Georgia peach RN

Georgia peach RN specializes in GI, ER, ICU, Med/Surg, Stress Test Nurse.

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1. I'm planning on studying nursing but I was wondering about a few things please

   Georgia peach RN replied to Giberish's topic in General World

   I say reach for the stars! My dream was to be a nurse, I too was sidetracked. When I first attempted to become a nurse, I was advised that the nursing class was full and I should enroll in the medical assistant program which would be very similar to...

2. Working and Attending School

   Georgia peach RN replied to manatee17's topic in General Students

   While I was in LPN school many moons ago I worked in a group home for developmentally disabled adults we had 3 clients in our home it was the best job I've ever had loved every minute of it. Had no problems with study/school/work I had a 3.78 GPA in ...

3. 1st year just completed!

   Georgia peach RN posted a topic in New Nurse

   Ok so I have just completed my first year as a RN. (LPN 12 yr). I have been working a prn job at a small rural hospital where I have been thrown into charge nurse position, working with LPNs mostly we have been having aprox. 7-10 pts.We have computer...

4. The dumbest things you've heard from a provider

   Georgia peach RN replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in Relations

   I was working in ICU, Pt. RR 35, HR 145, LOC altered, sat 90% on 100% NRB; family extremely worried; Doc says to me the lowly nurse, She's better, You don't need to be so excited -- Nurse - maybe this pt need a pulmonologist??? Doc -- No she is fine ...

5. Question for people who have gone through clinicals...

   Georgia peach RN replied to Chelly1430's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   During my LPN clinicals 13 yrs ago we were required to bring our text books. Today with education system moving to e-books, I would ask these questions of my nursing advisor or wait til the first day of class and ask my instructor before purchasing m...

6. Working in hospitals

   Georgia peach RN replied to ant2cory's topic in General Students

   Are you planning to move to GA? Im confused about why you are looking at pay scale / cost of living in GA.

7. Nursing Student Needing Help with a Mental Health Teaching Project

   Georgia peach RN replied to christinejacksn's topic in Psychiatric

   Talk about early recognition of someone losing control and nonviolent crisis intervention

8. LPN wage question

   Georgia peach RN replied to eebs3's topic in Virginia

   As a new graduate LPN in 2000 I started out at $12 an hr in an acute care facility. I would expect acute care would be more today, typically LPN makes $2-$5 more an hour in LTC here. Now the Dr. office usually pays less.

9. Brand new RN, 2 weeks into job, made charge nurse....difficult staff!!!!

   Georgia peach RN replied to KristinaDuBois's topic in Management

   I too am a new RN but also have 12 yrs experience as an LPN. I also have been in situations where the Charge Nurse (RN) was unable to perform all of her duties because they were new to the facility and/or they were lacking in experience. I have encou...

10. Will ER nurses help me answer a few questions, please??

    Georgia peach RN replied to mcao11's topic in Emergency

    I work in ER on PRN basis, I have not worked in a large trauma center but only small rural hospital ER, I have found that most of our ER nurses are cynical. They see people who will lie about anything just to get drugs. This is why they are that way ...

11. Er nurse vs icu nurse

    Georgia peach RN replied to Mshealthness's topic in Career Support

    lol ER - busy = total Chaos! not busy = lovely ICU - Controlled environment unless full then total Chaos! choose your poison.

12. Anatomy and Physiology

    Georgia peach RN replied to Dezi919's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Great advice here, I only have one thing to add but it will not help you since you did well with the lectures - I would record my professor's lectures and listen to them over and over.(this was my weak spot) Lab was really easy for me because I am ve...

13. What to do?quit? stay? look?

    Georgia peach RN replied to RNtity's topic in New Nurse

    This is exactly what I would do! Run from dishonesty, these kind of people are the ones who will make things up and turn in to the board of nursing

14. Nursing Books

    Georgia peach RN replied to Cortney2013's topic in Pre-Nursing

    You should consider the publication date of the used books. My NSG instructors required our class to cite all materials we turned in and our books had to be 5 yrs or less old unless they specifically allowed a certain book or material to be used. Tha...

15. No clinicals RN-BSN program

    Georgia peach RN replied to StillsmilingRN's topic in Online Learning

    I checked out University of Wyoming, I was sold until I actually applied to the school and was accepted, I was under the impression that I would need to complete 3 or 4 core courses prior to application but after I applied and they did an official re...