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  1. Leaving the Profession!

    chrispicritah posted a topic in General Nursing

    well everyone after 22 years i am leaving the nursing profession. i have spent almost half of my life taking care of other people, and it is now time to step aside and let someone else step in. i was...

  2. I just got a DUI...

    chrispicritah replied to McArdle's topic in Illinois Nursing

    if you drive drunk, you need to be shamed. after 22 years of nursing, i remember the worst thing i saw when i floated to the trauma unit was a multiple freeway accident caused by a drunk driver...he...

  3. Is age a factor for travel?

    chrispicritah replied to Puff RN's topic in Travel

    chile doan worry, dem just jealous! travel and do yuh 'ting... "why should i worry, why should i care, (s'ting, s'ting) cause i've got "street savoir faire"! go for it! cc soon to be retired june 30,...

  4. Is 50 Too Old

    chrispicritah replied to mccordd's topic in Travel

    50 is the new 35!!!! cc soon to retire on june 30, 2006:balloons:

  5. Leaving the Profession!

    chrispicritah replied to chrispicritah's topic in General Nursing

    it's OK...don't get bitter, it's not healthy. it makes ulcers and who knows what else? don't wait until that happens because when it does, they will just find somebody else to hire in your place,...

  6. Leaving the Profession!

    chrispicritah replied to chrispicritah's topic in General Nursing

    yes! and we don't thank ourselves and appreciate others enough. i don't believe that you have to become bitter to leave any profession, that is not healthy. but, management likes to sit and look busy,...

  7. how do you introduce yourself to patients?

    chrispicritah replied to panamama's topic in General Nursing

    i would always make rounds and go to each person, and say "hello mr/mrs. so-and-so, i'm miss crispi and i am your nurse this evening. do you have any pain?" unless i was on the jail ward in which case...

  8. I'm considering becoming an LVN....need advice :)

    chrispicritah replied to tranquilskies's topic in General Nursing

    do you want to be a nurse because it is in your heart, or because of some other reason (i.e. not wanting another meaningless low paying job) that is not a good enough reason for going to school to be...

  9. Leaving the Profession!

    chrispicritah replied to chrispicritah's topic in General Nursing

    well, your response is actually more of what i expected to find. and no, i am not venting. i am speaking the truth. speaking what i believe does not make me bitter, it makes me honest. if nursing...

  10. ohhhh my aching feet

    chrispicritah replied to bethneyann's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    go to the doctor and make sure nothing is wrong with your feet like fallen arches or heel spurs :uhoh21: then try the other's suggestions. nursing shoes always bothered me. dansko clogs and some other...

  11. Why not let me have a PCA?

    chrispicritah replied to Kim O'Therapy's topic in General Nursing

    that sounds very antiquated, apparently that hospital is not up to standard on pain control. when i had several fibroids removed, the anesthesiologist asked me in the pre-op area, what i wanted,...

  12. Starting IV's Video Website???

    chrispicritah replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Students

    i don't know about that, the only real way to learn about starting IV's is by doing them. when i first started out working, we used to have IV nurses, who only started IV's. i learned from them. they...

  13. How long will I be miserable?

    chrispicritah replied to nrcnurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i have not read all of the posts but i would say the most important thing is, remember that you can only do one thing at a time. if you have d/c orders at 0830 and meds to pass and paperwork, then...

  14. Leaving the Profession!

    chrispicritah replied to chrispicritah's topic in General Nursing

    thank you for you post, yes, i love to write. maybe i will write a book one day. who knows? as i said, i have seen a lot, maybe too much at a very young age. it is not for everyone, just like...

  15. Putting RN on license plate???

    chrispicritah replied to Kalico's topic in General Nursing

    as someone else already asked, why would you want to do that? when you go someplace and need some type of service they will charge you more money because they think you have it. and, nurses are easy...

  16. Describe your last day at work in 50 words or less !?

    chrispicritah replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    i went to work, 3-11, it was my day off and i didn't check. they sent me to the oncology ward and at 4 they floated me to medicine. i asked them if they realized it was my day off, they said "we are...

  17. Does It Ever Change

    chrispicritah replied to gcja's topic in General Nursing

    :trout: well, after a year you would probably know what you want, or don't. the saying that angry nurses eat their young is true sometimes, the other part of that is: angry nurses get sick and...

  18. Too many injuries on job, need another job,? leaving nursing

    chrispicritah replied to applesRN's topic in General Nursing

    i hurt my back for the first time in 19 years on saturday. here's my question: i am per diem. i called out for 1 shift already and wonder if this goes on for a week or 2, is there anyway i can get...

  19. Too many injuries on job, need another job,? leaving nursing

    chrispicritah replied to applesRN's topic in General Nursing

    i am in your same situation. after numerous back injuries, light duty, private investigators trying to say i was lying... i did return to school, for a B.A. in theatre, which is my passion. i worked...

  20. Stress and Burnout

    chrispicritah replied to Nursebaby23's topic in General Nursing

    well i am back again, five months after being in the hospital with bradycardia i still don't feel well. everytime i come home i feel like i am dying inside. i have already told my story...so i will...

  21. Stress and Burnout

    chrispicritah replied to Nursebaby23's topic in General Nursing

    yes, it does help. i burned some sage this afternoon, it is a very earthy scent but it makes me feel that i am in a very earthy environment. i burn lavender oil for the same reason. on 9/11 (what a...

  22. Stress and Burnout

    chrispicritah replied to Nursebaby23's topic in General Nursing

    i have been burnt-out for a long time, so long i can't remember. i have already been doing this for too long, despite this i still try to do my best, as i want to treat others as i want to be treated....

  23. i hate my nursing job

    chrispicritah replied to Mylife's topic in Nursing Career

    7 months out of school, and 6 months of working. i hate my job, and not too crazy about being a nurse. im 22 years old, single, no previous degree, first full time job was a nurse. 1st RED FLAG!!!...