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  1. Nurses struggling with mental illness

    krisssy replied to Severina's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    My hubby doesn't like me to talk about it either, and my Mom, can't handle it, so I always tell her I am fine.Someone mentioned An Unquiet Mind by Kay Redfield Jamison. She tells her own story of a...

  2. I *do* recognize the need for nursing theory

    krisssy replied to carachel2's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Since I am starting my graduate theory course next month, I have been rereading all the posts on this thread. I have gone as far as post 25.I have been looking up unfamiliar words in the dictionary,...

  3. Healthier Living Support Thread: PART TWO!

    krisssy replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I was reading Psychology Today, and they have a website for finding therapists. Mental health has been my biggest issue for my entire life too! So I see a therapist in my neighborhood who...

  4. How many hours a day do you study? Anyone have any disabilities-physical or learning

    krisssy replied to krisssy's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Button 2cute-you have been super helpful. Thank you sooo much. I am not familiar with this APA Format or with taking courses online. Perrla seemed like a better choice for me, as they seem to give a...

  5. OLD RN of 58 needs career advice please!

    krisssy replied to krisssy's topic in General Nursing

    What exactly do you mean by teach in a pedi hospital? I have no experience in hospital nursing. My experience is in teaching children in school and as a school nurse teacher. Thanks

  6. How many hours a day do you study? Anyone have any disabilities-physical or learning

    krisssy replied to krisssy's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Thank you both for replying. I am thinking of a three hour a day study period for one three credit course, and I will see how it goes from there. My husband works during the week, but I will talk to...

  7. OLD RN of 58 needs career advice please!

    krisssy replied to krisssy's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you all for bringing this thread up again. I had to read it from the beginning to remember it. Well you will all be interested to know that with everyone's help and suggestions, I finally made...

  8. OLD RN of 58 needs career advice please!

    krisssy replied to krisssy's topic in General Nursing

    I had the same experience with a preceptor. I took one refresher course, but because of two surgeries, time passed, and I didn't get a job. So I signed up for a refresher course that was hospital...

  9. How many hours a day do you study? Anyone have any disabilities-physical or learning

    krisssy replied to krisssy's topic in Post Graduate Students

    When you say you study three hours a week, does that include assigned reading and writing papers? Thanks

  10. What is the hardest nursing class?

    krisssy replied to selulion's topic in General Nursing

    Med Surg is just nursing of adult's medical and surgical problems. I am curious what they call it in nursing school

  11. GRE's

    krisssy posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

    What is the typical combined GRE score that would be accepted in most nursing graduate programs? How about doctorate programs? Thanks

  12. weight gain and antipsychotics

    krisssy replied to stnursebee's topic in Psychiatric

    Why is it that two people may take the same medication, and one gains weight from it, and one doesn't?

  13. What is the hardest nursing class?

    krisssy replied to selulion's topic in General Nursing

    When I went to nursing school (BSN), we did not do prerequisites first. We did it altogether. I found chemistry and anatomy and physiology the hardsest. We had to take 12 credits of chemistry while...

  14. Storm Wounds Still Need to be Nursed-licensing boards making it so difficult

    krisssy posted a topic in General Nursing

    In my local newspaper, Newsday, on Long Island, there was an article today called Storm Wounds Still Need to be Nursed. The essence of the article was that a nurse from St. Tammany Parish Hospital in...

  15. I *do* recognize the need for nursing theory

    krisssy replied to carachel2's topic in Post Graduate Students

    If you have read or heard about these books written by nurses, I am curious about what you think: What is your opinion of the Echo Heron books? I have read Intensive Care , and I am now reading...

  16. graduate online begining statistics course

    krisssy posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

    I am applying to online graduate schools in psychiatric nursing. They all have the same requirement. I must take a graduate course in beginning statistics. Can anyone recommend such a course?...

  17. graduate online begining statistics course

    krisssy replied to krisssy's topic in Post Graduate Students

    taking that class this summer-ECP7170 Into to Educational Statistics What was it like?

  18. Procedure for Getting Licensed in Another State

    krisssy posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am licensed in NY, and I want to get a Florida license. In reading the internet Forida BON website, there are a few things confusing me that perhaps someone can answer. The Florida BON says that...

  19. Finding Places To Do Clinicals

    krisssy posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

    I just got accepted into the University of Missouri-Columbia for my MS in Psychiatric Nursing (NP). I was wondering if anyone has had clinical experience going to that school or any other online...

  20. Finding Places To Do Clinicals

    krisssy replied to krisssy's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Lou Nurse, I was going to apply to Stony Brook, but someone on allnurses told me that she had the same problems with them that I just described in my post to Jeepgirl. I am wondering now if I would...

  21. Finding Places To Do Clinicals

    krisssy replied to krisssy's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Jeepgirl, It is so good to find another MU grad student. Since I do not live in Missouri, so far it is not working out very well. First I emailed my advisor, and she ignored me. Then I emailed the...

  22. psychiatric nurse practitioners

    krisssy posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

    I am going to be starting grad school this winter, and I would like to hear from some psychiatric nurse practitioners or psychiatric nurse practitioner students. Where do you attend school? Anyone...

  23. I'm drowning and I hate everything!!!

    krisssy replied to jeepgirl's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Jeepgirl, I can really identify with you. When I had small children, I could not work and go to school at the same time. When I worked, I did not go to school. When I went to school, I did not...

  24. psychiatric nurse practitioners

    krisssy replied to krisssy's topic in Post Graduate Students

    ICPRNC, what do BC and CCM stand for? Lou Nurse, yes I am going to try my county medical center. Trying the county hospitals sounds like a good idea. I don't live near an inner city, but I think...

  25. Psych Nursing Preceptors

    krisssy replied to krisssy's topic in Psychiatric

    Thank you Wolfie. Your suggestions are terrific. I will discuss all this with my advisor tomorrow. I do have a VA Hospital nearby. Great idea! Thank you.