ChrisA

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  1. Which Fish oil

    ChrisA replied to game over's topic in General Nursing

    My triglycerides have come way down on a fish oil regimen over the last year. My HDL chol. has come up, too. I use Carlson's fish oil capsules. I've also used Super EPA 2000 capules in the past....

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

    ChrisA replied to Blackcat99's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    And then you realize that there are no politicians who stick to their positions and implement what they say they believe in. Not in this day and age. In this election, between Bush and Kerry, it...

  3. RN and advanced practice

    ChrisA replied to andreaJ's topic in General Nursing

    There are quite a few RN to MSN direct programs. Give me a state and I'll let you know what colleges have

  4. How to get rid of the hiccups?

    ChrisA replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I'd just go straight to the Merck and go for a bilateral phrenicotomy right off the bat.

  5. Inside Johns Hopkins

    ChrisA replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    does that mean that i'll be able to get into their direct entry msn program easily?

  6. Postpartum rooms in your hospital, are they all private?

    ChrisA replied to Natalieboo's topic in Ob/Gyn

    One of the advantages that I see is that in our unit, we'll often get 8 or 12 visitors to a new mom all showing up at once. The whole family seems to troop down after dinner. This is great, of course....

  7. Postpartum rooms in your hospital, are they all private?

    ChrisA replied to Natalieboo's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The unit on which I volunteer is a postpartum unit with (off the top of my head...) 16 private rooms. Our unit also has a PCN (progressive care nursery) for newborns who need a bit of help. We have a...

  8. Friend DNRed from nursing home by CNA.

    ChrisA replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. Who are these DONs and how did they get to be so clueless and

  9. I have to be bathed by my classmate???

    ChrisA replied to Saved_by_Grace's topic in General Students

    Hey, WannaBLPN2005? You can do it. You can do it. Then come back and let us know how uncomfortable you were and how you're still alive. :) You go,

  10. I have to be bathed by my classmate???

    ChrisA replied to Saved_by_Grace's topic in General Students

    I'll just counter this by pointing out that we're all equally beautiful under our

  11. Tonite was...tonite was...

    ChrisA replied to Stitchie's topic in Emergency

    I can tell you from my personal experience today that if you eat about a kilo of carrots during your biology class, you'll be anything but constipated 20 hours later. I don't want to get too graphic,...

  12. BSN non-nursing requirements

    ChrisA replied to andreaJ's topic in General Nursing

    you mean pre-reqs for a BSN for people with a BA/BS in a non-nursing discipline? I've just been compiling a list. In order of frequency, here's the pre-reqs I've seen: A&P Microbiology Human...

  13. Update: MCP Hospital saved

    ChrisA replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Excellent news! I just read about the troubles at MCP in Mother Jones

  14. Would you assist in abortions?

    ChrisA replied to Blackcat99's topic in Ob/Gyn

    To those who would not, what would you actually do if you worked somewhere where they asked you to assist on a procedure? Would you just say "I won't do

  15. Would you assist in abortions?

    ChrisA replied to Blackcat99's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm a male. It's not for me to say what a woman's personal ethical or moral position should be on this issue. On such a complicated issue, I can trust that the pt knows what they're doing, and even if...

  16. Health policies highlight Kerry and Bush differences, analysts say

    ChrisA replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    You mean, like the huge numbers of un- and underinsured in this country who use EDs as their primary care providers, because their employers don't cover them well enough? I'd say that providing...

  17. Religion's Place in Nursing

    ChrisA replied to CHIRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, and the flip-side, how can you be sure of a happy after-life if you *are* a Christian. Look how many types of Christian churches there are. They can't all be right, can they? Especially with as...

  18. your opinion on changing careers

    ChrisA replied to counselor1st's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm just setting out on a career change from software engineering. Talking over in the Student Forums on this board, there's a whole lot of people who become nurses as a second (or third, or fourth)...

  19. What is the difference?

    ChrisA replied to AliciaB's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    It does, but I've got a few more questions (those who know me will not be surprised. ). For those of you who are CNSs, what percentage of your time would you say is pt contact, and policy management,...

  20. Religion's Place in Nursing

    ChrisA replied to CHIRN's topic in General Nursing

    That's hilarious, Kyriaka. It peeves me a bit when Christians don't know their church history. 'Course, it peeves me more then they let dogma get in the way of kindness and love. As for that quote...

  21. Which watch?

    ChrisA posted a topic in General Nursing

    So, and especially the men, what do you wear for a watch? I've been keeping an eye out for a watch with a sweep second hand, and I'm not finding that many. I know that Jasco has a few, but, frankly,...

  22. Religion's Place in Nursing

    ChrisA replied to CHIRN's topic in General Nursing

    Faith, of course, is intensely personal. It's not something you can gain by reason, and it's not something you can force on people by trying to pile arguments onto them. It's not something that comes...

  23. Religion's Place in Nursing

    ChrisA replied to CHIRN's topic in General Nursing

    More power to ya. Like I said before, people who think they have a monopoly on the truth are usually just not seeing the full picture. Certainly the important things are helping those who need to be...

  24. What is the difference?

    ChrisA replied to AliciaB's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    Almost all of the direct entry MS/MSN programs I've been looking at provide concentrations in both NP and CNS areas. So will CNSs typically, for instance, work the whole hospital on "rounds" stopping...

  25. New ....

    ChrisA replied to RobbieAllee's topic in General Nursing

    Chicago's great. It's much the same as New York, and it lacks some of the big hassles of the Big Apple. You can actually find a halfway decent apartment in Chitown for one thing. The winters are a bit...