ChrisA

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  1. Offended by Prayer

    ChrisA replied to CCU NRS's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's great that you asked, CCU NRS. Far better to ask and listen than to make assumptions and personal attacks like jwk

  2. An ethical question about closeted gay providers and patient requests

    ChrisA posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I got asked a question by a lawyer friend today. If a patient requests only female staff, and male staff is provided against that request, he says the law states that it could be grounds for treatment...

  3. Offended by Prayer

    ChrisA replied to CCU NRS's topic in General Nursing

    Well, there are those who wouldn't agree with you on all those points, but those of us who pray can keep each other in

  4. SHAVING & WAXING

    ChrisA replied to barkley's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Of course, it's always been around, but I think it's gotten worse lately. Look at all these plastic surgery shows like The Swan and Extreme Makeover. I think that part of it is a renewed emphasis on...

  5. Offended by Prayer

    ChrisA replied to CCU NRS's topic in General Nursing

    I think part of it is the content of the prayer: "Lord, be with this person, hold him/her in your care and love, and give them peace." is fine. "Lord, I pray that this person knew you in life, and...

  6. Tell me about your first codes

    ChrisA posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm a pre-nursing student (and software engineer) in Seattle. I volunteer at the University of Washington Medical Center on a med/surg floor one night a week. This week I got to experience my first...

  7. Offended by Prayer

    ChrisA replied to CCU NRS's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, CCU NRS, just to turn it back, what would your response be if a Jew, a Muslim, a Mormon, a Baptist, an Episcopalian, a Catholic prayed over

  8. Job Interview-took forever!

    ChrisA replied to avahsmiles's topic in General Nursing

    Granted, it was part of my current career in software engineering, but the longest interview I've ever had was for 10 hours over the course of 2 days, meeting with 7 people one at a time, and...

  9. Cried (I mean BAWLED) all the way home from Memphis

    ChrisA replied to LPNalmost!'s topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Here's how those computer adaptive tests work: the first few questions get you in the right ball park range of scores, and then the others just fine-tune your score. So if you score all the questions...

  10. Wanting to Work in California, I need to know everything.

    ChrisA replied to Nurseboi's topic in California Nursing

    The Bay Area (those cities around the San Francisco Bay, including San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, and San Jose) have pretty good public transportation. All the main hospitals are on bus lines,...

  11. What are the 3 "befores" in giving meds???

    ChrisA replied to weetziebat's topic in General Nursing

    inflation...

  12. Volunteering at UWMC. Care to chat?

    ChrisA posted a topic in Washington Nursing

    Hi all. I just signed up here, as I'm starting pre-requisites for a nursing school and figuring out if nursing is right for me. I'm also volunteering at the University of Washington Medical Center on...

  13. Nursing Application Essays/Personal Statement

    ChrisA replied to chiliwings's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm moving out of IT too, although I have a perfectly fine job at the moment. Part of the reason I'm changing is due to a sense of calling I've had as part of my religious practice, which I am going...

  14. Anyone move to Canada from the States?

    ChrisA posted a topic in International Nursing

    I'm looking around for nursing schools at the moment, and my girlfriend and I are strongly attracted to Canada. I'm English by birth, and she spent much of her childhood in Europe; we both feel like...

  15. Do you have a heart?

    ChrisA replied to reddgott's topic in General Nursing

    Naw...you sound like a nurse who's learning. Lousy nurses don't sound like anything. They just go ahead and do things without questioning, without asking, and without wondering if they could be doing...

  16. Hospital Volunteers

    ChrisA replied to Witheney's topic in General Nursing

    I get the feeling that the nurses on my floor love it when I answer the call

  17. Hospital Volunteers

    ChrisA replied to Witheney's topic in General Nursing

    I love volunteering, and I can't imagine sitting in my chair the whole time. What's she doing there, then? Aren't there evaluations of the volunteer

  18. TV show "Scrubs"

    ChrisA replied to Lalage's topic in General Nursing

    Love it. I'll probably actually get the DVD when it comes

  19. Male L&D nurses

    ChrisA replied to Cadeyl's topic in General Nursing

    Hey! First of all, congratulations! Now, yes, if someone has been sexually abused or molested, sometimes a man might make her uncomfortable. But then again, maybe not. Of course, ideally she would...

  20. psych clinical-what to expect??

    ChrisA replied to earthflower's topic in General Students

    I've just spent several years in a relationship with a bipolar woman, so I think I'll survive a psych rotation. I'll expect it to be draining, of course, but maybe my boundaries will be better

  21. In an ideal world, what would you want to see from the ANA?

    ChrisA posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Given the contentiousness of the "ANA endorses Kerry" thread and all of that "the ANA doesn't speak for me" stridency on the board, it's clear there's some frustration. Could you indulge me for a...

  22. "I don't know who to vote for?"

    ChrisA replied to Blackcat99's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    You can find a group of people to support or protest any position. As much respect as I have for all veterans, and the opinions of some of them about an event that happened ages ago really has no...

  23. Pill identification--need help

    ChrisA replied to my2sons's topic in Emergency

    http://identadrug.com has photos and is searchable, but it'll cost you $39.00/year for access. If there are little beads inside, it's really unlikely to be an illegal, say my friends at...

  24. Is taking basic Biology & Chemistry together a bad choice?

    ChrisA replied to gemini08's topic in General Students

    Yeah, it all depends. I work full time, and 1 class at a time feels about all I can do at the moment. I think if I *was* going to take 2 classes at the same time it would be the intro to Bio and the...

  25. Just frustrated at poor attitudes in the general public.

    ChrisA replied to movealong's topic in General Nursing

    And yeah, there's a lot of people who think that the doctors are getting too much influence from the drug reps. I mean, look how much advertising there is on the TV and in magazines these days. Ten...