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  1. I had an MI on Tuesday

    mtnmom replied to husker-nurse's topic in General Nursing

    thank you for sharing your story. hearing it from a peer hits really close to home. God bless you and keep you on the road to recovery; don't beat yourself up for whatever lifestyle you had in the...

  2. Help! How do you stay awake on drive home after night shift?

    mtnmom replied to neetnik461's topic in General Nursing

    I feel your pain. I graduated at age 40 and never could deal with night shift. I would be fine all night and then start to crash & burn during shift change. On the way home I would listen to loud...

  3. Sloan-Kettering

    mtnmom posted a topic in Oncology

    my 34-yr old sister in law has just been diagnosed with lung cancer - had surgery on 8/11 and while we are waiting on pathology to confirm, they are strongly suggesting that it is stage IIIb squamous...

  4. Sloan-Kettering

    mtnmom replied to mtnmom's topic in Oncology

    thanks for the input. We are encouraging her to consider all available options, and this is just one of

  5. What are the best shifts if you have kids?

    mtnmom replied to hamlj's topic in General Nursing

    wow. you have your hands full. I don't know the specifics of your situation, but God bless you for looking after your

  6. Have you ever taken care of a famous pt?

    mtnmom replied to Foxfour's topic in General Nursing

    yeah, I have. whoopee. Maybe 20 years from now I'll be famous and they can reminisce about me taking care of them (fun to think about) In my previous life before being an RN I was a real estate...

  7. Ready for fall semester??.....

    mtnmom replied to CardioTrans's topic in Post Graduate Students

    taking "roles..." I forget the whole official name, but it it is the first clinical course in the sequence. I am SO glad I took Pharm last fall...I can't imagine taking both at the same time! We start...

  8. Does anyone know if this matters?...

    mtnmom replied to Pinky05's topic in General Nursing

    welcome to allnurses! I don't think that the lack of actual job experience would hurt you. you are fortunate to have parents that are so supportive of you and your goals. Having said that, though, I...

  9. Sometimes I hate being the nurse in the family

    mtnmom replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    my nursing education also makes me the most qualified to clean up after any pet accidents or barf (at least my family thinks so) But what of the family members who call for medical advice? Surely I am...

  10. How are your summer classes going?

    mtnmom replied to christvs's topic in Post Graduate Students

    thanks y'all. Everyone has said that this is the toughest course/semester of the program and that if we make it through this we will be fine. In spite of all the roadblocks and obstacles I feel good...

  11. How are your summer classes going?

    mtnmom replied to christvs's topic in Post Graduate Students

    just finished my final checkoff today for advanced health assessment. It has not been a good semester for many reasons but I think I still ended up with an A. As if having no air conditioning (can't...

  12. Littmann Master Cardiology??

    mtnmom replied to dougRN2BE's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have been wondering the same since I need a new steth (I'm a FNP student). My concern is that using the adapter on again/off again might be cumbersome and inconvenient (plus I'm afraid of misplacing...

  13. advice re: stethoscope upgrade

    mtnmom posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

    since I will be starting FNP clinicals in a few weeks I am making a necessary and much-needed upgrade of my stethoscope. I am considering either a Littmann Cardiology III or a Master Cardiology. I am...

  14. Emory Pre-req Questions

    mtnmom replied to kattunge's topic in Georgia Nursing

    I used a Littmann classic II - worked fine, although I dont think I have any real big issues with my hearing. bought it at the ESNA sale. I know that the Emory medical bookstore carries the cheap...

  15. Emory Pre-req Questions

    mtnmom replied to kattunge's topic in Georgia Nursing

    WOW! how things have changed...we didn't have to do all that background check/drug screen stuff. If I can add my 2 cents on the books: The patho and assessment texts are both newer versions of the...

  16. Pregnant new grad in the ED?

    mtnmom replied to lovethechaos's topic in Emergency

    A pregnancy (yes, even a planned and wanted one) and any new job are both major life stressors. Unless God intervenes, why not take a few months (at least) to get acclimated to the job first? Then...

  17. How are your summer classes going?

    mtnmom replied to christvs's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I'm almost ready to conclude that summer semester is going to suck regardless of what class one is taking. Not only do we have the burden of having an entire semester of information crammed into just...

  18. Emory Pre-req Questions

    mtnmom replied to kattunge's topic in Georgia Nursing

    regarding the PDA issue...you might want to check out the PDA forum here on allnurses. Lots of good info there. Also there is a site at http://www.pdacortex.com that has a listserv you can join, also...

  19. Condition H

    mtnmom replied to LaNorteBellaRN's topic in General Nursing

    I suppose that I need a more thorough understanding of the policy, but initially my feelings are mixed. Part of me is glad that there is an effort to reach out to the families and give them a voice -...

  20. Hello

    mtnmom replied to deedee35's topic in Georgia Nursing

    deedee, welcome to allnurses! Good luck with your goals. I would suggest that you speak with someone at GPC about what courses will transfer in before you get too far

  21. Emory Pre-req Questions

    mtnmom replied to kattunge's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Here's a question, though - is Emory one of the schools that thinks you need a PDA as a student? I'm kinda hoping the answer is no, being broke and all :), but since y'all were/are both there, what...

  22. retaliation or just coincidence?

    mtnmom replied to mtnmom's topic in General Nursing

    this is just an update for anyone who might care. I received word from OSHA the other day that an onsite investigation was done and the facility has to pay close to $5K in fines for citations of...

  23. Emory Pre-req Questions

    mtnmom replied to kattunge's topic in Georgia Nursing

    I finished up a small handful of pre-reqs at GPC before going to Emory and was very happy with the instructors there (I went to the Dunwoody campus). I am very excited for all of you starting out at...

  24. How are your summer classes going?

    mtnmom replied to christvs's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I am taking advanced health assessment over the short summer term and it is way too much information for too short a time! plus we have the added stress of having to find sites to do an OB observation...

  25. Would you leave?

    mtnmom replied to stephiebob/lpn2rn's topic in Pediatric

    to the OP...do you mind sharing the name or at least the location of this place? I live in GA, and know of at least 2 such facilities. Since some of the work I do is with special needs/medically...