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  1. IV site dressing

    mtnmom posted a topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Hello, all - I need advice from some IV gurus out there. I was trained that all IV sticks should be dressed with a sterile dressing - with Tegaderm/Opsite being preferred because the site could be...

  2. question re: peds home care

    mtnmom posted a topic in Pediatric

    wasnt sure whether to post this in agency forum or here but since it is peds-specific decided to start here. I am signing on with a couple of peds homecare agencies for private duty-type cases. I am...

  3. retaliation or just coincidence?

    mtnmom posted a topic in General Nursing

    I will try to be brief here, but there is a lot to tell so bear with me. Since March I have been prn status for M/S and ER averaging 2 days a week at a very small and struggling rural hospital in a...

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

    mtnmom replied to mandee2024's topic in Georgia Nursing

    oops I posted it

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

    mtnmom replied to mandee2024's topic in Georgia Nursing

    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...

  6. what happened to the new Emory students?

    mtnmom posted a topic in Georgia Nursing

    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...

  7. 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...

  8. 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...

  9. Georgia's kids need your help!

    mtnmom posted a topic in Georgia Nursing

    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...

  10. Personality Type and Nursing

    mtnmom replied to Mesomorph's topic in General Nursing

    33 88 50 33

  11. 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...

  12. Theory is going to kill me!

    mtnmom replied to Chopper's topic in Post Graduate Students

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

  13. Theory is going to kill me!

    mtnmom replied to Chopper's topic in Post Graduate Students

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

  14. what happened to the new Emory students?

    mtnmom replied to mtnmom's topic in Georgia Nursing

    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

  15. Stalling?

    mtnmom replied to dianacs's topic in Post Graduate Students

    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...

  16. 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

  17. Stalling?

    mtnmom replied to dianacs's topic in Post Graduate Students

    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,...

  18. Be Careful!

    mtnmom replied to SNKerri's topic in General Nursing

    I think what the OP was asking of all of us was to examine our own behavior and not be party to such "lynchings" of fellow nurses (whether graduate or experienced). At least that's the gist of what I...

  19. SO Exhausted

    mtnmom replied to SnowymtnRN's topic in Emergency

    I can usually find 2 or 3 minutes for a quick pee. Being in my mid-40s and having had children, I cannot afford the risk of toting around a full bladder:rotfl: If it ever is an issue I can always get...

  20. How do you do it?

    mtnmom replied to FGHburg's topic in General Nursing

    have an "discharge team" a float nurse or nurses, depending on the size of the unit(S). (and they could help with admits too) Make staff understand that it is a 24/7 job and to take advantage of...

  21. I think I made a mistake.

    mtnmom replied to LPNguy's topic in General Nursing

    whatever path you eventually choose, none of your education thus far, nor your life experiences, will ever be wasted. My suggestion, like many other posters have said, is to stick out this...

  22. Fall 2006 Semester - Good Luck to All!

    mtnmom replied to Spacklehead's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I think that my "roles" class is going to be great....only problem I am having is that I STILL do not have a preceptor!!! The individual that agreed to do it previously has bailed...saying that she...

  23. Meth is destroying communities

    mtnmom replied to WVUturtle514's topic in General Nursing

    A lot of it is due to their compromised nutritional status...they can go for days without eating or sleeping when on a meth binge. Also, chronic meth users pick at their skin compulsively. I recall...

  24. adenosquamous lung Ca

    mtnmom posted a topic in Oncology

    I am not asking for medical advice here...just a better understanding, and apparently this particular type of tumor is so rare that there is not much info to be found. I have a family member recently...

  25. Meth is destroying communities

    mtnmom replied to WVUturtle514's topic in General Nursing

    To interject my 2 cents worth into the pot legalization debate.... I have never known of a stoned person beating up their spouse, kids, etc., or being belligerent in the ER, or leading police on a...