czyja

czyja MSN, RN

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  1. How hard is nursing math?

    czyja replied to MisterSimba's topic in General Nursing

    I suspect you may be "horrendous" at chem because your math skill need work. Nursing requires some of the math skills needed in chem - fractions, dimensional analysis, working with decimals....

  2. Perineal anxiety

    czyja replied to caliber's topic in Men in Nursing

    Right on. To purposefully ignore it could result in infection. This is called "malpractice." You might never get called on it, but it

  3. Morphine gtts- end of life

    czyja replied to Sue Damones's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for the great post. Sadly the knowledge you have is not widespread. I stand in awe of the fact that we have drugs that can safely relieve any pain when properly administered. And I cannot...

  4. Disposing of medications at time of death

    czyja replied to RubyRN,CHPN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Drives me nuts too. The NY Times did a big piece on pain management in Africa a few months ago - what an eye opener. They reported that a combination of expense and heavy handed narcotics laws make it...

  5. Disposing of medications at time of death

    czyja replied to RubyRN,CHPN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I wonder, though, if opioids persist in the environment. They are "natural" substances or analogs of natural substances so it seems that they would degrade with relative ease. As for the cat litter -...

  6. Morphine gtts- end of life

    czyja replied to Sue Damones's topic in General Nursing

    How horrid. I am glad you were there for him Tazzi. May his memory be

  7. AMA House of Delegates Considers Limits on on Nursing Education and Practice

    czyja replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I agree - but I dont think the clinics shut down because they were staffed by NPs and PAs. I strikes me that getting healthcare services at the local wallmart might simply be something people dont...

  8. AMA House of Delegates Considers Limits on on Nursing Education and Practice

    czyja replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Agreed. Osteopathic medicine had similar growing pains -at first it was very different from allopathic medicine, then virtually the same. Now the osteopaths are seeking ways to define and market...

  9. Trade School vs. Community College

    czyja replied to nancypants's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats! Glad things are working out well for you. Good

  10. Trade School vs. Community College

    czyja replied to nancypants's topic in General Nursing

    I couldn't agree more. I know prereqs can be a pain, and I am well aware of difficult it is to gain entrance to community college programs - but if it is at all possible I strongly feel that going...

  11. Gre For Graduate Nursing Programs

    czyja replied to JPHILL9507's topic in General Nursing

    The GRE is not an easy exam but it is not as difficult as the the LSAT, MCAT, or GMAT. College English and Algebra along with some basic statistics are all that are required to do well. I prepared by...

  12. PA: Doc and anesthetist found liable after complications claim life of teen

    czyja replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    And why the heck did the doctor perform the procedure on a perfectly healthy girl. Frankly both the doc and parents should pay - in a just world the money would fund plastic surgery on girls that have...

  13. Trade School vs. Community College

    czyja replied to nancypants's topic in General Nursing

    Community Colleges are accredited, many (but not all trade schools are not accredited. Tazzi is right. I would suggest you look for the best route to becoming a nurse, not the easiest. A low number...

  14. Master's Entry-Level Nursing Programs

    czyja replied to MisterSimba's topic in General Nursing

    DO NOT WORRY! There is a pernicious myth on internet message boards that suggests one needs a 4.0 GPA to get into masters entry nursing programs. I suspect this myth has been propagated by pre-medical...

  15. I was threatened by a Nursing Assistant

    czyja replied to acetabulum's topic in General Nursing

    A person may have a moral right not be bullied but it doesn't always work out this way when one is in a foreign country. Like it or not when one is guest in another nation one must live by their...

  16. I was threatened by a Nursing Assistant

    czyja replied to acetabulum's topic in General Nursing

    I have been thining about the OP's situation all day... Can you insist on not being alone with male employees? I think it might help to have another woman present with you - preferably a foreign...

  17. Any male nurses here have good things to say about Dansko's?

    czyja replied to pdaddy's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I am a former chef/restaurateur that is just starting NS. Chef's all over the world wear Dansko's (they call 'em Sanitas everywhere else). They are considered the best shoe for 14 hour days in a...

  18. I was threatened by a Nursing Assistant

    czyja replied to acetabulum's topic in General Nursing

    This male reader agrees entirely! Women face the horrors you outlined every day all over the world. Women and men must stand together against this. Common decency demands that we do. Yes, this...

  19. I was threatened by a Nursing Assistant

    czyja replied to acetabulum's topic in General Nursing

    Yes - this is the root of the problem - although the problem is not really Islam, rather it is a cultural one. You are a foreigner and a woman living in a male dominated culture. This places you at...

  20. NP's calling themselves MD's

    czyja replied to shelly304's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with your posts TiredMD, however this is not true in California. An NP with a DNP degree practices the same as any other NP - they have no more independence. Of course NP's in a very few...

  21. NP's calling themselves MD's

    czyja replied to shelly304's topic in General Nursing

    From an historical perspectiven (ie 19 century and before) the person in the town that treated the sick was "doc" irrespecitve of their education level. Most "doctors" of the time were trained by...

  22. Direct Entry Midwifery schools

    czyja replied to Kerrilyst's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Aha. Given that this is nursing forum I suspect I may have incorrectly assumed that the OP was interested in becoming a certified nurse midwife. Sorry - I no nothing about non-nurse

  23. I wash my hands of the whole thing!

    czyja replied to namaste_71's topic in General Nursing

    How sad and how true! Every individual is responsible for his/her actions and inactions. But when and culture of excellence is created then excellence tends to be delivered more often than not. This...

  24. Direct Entry Midwifery schools

    czyja replied to Kerrilyst's topic in Ob/Gyn

    That's a pretty tall order! UCSF has a direct entry master's program with a midwifery focus. As suzanne4 noted nurse midwives are masters prepared nurses. You will find all masters entry programs to...

  25. Essays being written by 3rd parties - your views.

    czyja replied to Word Perfect's topic in General Nursing

    Yup - troll it is. Silly me. On further reflection I should have seen