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  1. question

    mtnmom replied to mtnmom's topic in Post Graduate Students

    thanks for the advice, siri. Unfortunately, given my financial situation even $250 is a tough pill to swallow right now. (I have 2 kids and a husband who cannot find a good-paying job where we live)...

  2. First semester in NP program

    mtnmom replied to NPRoseMona's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Of course you can do it, but a lot depends on other responsibilities (i.e. family, house, etc.) and your support system. I agree with cardio...both courses were a lot of work! But Pharm was much more...

  3. Labcoat?

    mtnmom replied to diagnose's topic in General Nursing

    sorry if I offended anyone with my reply. Spelling and grammatical errors just really bother me...I really wish they did not, but they just "fly off" a page at me. Maybe I should have been an editor...

  4. Labcoat?

    mtnmom replied to diagnose's topic in General Nursing

    Assume you meant to ask "can a nurse wear a labcoat? (learn to spell and you will be taken more seriously!) then the answer would be yes, depending upon the employer's dress code. Very odd question -...

  5. 30 day notice?

    mtnmom replied to johnson0424's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    In Dec of last year I had to resign from a FT staff nurse position due to some extenuating personal circumstances. I, too work in at "at will" state. I was strong-armed into a one-month notice...

  6. ? about scope of practice & BON will not respond

    mtnmom replied to mtnmom's topic in General Nursing

    Just to set the record straight. I obviously did not word my question very well. I only am trying to resolve the discrepancy between what I am being told now and have been in the past. A prior...

  7. ? about scope of practice & BON will not respond

    mtnmom posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am not sure where to post this. the Georgia forum seems to be primarily visited by students and prospective students. I have a question regarding scope of practice for RN that I have not been able...

  8. ? about scope of practice & BON will not respond

    mtnmom replied to mtnmom's topic in General Nursing

    I dont think I am wording what I need to know correctly. I have studied the Appropriate sections of the Georgia Code. Thank you for all of your

  9. ? about scope of practice & BON will not respond

    mtnmom replied to mtnmom's topic in General Nursing

    I fully acknowledge that I do not have the qualifications. I did not mean to imply that I should be allowed to do it because I should not. And I am not trying to bring any kind of complaint against...

  10. How many pregnancies are too many?

    mtnmom replied to L&D_2b's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My husband is one of 10 and I know many large families. One at our church has 12 kids. yes, we are Catholic but so what? I do grieve all the unwanted and unloved kids out there. I have 2 and would...

  11. ? about scope of practice & BON will not respond

    mtnmom replied to mtnmom's topic in General Nursing

    I would like to think that! However, the person answering the phone is not even a nurse. It is someone who answers phones for the State licensing board, which covers a whole list of professions...

  12. Please help, need advice... (Long post)

    mtnmom replied to maisyvb's topic in Legal

    I dont have any advice to give you, but given your efforts to fix the situation first (do you have those documented?) you did the best you could under the circumstances. Only thing I might have done...

  13. Can you identify the significance of abnormal lab values in relation to patient care?

    mtnmom replied to Bala Shark's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    In pancreatitis the primary labs to watch for elevation are amylase and lipase. The liver enzymes you showed were only mildly elevated. I would be curious what the pt's amylase level was. Also,...

  14. april 2 is daylight saving time...love or hate

    mtnmom replied to ak47m203's topic in General Nursing

    I think that it is ridiculous and I hate it. And I am one who loves the outdoors! It totally screws me up for a week or two. I think that for people with kids it is not good either. Much harder to get...

  15. 10 wks into program PT dies....

    mtnmom replied to TallyJofutureRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am sorry that you had such a traumatic experience. It sounds like she went relatively peacefully, though, and for that you can be thankful. One of my classmates in nursing school had a similar...

  16. leaving job after 5 months

    mtnmom replied to Goodby5's topic in General Nursing

    I, too, have had a tumultuous last year careerwise. It is somewhat a relief to know that I am not alone, although I really hate to hear that anyone else is in such career turmoil. I agree with...

  17. will we make it out of the dark ages this year?

    mtnmom posted a topic in Georgia Nursing

    This may finally be our year as Georgia nurses. A bill allowing prescriptive authority for nurses - Senate bill 603 - overwhelmingly passed the Georgia Senate yesterday and now has to go to the house...

  18. will we make it out of the dark ages this year?

    mtnmom replied to mtnmom's topic in Georgia Nursing

    yes, Sharon, I too am very wary of the riders...but this is the farthest we have ever gotten - after years of not even making it out of committee(s) I consider it a victory albeit a small one. I feel...

  19. nurses vs. dental hygenist salary

    mtnmom replied to mommy2BCD's topic in General Nursing

    I just could not spend my day inside other peoples' mouths!!! Monotonous and

  20. how much do you actually get to work?

    mtnmom posted a topic in Agency Nurses

    Hello all. The one agency that I have signed with has oriented me to only one facility; so far I have been scheduled for at least 6 shifts there, in both Er and M/S, and have only gotten to work twice...

  21. Im sorry, but light stomachs please do not read!

    mtnmom replied to onconurseRT's topic in General Nursing

    well, wouldnt you think this kid to be far more capable of progressing to such antics than just the average kid? How do we know what his limits are? I stand by my opinion that he is one sick

  22. threw in the towel

    mtnmom replied to mtnmom's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    doodlemom, if I do end up talking to corporate then your approach is absolutely what I am going to be doing. I do not want to come off like a whiner, believe me. As far as solutions, I can offer some...

  23. threw in the towel

    mtnmom posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    well, I had to give it up for my sanity. I absolutely loved and felt fulfilled by hospice work but the office I worked for was SO disorganized. THe DON is a very sweet, very knowledgeable person but...

  24. Is it true?!?! Say it aint so...

    mtnmom replied to lovingpecola's topic in Post Graduate Students

    in my FNP program we are going to spend a day at a community health department doing and learning pelvics. I am actually excited about that because I think it will be a great learning experience on...

  25. frustrated and overwhelmed

    mtnmom replied to kelluvanurse's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I am just finishing my first month in hospice and my experience has not been much different. Very little orientation and what I got was very fragmented. One of the nurses that oriented me for 3 days...