvanz9999's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thank you for your kind support. Forunately p/t nursing positions -even for new grads - are abundant in my area (San Francisco Bay). I will, however, cross that hurdle when I get to it. I am sorry...

  9. Direct Entry GRADUATE NPs

    czyja replied to mvanz9999's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    DE applicant here - I think you have put your finger on the heart of the hostility of some trad RN's to DE programs. Your observation is quite insightful. Nobody, in any profession,...

  10. A lonely journey?

    czyja replied to tiij's topic in Men in Nursing

    This is usually the result of HR an inservice on sexual harassment. But, surely they must have told during the inservice that the sexually charged comment must be "unwanted" and "unwelcome" in order...

  11. Male nurse crying!!!

    czyja replied to ClassQ1's topic in Men in Nursing

    The literature of antiquity is chock full of men crying. Back in the Roman era men cried all the time - for sorrow, for compassion, for joy. And mind you that was not an easy time to live - quite...

  12. I'm curious about isle 2 patients

    czyja replied to CityKat's topic in Oncology

    As a disclaimer, I am not a nurse, but a cancer biologist heading into nursing. In my work I use 5-FU and other cytostatic agents that you nurses administer to your patients. I work with chemo drugs...

  13. Discouraged over the "last 60/90 degree units" policies

    czyja replied to Asherah's topic in Post Graduate Students

  14. Do you think I have a shot of getting in!?

    czyja replied to kirish34's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Yes, if you fill out the application. No, if you do not. The only thing you have to loose is a hundred bucks and alot of work. If you dont get in this year there is always next

  15. Direct Entry without a previous bachelor's degree

    czyja replied to ILoveIceCream's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I've looked at many direct entry programs and I cannot think of one that did not require a bachelor's degree. That said, keep looking. While you're looking you may want to think about getting your...

  16. Direct Entry Psych MH NP programs

    czyja replied to PsyKardinal's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Not to worry - I get cranky too sometimes. That said, if you were looking at Yale and did the now "optional" prereqs I wouldn't get to cranky, the can only help you and wasn't Anatomy fun? With...

  17. Direct Entry Psych MH NP programs

    czyja replied to PsyKardinal's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Please explain. Did you have a substandard experience at Yale or do you simply not like the color

  18. Docs yelling at nurses....

    czyja replied to ClassQ1's topic in Men in Nursing

    Aha. I assumed that he asked you stop (in some or another fashion) as you were doing the patting. The visual I am getting on this is still making me laugh. thanks

  19. Docs yelling at nurses....

    czyja replied to ClassQ1's topic in Men in Nursing

    Fabulous - ignoring the fact that you technically committed battery your actions appear to have been effective if not entirely legal. Have you encountered this doc again or has he been frightened off...

  20. SFSU MSN Generic Masters?

    czyja replied to SFBethany's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Check out the UCSF website. They do offer some post-masters appointments in some specialties on a "space available" basis. You may wish to enquire directly with them before attending State. It is too...

  21. Is it possible to get accepted to a MEPN program with less than average GPA

    czyja replied to JazzyOneRN's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Unless your way short on loot i would apply. I once heard a presentation given by the admissions director of a very prestigious grad program (albeit not nursing). To paraphrase, she said that if one...

  22. What color of suit to purchase for job interview?

    czyja replied to krazykev's topic in Men in Nursing

    I worked in the corporate HR world for nigh on 20 years. Color will depend on where you live, but good choices are dark grey or navy in a conservative cut. Never, ever brown green or some other weird...

  23. DID NOT GET IN! Completely devastated...

    czyja replied to vicky3269's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Ouch! I had a similar experience a couple of years ago - I applied to UC berkeley as a transfer from a community college. I had a 4.0 GPA but did not get in. I cried like there was not tomorrow (I am...

  24. Male Urologic Dilemma

    czyja replied to 58flyer's topic in General Nursing

    To the OP - I hear you. When I was 17 I had a female doc take a culture from my member and it was more traumatic then I thought it would be. I prefer to have male healthcare providers for any...

  25. Boy have times changed: 1950 RN Magazine cover

    czyja replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Men in Nursing

    Yes times have changed. It is noteworthy that the McLean Hospital was (and is) one of nations most prestigious psychiatric hospitals. I suspect that their SON are a larger number of men than most...