czyja

czyja MSN, RN

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  1. Male catheters

    A male foley insertion usually takes all of about 10 minutes start to finish (unless there are major prostate issues) - its so quick and easy, why not do it for your coworkers? As for me, I never put...
  2. From Cop to Nurse

    The observation and communication skills you use as and officer will serve you well as a nurse. Good
  3. Ethical dilemma

    And Cybalta also has some lovey anxiolytic properties. Lung disease can also lead to terrible anxiety - so this sounds like a well thought out treatment
  4. What "qualifies" a patient to be admitted to ICU

    Good heavens, I am glad you made it throught that. Those mid-line shifts can be most unpleasant.... What caused you to get treatment? Did you sieze or were you feeling odd? In your case I suspect it...
  5. Scrubs and Infection Control

    This is an interesting topic. And I suspect we will hear more about it in the future. In the UK they are very serious about infection control. Nurses do not wear their uniform outside of the...
  6. I think we are headed towards more collaboration and delivery of care in integrated practice settings like kaiser, group health, geissinger, etc.Thus APRNs will continue have an increasing role.The...
  7. Another thing you might wish to consider is becoming a PA as it would be a shorter route to an advanced practice role (for you).As a DC you have substantial clinical experience, which is needed for...
  8. Lost two kids yesterday

    I am very sorry. What a hard week! Try to stay
  9. You passed.
  10. Nurses Share Your Empowering Scriptures :)

    I am moved by the following from the Navajo tradition: In beauty I walk. With beauty before me, I walk. With beauty behind me, I walk. With beauty below me, I walk. With beauty above me, I walk. With...
  11. Ucsf, online nursing programs????

    Right. UCSF does not offer online
  12. Can an NP invoke health care proxy

    Scope of practice regulations for NPs vary by state. In some states NPs can do this, in others they cannot, and yet in others MD/DO supervision is
  13. Yes, she was probably taught that her peri area was "dirty." This is sad IMO.When patients, friends, or strangers ask me if I find dealing with blood/vomitus/urine/feces/sputum I tell them the truth...
  14. It very much matters.Images in advertising and in film/tv collectively create a normative view of any profession. Showing men in these images suggests that men have a place in nursing. Young men need...
  15. Wow Merlyn- how horrid.Here in California, providing spiritual care is a requirement for acute care hospitals.Couldn't you have just called the Chaplin and made the
  16. Do you need math?

    Right! As a nurse you will be responsible for administering drugs that when given in the wrong dose may be lethal. The math you need to know is not complex, but you really have to know
  17. You passed. The priority and delegation questions are "level 4" questions ie the hard ones. Had you failed, the algorithm would have been giving you level 1
  18. Carharrt Scrubs!

    Sweet.
  19. Aches and pains physiology

    Exactly. This is why some people say that the flu shot "gives them the flu." The vaccination causes the body to mount an immune response, which leads to aches and
  20. Dismissed Misdemeanor...need advice please!

    I agree with the above poster. Contact your school and see what they say.Most importantly, always answer questions about arrests and convictions accurately. Not telling the truth makes things mighty...
  21. At the risk of seeming rude, this question has been beaten to death here at AN and many other cyberspaces. I would be delighted, however, to engage with you about it. I would offer that my reasons for...
  22. Just go to the California Board of Registered Nursing website. It explains all...Board of Registered Nursing - Licensure by
  23. Being a young Nurse.

    Agreed. Just work yer butt off and you will soon fit right in. Given that you made it through nursing school at such an amirably young age, I also suspct you have some pretty developed intellectual...
  24. Can LVN challenge state phlebotomy exam?

    Doesn't the LVN scope of practice in CA permit you do venipuncture? If it does, this obviates the need for a phlebotomy tech
  25. I very much agree with the above poster. The first step to being the nurse you want to be and the person you can be, is to deal with your mental health issues. You may wish to talk to your primary...