crissyb

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1. anorexia in middle school child

   crissyb replied to cpgrn's topic in School

   This will be tough - especially if the parents don't seem interested..Develop an individualized plan - include lunch "buddies" that make sure she's eating, i'd also suggest monitoring use of the br after eating (really tough in the school setting tho...

2. The Shift from Hell

   crissyb replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

   Cheerful Sorry to hear how bad it's been - maybe with all the hugs from her (foot and back massages, too) you can make it through your committment - did they have a clause that if you didn't stay, you paid part back ((pro-rated, by months?) If not, m...

3. Received license renewal notification in the mail today - WARNING

   crissyb replied to Nurse Ratched's topic in Indiana

   Ratched Texas has gone to strictly on-line renewal. Renewing was very easy, adn the new license was received much faster than the old ones. chris

4. Wasting Procedures

   crissyb replied to JMH's topic in General Nursing

   Was taught in school, during clinical to waste - sink for liquids (or hopper) pills into the sharps container or down the sink. Nothing was ever in a textbbok about appropriate forms of disposal. chris

5. nursing specialties you've done

   crissyb replied to rileygrl11's topic in General Nursing

   Med-surg - about 6 month, geriatrics - two years, then OR aobut 10 years, back to geriatrics, then to adolscents and child/adolescent (psych - both). Really enjoy working with the adolescent population now - not sure what will come next...... chris

6. The job hunt

   crissyb replied to shelleybelle's topic in General Nursing

   Congrats on your wedding!!! Go with the gut feeling every time - it seldom is worng, good luck with the job hunt! Chris

7. My 10 Yr Old Niece Had A Phychotic Breakdown Last Night- I Am So Sad

   crissyb replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Psychiatric

   Jules, I empathize for you, your sister adn your neice. I agree with Nanacy, an in-patient stay for stabilization of medications seems to be warrranted. I work inpatient child/adolescent psych, and we see these types of cases on a regular basis. P...

8. cat bite!

   crissyb replied to goodytwoshoes's topic in General Nursing

   I spent about 12 hours in the ER with my 17 year old after our indoor cat bit her in between the thumb and index finger. My daughter thought she'd give the cat a bath - he didn't want it!!! Anyway, we cleansed it well and applied neosporin, in less ...

9. Are you happy with your pay?

   crissyb replied to SnowieRN's topic in General Nursing

   I;m making about the same since retruning to nursing. I have a masters in human services, worked as a program director for a program that deals with at-risk youth. Had to carry a cell phone at all times, on-call 24/7, would get home after 12 hours,...

10. Need ideas for nursing education groups

    crissyb replied to Jolly's topic in Psychiatric

    Does anyone have good ideas for other activities? We recently lost both our OT adn COTA positions and now are responsible for this group also. We've been doing some crafts adn games - pictures, frames, art projects. I'm really running out of ideas...

11. Online CEU courses

    crissyb replied to Nurse89's topic in General Nursing

    HAve done all of my CEU's on-line for the past two years. IT's easy adn relatively inexpensive - and lots of them are free - same sites as already mentioned. I'm not due to renew until Dec of 04, and have almost double the hours I need. Lots of goo...

12. Freeked Out In A Law Suit

    crissyb replied to CMORELOCK45's topic in Emergency

    I agree with the majority here, get yor own lawyer. THe reality is, even after the depo, this guy can come back and press civil charges on the alleged rape - even though he was under the influence, the psych notes come after his visit to the er, can...

13. old thread-new thought..

    crissyb replied to jenac's topic in General Nursing

    Having been on the other side of the bed several times, I want a nurse who is empathetic and caring. I want my nurse to be able to competently handle the " technical stuff" (IV's, etc) but also one that takes the time to really find out HOW you are...

14. Need ideas for nursing education groups

    crissyb replied to Jolly's topic in Psychiatric

    Although I work with the child/adolescent program, we do "nursing" educational groups - medication education is one we repeat regularly. Other topics that we include are; nutrition, sleep (or lack of..), diagnostic info (geared to specific groups), ...

15. Need ideas for nursing education groups

    crissyb replied to Jolly's topic in Psychiatric

    What type of population are you working with?