CryssyD

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  1. What would a single payer system look like?

    CryssyD replied to Xlorgguss's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Igloos...OMG, I nearly fell out of my chair. About the cost to the middle class--I don't know, but the added taxes might be comparable to the cost of private insurance, especially for a family. I...

  2. This stuff only happens to me!! Subpoea to testify for state in a criminal case on 1st day

    CryssyD replied to Oedgar's topic in General Nursing

    Tell HR ASAP, and give them a copy of the subpoena; that should be all they need. Hope it goes well. Sounds kind of exciting,

  3. MD hung up on me lol

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

    Have to admit I thought this was the place to bring up the Indian physician who thought it OK to nuzzle my neck while I was holding a pressure dressing on a kid whose jugular line had just been D/C'd,...

  4. Why Nursing Sucks...

    CryssyD replied to pixiern15's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    "...rewarding moments are few and far between..." The comatose patient who suddenly woke up and started addressing staff members by name, then combing his hair and feeding himself... The stroke...

  5. File this one under "things I think but won't say"...

    CryssyD replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, the world is full of crazy people--and sometimes it feels like they're all in your ER. Seriously, though, the way some people let it all hang out (literally and figuratively) when they're in...

  6. Came clean & Fired yesterday

    CryssyD replied to savandanurse's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Welcome to recovery! It's a fascinating journey and you will learn so much about yourself and others--recovery was one of the best things that ever happened to me, and I truly hope it will be as...

  7. Which tape to use?

    CryssyD replied to mindofmidwifery's topic in General Nursing

    Silk tape has always been my favorite. If I can get my hands on a roll of it, I steal it immediately and put it in my pocket--I use it for all kinds of dressings, reinforcing dressings, and IVs. If...

  8. positive for pot

    CryssyD replied to my own worst enemy's topic in Nurses Recovery

    This is one of the (many) things that irritates me about the whole monitoring thing. There seems to be no interest in even trying to weed out (pun really wasn't originally intended!) the...

  9. Opinion on just how much info to disclose?

    CryssyD replied to catsmeow1972's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I guess they (the program) just doesn't think about it as a privacy issue; they don't seem to be concerned with privacy much anyway--as you said, they seem to expect you to just let it all hang out...

  10. Just self reported

    CryssyD replied to Sothisisit's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I can remember the fear and anxiety of those first days--my heart goes out to you. Yes, it's hard, but it gets easier every day. You will get into a routine, and life will go on. You will learn a...

  11. Not sure where I'm going

    CryssyD replied to SororAKS's topic in Nurses Recovery

    That's awesome, Soror--I'm so happy for you! I don't know what to tell you career-wise, but wherever you go you will bring a whole new world of experience with you. Me, I had no intention of ever...

  12. lost license, now what

    CryssyD replied to rnnolonger's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I'm pretty sure that a BSN without the RN is just so much window dressing; anyone interested in hiring a BSN is looking for a nurse, and if they need a nurse they probably need a licensed one, if only...

  13. Introduction post!!!

    CryssyD replied to thisismyname's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I can relate to the hand sanitizer paranoia--I felt the same way; me, I just didn't use it, washed my hands constantly instead. I just wasn't willing to risk a false positive, as it was made very...

  14. Selfish ramblings of a nurse who doesn't make $52 million a year.

    CryssyD replied to bluebirdflyx's topic in General Nursing

    I'd rather be the nurse comparing myself to Jennifer Lawrence than the 3rd world woman, or even the underprivileged in my own country, comparing herself to me. Have to agree. In fact, when I get...

  15. Selfish ramblings of a nurse who doesn't make $52 million a year.

    CryssyD replied to bluebirdflyx's topic in General Nursing

    I have an ongoing fantasy about living in a society where people are paid according to the actual worth of their contribution to the common good--in which (I think, anyway) people like nurses and...

  16. Confusion in College

    CryssyD replied to CuddlyCactusFlu's topic in Nursing Career

    I'm confused: You can't enter med school without a Bachelor's Degree and you can't get an RN license until you get through nursing school, not just get an Associate's Degree. It sounds to me as...

  17. IPN issues- 2015

    CryssyD replied to NurseEmRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I suspect many of these programs are just cash cows for certain people. The former director of my state's monitoring program was also a treatment provider/director at a treatment...

  18. How to gain more confidence.

    CryssyD replied to nlw1997's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe you can go in with a plan: Today I am going to make my own assessments and my own decisions; I will tell someone about them if I'm unsure, so that they can backstop me if necessary, but I am...

  19. New quest

    CryssyD replied to Mostafa.shakshak's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome, Mostafa! Nursing is a challenging job everywhere, I'm sure--and everywhere there are good people willing to do it. Glad to have you with us here at

  20. have any of you left nursing

    CryssyD replied to StillRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    You know, there is a very bright, happy future just around the corner for you, if you will only take the necessary steps to get there. You need to find someone to talk to--friend, minister, counselor,...

  21. Who worked New Years? How was your shift?

    CryssyD replied to Lev's topic in General Nursing

    Actually had New Year's Eve off this year, yay--not that I went out and partied; I went to Wal-Mart--there were maybe 3 other shoppers there. It was...weird. Nothing will ever beat the New Year's Eve...

  22. Perhaps this Wasn't for Me

    CryssyD replied to PG2018's topic in Psychiatric

    I have to agree with a previous poster--you do come off a bit arrogant. The thing is, the mundane, tedious stuff you hate so much is really the backbone of psychiatric care. Psych isn't Superman...

  23. Family refuses care

    CryssyD replied to NamasteN's topic in Long Term Acute Care

    If you think the patient's pain is not being adequately treated, you should definitely bring that up. The family may not be aware that splinting or casting the ankle will help with the pain. I think...

  24. Sticky situation help!

    CryssyD replied to freespirit2's topic in Long Term Acute Care

    Sounds suspicious--repeatedly "correcting" narc counts is a big red flag; she is either really careless, diverting, or trying to get you in trouble. Take this issue up the chain of command--strange...

  25. Horrible Treatment at Drug Testing

    CryssyD replied to Maria425's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Sorry that happened to you--they actually locked the door? That's crazy! I've had to wait around to provide another sample, and it involved 2 bottles of water and a magazine, not a locked door and...