bigsyis

bigsyis

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  1. North Georgia Health System

    bigsyis replied to CityKat's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Yep! Georgia is definitely a good state in many ways, especially if you want to work with Cardiac patients. Hope you enjoyed your trip to the mountains. I go home to them every

  2. 7:30am to 4PM, and back to work mid to 8s

    bigsyis replied to miche18's topic in General Nursing

    Any place I've ever worked that is what was required. However, it is rare that this is something that is scheduled regularly. Usually it is to get through a bind in

  3. I think I have a job!

    bigsyis replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    Well, of course you've got the job! Give us all the details when you get the icing on that

  4. If you could do it over again, would you choose nursing?

    bigsyis replied to jollyjenny's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, without hesitation. I have never had one day's regret over the choice that I made. Career paths along the way-well, that is another thing I'd like to revisit. As far as the education, I think...

  5. Disclosure of Depression to Nursing School

    bigsyis replied to WannaBmaleRN's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto, and I disclose my Wellbutrin. Depression is a treatable, sometimes curable, medical condition. As an earlier poster said, many of the folks I work with are in the same boat. I don't know if...

  6. Is it too late for me?

    bigsyis replied to FinderKeeper's topic in General Nursing

    roflol!!! you must be kinda new to allnurses.com. there are a bunch of us who didn't get started until later in life. i didn't begin lpn school until i was 31, and i graduated rn school when i was...

  7. Question about donating blood

    bigsyis replied to HeatherB,CST's topic in General Nursing

    Wellbutrin is okay, but you have to be off the antibiotic for a specified length of time before they'll let you

  8. Starting nights, what to eat?

    bigsyis replied to mrod's topic in General Nursing

    :zzzzz I gained thirty pounds working night shift for 9 months, and I wasn't pregnant! However, our clinic was immediately adjacent to the cafeteria, and when the cooks had finished cooking...

  9. Any patients you couldn't stand et how did you deal?

    bigsyis replied to fultzymom's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked in the hospital, this is what I did. Even in the Cardio practice there have been a few I didn't want to go into a room alone with, so someone else helped take vital signs. Whatever...

  10. Random question about medical bills

    bigsyis replied to PiPhi2004's topic in General Nursing

    In addition to what Tazzi said, if he is truly indigent, or low-income, then he likely would qualify for

  11. Oldest pregnant patient you have seen?

    bigsyis replied to Heloisea3's topic in General Nursing

    ...and in 22 more years, the one that is so proud that her daughter had her 5th baby by age 22 will be great-grandma to five more! This kind of thinking (or NOT) will be endless, and I can only...

  12. am i making a mistake going agency???

    bigsyis replied to emmycRN's topic in General Nursing

    There is a significant risk that you take if agency is all that you plan to do, and that is being called off. When I did Charge, if our census was down the first person who was called off was any...

  13. Oboy.....I guess this is a good sign.....

    bigsyis replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yee haw! Go get'em,

  14. Conflicted over starting INH

    bigsyis replied to Cowboys_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Did you hear the news yesterday and this morning from the CDC? There is a man in isolation at Grady Hospital who flew to Europe and back after having been diagnosed with medication resistant TB! For...

  15. I need some encouragement please

    bigsyis replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    Whap! There ya go Taz! I agree with the earlier post from Fultzymom. They know you are a good package, or they wouldn't have offered you the job! BTW-congratulations on 13 years of

  16. Adult onset Still's Disease

    bigsyis replied to jadegypsy's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know anything about this disease (thanks to those that posted links-they were interesting), but just wanted to wish you and your son

  17. Ideas to help friend who is having double mastectomy

    bigsyis posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello, all. My best friend at work (age 40) is due to have a double mastectomy w/reconstructive implants this Friday. She found a mass in the left breast and is having the right removed...

  18. Ideas to help friend who is having double mastectomy

    bigsyis replied to bigsyis's topic in General Nursing

    Here is an update on my friend, for those who are interested. Her surgery was this past Friday-they found one 'hot' lymph node in the left axillary area, so during surgery all of the nodes in that...

  19. Relocating to Georgia NEED a school...

    bigsyis replied to Kulada's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Georgia has an excellent University System, as well as some really good community colleges. If you have an idea of which geographic area of the state that you plan to live in, that would help narrow...

  20. North Georgia Health System

    bigsyis replied to CityKat's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Will you be interviewing at NGHS, and/or in

  21. New Contraceptive Pill approved to stop periods

    bigsyis posted a topic in General Nursing

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6684511.stm Okay, all of you gyne experts-we know the obvious benefits of this pill, but what are the

  22. How did you know "your calling"?

    bigsyis replied to goldie66's topic in General Nursing

    From the time I was a little girl, I was always wanting to help take care of somebody, or something. I lived in the country, and was quite a tomboy. I was forever fixing my own cuts, scrapes, and...

  23. RN to Paramedic

    bigsyis replied to blueskedoo's topic in General Nursing

    I live in a very remote mountainous area. Even with a good tail wind, it takes an ambulance >20 minutes to get up here. For several years when I was a CEN and working ER, I was also a Volunteer...

  24. Need some info about Weekend Option

    bigsyis replied to shewalke's topic in General Nursing

    I've done this, at two different times in my life. You get the incentive pay because, basically, you are working when other nurses want to be off. If Church is important to you, don't do it-you'll...

  25. Male Urologic Dilemma

    bigsyis replied to 58flyer's topic in General Nursing

    58Flyer, I am SOOO glad that you got the attention of your doc. I think that, most likely, you both learned something from this. Hopefully, he learned to listen a little more closely, and be more...