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  1. Age when you had your first child?

    krisssy replied to sugabuga's topic in Ob/Gyn

    married-23 first pregnancy-26-miscarried-with fertility drug second pregnancy-26-miscarried-with fertility drug third pregnancy-27-healthy baby boy-needed stronger fertility drugs for both hubby and...

  2. NP w/no desire for RN?

    krisssy replied to Pinoy2.0's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Firstly, sorry to repeat certain things for those who have heard my story over and over !!!!!! As I keep repeating it and getting more and more feedback, it helps me a lot. When I graduated from...

  3. newbie here, am i too old?

    krisssy replied to tripnwithdaisy's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    58-starting graduate school for psych nursing this winter-can't

  4. NP w/no desire for RN?

    krisssy replied to Pinoy2.0's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    In 1964, I was accepted into a hospital based school of nursing-three year-diploma program. I would have lived, learned and worked in the hospital for three years. Many nurses I know went to these...

  5. NP w/no desire for RN?

    krisssy replied to Pinoy2.0's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Brownrice, Sorry that I only responded to part of your post. We do AGREE on most points. I also believe we should be health care models. It is you mentioning age that bothered me a little. I am...

  6. abusive relationship/advice

    krisssy replied to OURN83's topic in General Nursing

    When I was 27, I got pregnant after trying for five years. My husband left me, because he decided that he didn't want the baby. My mother had to convince him to come back. He sulked during the...

  7. NP w/no desire for RN?

    krisssy replied to Pinoy2.0's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

  8. NP w/no desire for RN?

    krisssy replied to Pinoy2.0's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    prairieenp, since i will be starting a nurse practitioner program with only two years of rn experience and not in the field that my np will be in, i would love to read the research you are referring...

  9. Healthier Living Support Thread: PART TWO!

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

    Jess I am sure it will be delicious-the trick is to cover it with ALUMINUM FOIL for the first 1-2 hours (depending on the size of the turkey)-and cook slowly at 325! Happy Thanksgiving to you and...

  10. NP w/no desire for RN?

    krisssy replied to Pinoy2.0's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Divinegracie, thank you for your encouragement. I am going to grad school online, so age won't be a factor. I don't believe that age is a factor anyway. After reading about all the people in their...

  11. Nurses struggling with mental illness

    krisssy replied to Severina's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Thank you so much for sharing your strength. Your strength has given me strength, as I think people with the same illnesses can help eachother so much. There is so much empathy there. I was...

  12. Healthier Living Support Thread: PART TWO!

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

    I already cooked three dishes-moist corn bread, cranberry jello mold, noodle pudding-and the sweet potato casserole is in process. I have to cook everything a few days before, and then on...

  13. Day in the life of psych NP/CNS

    krisssy replied to HealthyRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    What is

  14. Healthier Living Support Thread: PART TWO!

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

    That is EXACTLTY what my husband and I eat for breakfast every single day-slowcooking oatmeal, raisins, Splenda and cinnamon-it is the

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

    krisssy replied to carachel2's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I am just starting grad school this winter. I see all these theory courses, and I am just anxious to start my psych nursing courses. Are there any nursing educators that believe that nursing theory...

  16. Nursing as Second Career

    krisssy replied to duckzoom75's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Tencat- I had the same career switch- school nurse teacher-elementary teacher 25 years-refresher course in nursing-starting graduate school to become psych nurse. I loved teaching but got burnt...

  17. Nursing as Second Career

    krisssy replied to duckzoom75's topic in General Nursing

    There is a terrific thread going on right now about just this. It is called, Anyone start their career late in life-you can find it under success stories in nursing.

  18. Re Entry nurse

    krisssy replied to Rose56's topic in General Nursing

    Hi there! There are many threads on this subject. Click on search at the top of the screen, and you will find many reentry nurses sharing. I am a reentry nurse myself. -two years school nurse...

  19. New nurses getting out of bedside nursing

    krisssy replied to pie123's topic in General Nursing

    I have read a lot of threads about this, and I was thinking about it in my car the other day. We are living in a world of specialized medicine. My friend's son went to medical school and right to an...

  20. Nurses struggling with mental illness

    krisssy replied to Severina's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Meerkat, ditto-PTSD followed by major depression and social anxiety. Thank you thank you for making ME feel accepted as a future psych nurse despite what I have been through personally. It is nurses...

  21. psychiatric nurse practitioners

    krisssy replied to krisssy's topic in Post Graduate Students

    lcprnc, You are so amazingly qualified, and if there is a shortage of psychiatrists in your area, and this is what you really want, definitely go for it!! In my research, the amt. of time it will...

  22. Nurses struggling with mental illness

    krisssy replied to Severina's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I read this somewhere on allnurses.com, and I have it on a post it on my desk lamp. "Let go of what may come. Let go of what is happening now. Don't try to figure anything out. Don't try to make...

  23. MS Psychiatric Nursing with no experience?

    krisssy replied to krisssy's topic in Psychiatric

    Oh thank you thank you Wolfie. You always say the truth. Boy would I love to be mentored by you. lol I have just finished reading Echo Heron's first book about herself as a nurse. It was a great...

  24. graduate student-psychiatric nurse practitioner program

    krisssy posted a topic in Psychiatric

    I just got accepted into graduate school. I am going for an MS in Psychiatric Nursing. I start this winter. I would like to know if there are any psychiatric master's students or graduates on this...

  25. Nurses struggling with mental illness

    krisssy replied to Severina's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I want to thank the last two posters for what they said. I just love this site. I have just been accepted at grad school for my MS in psychiatric nursing. I had some problems due to my childhood,...