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1. Is Emory's Nursing School worth the extremely high tuition??

   mtnmom replied to mandee2024's topic in Georgia

   oops I posted it twice

2. Is Emory's Nursing School worth the extremely high tuition??

   mtnmom replied to mandee2024's topic in Georgia

   I am an Emory alum, and although I am paying off student loans, I got a wonderful nursing education there. They did an especially good job in preparing me for the MSN program that I am now in (unfortunately with a kid on the way to college I couldn't...

3. Is Peak Flow Monitoring a Necessary Component of Pediatric Asthma Management?

   mtnmom posted a topic in Pediatric

   An estimated 10% of children in Georgia under the age of eighteen have asthma (Georgia Department of Human Resources, 2006). Nationally, an estimated 12.8 million school days were lost to asthma in 2004 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 20...

4. I rarely answer medical questions or give advice online...

   mtnmom replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

   that child needed to be in the ER hours ago. I pray she did OK. Sounds a lot like a case we had in our ER a few weeks ago. young girl in from out of town for an event, in on Friday for high fever, dx FUO (fever unknown origin), sent home. Back in on ...

5. Personality Type and Nursing

   mtnmom replied to Mesomorph's topic in General Nursing

   33 88 50 33 Infp

6. a fake and a phony

   mtnmom posted a topic in General Nursing

   Last night I had a pt who, while telling me about all his prior surgeries & injuries, told me that he played in the NFL for 12 years. Now, I am a HUGE football fan, so I did ask him who he played for, what position and what college he had played ...

7. Georgia's kids need your help!

   mtnmom posted a topic in Georgia

   http://www.cbs46.com/Global/story.asp?S=5473158 (CBS 46 News) -- A CBS 46 Investigation has discovered approximately 2,000 disabled children that have been kicked off Georgia's Medicaid program in just the last 18 months.

8. Theory is going to kill me!

   mtnmom replied to Chopper's topic in Post Graduate

   well, then I need my own chapter in a theory book somewhere. because that is what I live and breathe by....by necessity.

9. Theory is going to kill me!

   mtnmom replied to Chopper's topic in Post Graduate

   zenman is right. just relax and try to go with the flow.

10. what happened to the new Emory students?

    mtnmom replied to mtnmom's topic in Georgia

    OK, glad to hear you guys are doing well. hang in there. pm me if I can ever be of help, although I'm sure a lot has changed subce 2000.

11. Stalling?

    mtnmom replied to dianacs's topic in Post Graduate

    not so much that, as it just takes me longer in general to get going. My stalling and delays come up front with a lot of teeth-gnashing about how to get started and approach the project. Once I get started, I usually am on a roll, well, at least sort...

12. I C E......In Case of Emergency

    mtnmom replied to TazziRN's topic in Emergency

    thank you! I was not familiar with this, but intend to program ICE into all of my family's phones. I am going to suggest it to other family members as well.

13. Stalling?

    mtnmom replied to dianacs's topic in Post Graduate

    I have never encountered "writers block" of the variety and the severity of the type that I have to deal with in my MSN program. ARRRRGH! I am one that is never at a shortage for words....that is, until now.

14. menu/recipe ideas for chemo pts

    mtnmom posted a topic in Oncology

    I wonder if any of you know of a website, cookbook or just have anecdotal info about what foods a chemo pt. might be able to tolerate well or even actually enjoy. I have a family member starting therapy for lung Ca with taxol, or something related to...

15. what happened to the new Emory students?

    mtnmom posted a topic in Georgia

    For weeks there was all sorts of lively banter between a group of you that were starting Emory's BSN program....now that school has started not a peep from any of you. I'm just wondering how you guys are doing and how you like it so far. I know that ...