CryssyD

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  1. Virginia Monitoring Program

    CryssyD replied to wish_me_luck's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yes, hate to say it but that might be best--see what Maryland has to offer, it almost certainly can't be worse. I had 6 successful months with Florida's program before transferring to Virginia, but...

  2. Can't afford rehab?

    CryssyD replied to amaryllis135's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yes it is very frustrating, and I'm starting to believe that it's designed to be that way. You would like to think that nursing boards and addiction professionals are on our side, want to help us get...

  3. When to ship pt out to hospital? WWYD?

    CryssyD replied to tsm007's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I don't care if an anti-coagulated patient is "making himself bleed" or not--he is at risk of bleeding out regardless of the "cause" of the bleeding. Send him out, because he is at high risk of rapid...

  4. Pulse Oximeter discrepancy question

    CryssyD replied to Robinbelle's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Well, to be honest, it usually takes several seconds for the pulse ox to pick up the pulse and then calculate the saturation rate, and it can take more than 15 seconds to get an accurate reading if...

  5. Still get anxiety with peds IVs

    CryssyD replied to NickiLaughs's topic in General Nursing

    Take your time. Once the baby is secured and can't jerk its arm or leg away, be very slow and very gentle. Never advance the needle after you get a flash--you'll blow the vein--and then hold the...

  6. Has pain scale contributed to opiate problem?

    CryssyD replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I'm afraid your last statement is one of the major problems facing the country today: they WILL take their business elsewhere--like the local heroin or crack dealer. Refusing to "enable" their...

  7. Treat the Patient, not the Monitor.....Really?

    CryssyD replied to jk2185's topic in General Nursing

    I'm torn--I have watched nurses rush to put patients on oxygen because the pulse oximeter was showing a sat of 75%; meanwhile, the patient is calmly doing a crossword puzzle or, if the patient is 2,...

  8. Has pain scale contributed to opiate problem?

    CryssyD replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Let's try to remember that this whole pain scale idea came about because doctors and nurses had been so imbued with the fear of addicting their patients that someone had to be literally dying before...

  9. why is the corrections facility hiring so much?

    CryssyD replied to luckie's topic in Correctional

    Old thread, but if anyone is curious, one of the reasons corrections facilities are always hiring is, in fact, turnover--not everyone is cut out for that kind of setting. If you can think of...

  10. Correctional setting or clinical setting??

    CryssyD replied to domenicbartolome's topic in Correctional

    This truly is a question only you can answer. Since you say you really like your current job, I would think you already know what's best for you. I thought I would really hate prison nursing, but I...

  11. New Grad subacute help and advice please

    CryssyD replied to blindcheeseit's topic in Rehabilitation

    TheCommuter--Super advice! Exactly what I would have posted. blindcheeseit--First, it seems you will be working in a skilled facility(?) It may depend where you are, but back in Florida sub-acute is...

  12. Anything I can do with nursing and history degrees?

    CryssyD replied to Weirdo's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, buddy, I was a bona fide Weirdo before you were even a gleam in your daddy's eye, so chill out and listen up. I appreciate that you have goals, but, with respect, you haven't fully thought this...

  13. 10 year old died after I performed CPR

    CryssyD replied to MjHudd's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so sorry. I know kind of how you feel--I spent years in a Level 2 PICU and have participated in several unsuccessful resuscitations (and a few successful ones--yay!). Nothing but time makes it...

  14. Desperate for answers regarding IPN

    CryssyD replied to Rosa09's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Rosa, best of luck to you. I love your positive and accepting attitude--it will take you far. Recovery is a journey, and you are taking your first steps on solid ground--accepting responsibility for...

  15. Help!

    CryssyD replied to Jusween's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Ah, the tried-and-true sink or swim method...I've been in that pool. It's no fun. Hopefully things will get better--soon. Being short-staffed is one thing, but throwing a brand-new nurse onto an...

  16. Ohio Board and DUI

    CryssyD replied to Laylag10's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Not from Ohio, so I can't speak to that aspect. I got a DUI in Florida, whose Board is rather unforgiving in these matters. I wound up in a monitoring program for 5 years--no fun, but I learned a...

  17. How to forgive yourself

    CryssyD replied to feb127's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Forgive yourself. It sounds so simple. But it's hard, sometimes. I think that people who spend lots of time beating themselves up for being less than perfect tend toward substance abuse; we like to...

  18. Healthcare-related "what the heck?!?!" dreams

    CryssyD replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    OP, sounds like it would be an awesome novel--fascinating and creepy. I have the usual nursing nightmares--it's the end of my shift, and I suddenly discover I have a patient I didn't know about; I...

  19. My unit is getting vents this summer?

    CryssyD replied to MarylandRN16's topic in General Nursing

    Ah, vents--very intimidating, but not that hard to handle. Most useful advice I can give is: Always treat the patient, not the alarm. Second most useful advice I have is: When in doubt, bag 'em!...

  20. From nursing to customer service rep

    CryssyD replied to Orientedindependent's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Yeah, tweaking the surveys to make them more "nursing" and less "waitressing" is probably what's needed. I mean, waitressing is honorable and hard work--I've done it--but it shouldn't be the priority...

  21. What do you think can be done to improve access to mental health care?

    CryssyD replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    How to improve access? Make mental health care accessible! I have this crazy dream of multiple mental health clinics in every town and city, with adequate staff and follow-up care in hospital or...

  22. When the Hospital Fires the Bullet

    CryssyD replied to Not_A_Hat_Person's topic in Nursing News

    Perhaps they should also have them for out-of-control security guards,

  23. When the Hospital Fires the Bullet

    CryssyD replied to Not_A_Hat_Person's topic in Nursing News

    Correctamundo. It is indeed a police problem. The problem is that policemen were armed inside a hospital and responded to a perceived security threat AS POLICEMEN. In other words, they acted to...

  24. Should I leave this racist town?

    CryssyD replied to ChutneyFries's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Me? (Not sure whom you're addressing.) It's a figure of speech. The answer, though, is yes--verbally. And would do it again. You're right, though--not appropriate. Will

  25. Should I leave this racist town?

    CryssyD replied to ChutneyFries's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You know, I would say "unbelievable," but sadly I know it's not. I don't understand how such blatant racism is being displayed where you are. Most bigots have learned to hide that stuff when not...