czyja

czyja MSN, RN

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  1. Accidental Needle Prick With a Hep C+ Patient

    czyja replied to jamie0110's topic in General Nursing

    You definitely must fill out the appropriate paperwork- your student handbook should tell you what to do. Get follow care and testing. sorry you have to go through this- what a mess. Your classmate is...

  2. wound care

    czyja replied to sonstermonster's topic in General Nursing

    Agree with the above poster. Talk to your wound care CNS. I would only add that since this is a dehisced incision, the surgeons may want you to be doing something specific with it. What were the...

  3. Intubation without RSI meds??

    czyja replied to BeachyRNn08's topic in Emergency

    Good heavens- what a horrid scene. Sorry your pt went through this. Did the pt consent or assent to intubation? WWhat is wrong with the MD? Is this standard for this guy? If so, I would work on...

  4. a new grad's gripes

    czyja replied to LoveActually's topic in MICU, SICU

    This is off topic a little, but i think precedex is much more expensive than propofol. Some hospitals make the doc jump through many hoops to get it. Also, be warned- it can tank a bp quicker than you...

  5. Ethical discussion about blood donation.

    czyja replied to Flare's topic in General Nursing

    There are three levels of screening: 1.Individal units of donated blood are screening for HIV antigen by ELISA (and screened for Hep C, CMV etc). 2.Pooled lots of blood are screened for HIV RNA - if...

  6. Ethical discussion about blood donation.

    czyja replied to Flare's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, thank heavens that MSM only group with an increasing incidence. It could be alot worse without good public health policy. The incidence of HIV transmisission has gone down in IV drug users...

  7. Ethical discussion about blood donation.

    czyja replied to Flare's topic in General Nursing

    Nobody has a right to donate blood. If I implied this, I was most certainly in error. Actually it is the current policy that uses lowest common denomonator reasoning. The reasoning is that if you you...

  8. Ethical discussion about blood donation.

    czyja replied to Flare's topic in General Nursing

    I hear you- and you are right. My concern is that not all sexuall contact between all males is "high risk." What about a concordant seronegative monogamous male couple that have been together for 20...

  9. Ethical discussion about blood donation.

    czyja replied to Flare's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you. And thank you for the excellent information about blood screening. But back to original question- the ethics of the lie on the screening form. I think this depends on why the donor lied. If...

  10. Ethical discussion about blood donation.

    czyja replied to Flare's topic in General Nursing

    "Gay sex" as you call it, does not carry inherent risk. You are correct in noting that receptive anal intercourse is (much) riskier than receptive lady partsl sex. But sex, in all its splendor, is...

  11. Major Depression, BPD, and previous back surgery - determined

    czyja replied to sandanrnstudent's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Wow. I applaud your resolve! Nsg school is tough, there is not doubt about it. It is physically and emotionally demanding. I would urge you to pay close attention to your emotional state and if you...

  12. An easy nursing field

    czyja replied to dejablue777's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    If you really want to work in the ED i would not write it off just yet, especially given that this is a new dx. I have known several people with schizophrenia that are able to maintain extremeley...

  13. Scholarships For African American Male Student

    czyja replied to myjesusisgood44's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Have you talked to the financial aid people at wright state? I don't know of any specific scholarships but it would not surprise me if they are out there. At my school they have excellent info on this...

  14. Does where/how you got your BSN matter?

    czyja replied to missannabelle's topic in Post Graduate Students

    My pleasure. Don't worry about finding work either. You won't get your dream job on the first try, but you will get the job you want

  15. Direct-Entry MSN program advice

    czyja replied to pdubya24's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I could not agree more. I am an etp grad and I have been on these threads for a while. More than anything your essay is the very most important thing. Explain what you have done that led you to decide...

  16. Does where/how you got your BSN matter?

    czyja replied to missannabelle's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I chose an MS program because: 1. I wanted to be an APRN 2. I wanted to do research 3. There was a top notch program in my town 4. The above mentioned top notch program foolishly decided to accept me,...

  17. 27 y.o. male who wants to get into nursing!!!!

    czyja replied to fisherpe's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Not at all - I am delighted that you are interested. I am working on my PhD, investigating the symptom cluster of pain, dyspnea, fatigue, and sleep distubance in people with COPD from both a genotypic...

  18. 27 y.o. male who wants to get into nursing!!!!

    czyja replied to fisherpe's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I hear what your saying fisherpe, but I strongly suspect the job market will shift in the next couple of years. The new grad employment challenges we have right now are a cyclical phenomenon. Have...

  19. Infant rectal exam

    czyja replied to grace202004's topic in Pediatric

    Hmmm. I dunno nothing about peds but I simply cannot imagine what one might find from a digital rectal on on infant. If this were my child I would ask the MD "How will the result of this exam change...

  20. 27 y.o. male who wants to get into nursing!!!!

    czyja replied to fisherpe's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I have to respectfully disagree with Bob. I went to an accellerated Masters Entry Program and it was the right choice for me. If, for example, the OP knows he want to work as an APRN, then an...

  21. PHD Rankings vs Job security?

    czyja replied to phosphorus's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Hi - I am a PhD student at UCSF - the situation here is much like the one described by UVA_Grad above. His posting is spot on and I agree with him complelety. Another important consideration in...

  22. 2012 UCSF MEPN Applicants

    czyja replied to LookingAhead's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I would urge you nor to stress too much about the GRE if your scores are within the posted range. They really do look at the application holistically. The faculty readers spend a great deal of time...

  23. 2012 UCSF MEPN Applicants

    czyja replied to LookingAhead's topic in Post Graduate Students

    There is no passed or pending legislation in California requiring NPs (or any other APRN) to have a DNP. The AACN has reccomended the DNP as the minimum qualification for APRNs. The only way for...

  24. Does where/how you got your BSN matter?

    czyja replied to missannabelle's topic in Post Graduate Students

  25. Does where/how you got your BSN matter?

    czyja replied to missannabelle's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I completely agree. Seems to me that adn programs tend to be more rigorous, not less. (as a disclaimer, I went to a masters entry program - have have no interest in the adn bsn war) Why do you think...