czyja

czyja MSN, RN

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  1. 2011 UCSF MEPN Applicants

    czyja replied to astrelle's topic in Post Graduate Students

    You are most welcome! I am in the Critical Care Trauma Nursing tract. It turned out to be a perfect fit for me. I did not take a step out year so I am spending my summer doing "remedial" work as it...

  2. 2011 UCSF MEPN Applicants

    czyja replied to astrelle's topic in Post Graduate Students

    i think you have answered you own question! they gave you a range, your in the middle of the range. so you're all good! i've chatted with a few faculty who work on admission. they really do look at...

  3. 2011 UCSF MEPN Applicants

    czyja replied to astrelle's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Perhaps it is arrogant to quote myself but I think this important. While I wanted to sell myself to the admissions folks I tried to be humble about it. Attending the program at UCSF or any program,...

  4. 2011 UCSF MEPN Applicants

    czyja replied to astrelle's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Yeah, the super-heroes are annoying. Rumor has it that their stool emits a fragrance of roses and violets. But don't worry, come next spring you will read a post on this thread to the tune of "I have...

  5. area of nursing in your experience that allows most autonomy?

    czyja replied to RN2be2012's topic in General Nursing

    Independent and non-independent are tough things to quantify, as earlier posts have noted. Do you mean "in what environment will I get to make decisions?" - ICU, CV, psych, home health - in these...

  6. Whats it like being a guy in a female dominated career?

    czyja replied to Josh_H's topic in Men in Nursing

    I think a lot of this depends on where you work. As others have noted ED and ICU tend to have more men than other areas. If you are bored, why not focus on your patients? I am in the ICU and the part...

  7. 2011 UCSF MEPN Applicants

    czyja replied to astrelle's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Hi All- I was a MEPN in 08-09. Home today with a virus and I could think of nothing better to do than to check in at AllNurses. A few words of encouragement....Don't stress about GPA and GRE. It is...

  8. Is putting 'BSN' on badge snobbish?

    czyja replied to funmom's topic in General Nursing

    Indeed. Although in some countries in Asia and Africa, it is done. It is also common to put the university one attended after the degree. As in Dr. Lee Hsien Chew MBBS (Oxford). Styling oneself this...

  9. Is putting 'BSN' on badge snobbish?

    czyja replied to funmom's topic in General Nursing

    Not snobbish, but it does strike me as somewhat silly. IMHO RNs spend too much time worrying about this sort of thing. diploma, ADN, BSN, MSN, PhD, DNP - fretting over this stuff is just deciding on...

  10. Working closely with PT and OT and ST...ever want to tell them to shut up?

    czyja replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    Dressing changes are not in the scope of practice of PT/OT. To allow them to do this strikes me as negligence. I am still a student but I must say the OP has a point. While I greatly appreciate PT and...

  11. Waiting for the Results of a Drug Test. I'm Freaking Out!

    czyja replied to lorenwithano's topic in General Nursing

    OP - Sorry you have had to deal with this. What a

  12. oh, so you're studying to be a "male" nurse...

    czyja replied to Deglynx's topic in Men in Nursing

    I have yet to encounter this problem. Perhaps it is because i am in northern California, where working outside of prescribed gender roles is pretty

  13. Telling doctors what's REALLY on your mind...

    czyja replied to RN1982's topic in General Nursing

    Hah! I think the problem has a lot to do with the type of person going into medicine these days. They tend to be bright, highly motivated, entitled, and indeed somewhat self-centered. They have...

  14. Medical school vs Nursing School

    czyja replied to faraday68's topic in General Students

    Medicine and nursing are different professions made up of very different people. The best way to understand the difference is to spend time in a hospital. I suggest volunteering - talk to nurses and...

  15. Nursing or Med-School???

    czyja replied to kup6's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Right on! We all make our way in the world as best as we can. It looks like you are doing a magnificent job of

  16. MPH considering nursing PhD

    czyja replied to mabeltoo's topic in Post Graduate Students

    A further thought... You can apply to the PhD program without an RN but will you get one as part of the program? I suspect this might be the

  17. MPH considering nursing PhD

    czyja replied to mabeltoo's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Do you want work as a nurse? If you are not a registered nurse (or anLVN) then you cannot legally work as nurse. I attend nursing school a big research university. In my training so far I have only...

  18. Nursing or Med-School???

    czyja replied to kup6's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Finish what you have started. This will be important no matter what route you take. And it gives you more

  19. I have a confession to make

    czyja replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    Right. But the right to view your own record under HIPPA does not include the right to look up your record on the computer whenever you get the hankerin to know what your last LDL was. Rather it is...

  20. Explain the different trauma level designations to me please.

    czyja replied to Pepperlady's topic in Emergency

    Indeed. I doubt a Level 1 facility would keep its accreditation for very long if this were

  21. Cialis/Viagra for good grades

    czyja replied to Bo Shoi Ming's topic in Male Nursing Students

    LOL! Indeed PDE inhibitors are vasodilators and do increase blood flow to the brain (and other organs...). But increased blood flow to the brain does not lead to increased grades. Rather, is tends to...

  22. Does having a Medical based job Help in Nursing School

    czyja replied to Dragtail's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Yup! You will be in clinical rotations with people that have never set foot in a hospital. As a Unit Clerk you know a whole bunch about nursing that you might not even know you know. But everybody...

  23. Requirments for graduate nursing increasing?

    czyja replied to pdaddy's topic in General Nursing

    Errr, not exactly. According to their website (and a friend who goes there) the U Washington SON offers both a Master of Nursing (MN) and Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) at this time (along with the...

  24. So uhh...stockings?

    czyja replied to Koyaanisqatsi-RN's topic in Men in Nursing

    Many do. As do chefs, and the 50 or so people left in the country that work on assembly lines. I dont know if there is any evidence that shows compression stocking reduce varicose veins. I wear them...

  25. Nursing School?

    czyja replied to elcapitan's topic in Men in Nursing

    Who told you this? Apply to as many schools as you can afford it. Make sure your essay rocks. make usre you rec letters are good. Do you have healthcare experience. One school oughta take you. good...