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  1. relationship vs work? when to say yes/no...

    Lucky724 replied to Miller86's topic in Nursing Career

    It is rare anyone stays at a job for decades anymore...we have, thank God, more choices and better means to travel/relocate plus, the economy forces some to leave/start over etc. That being...

  2. I don't know where to apply

    Lucky724 replied to cellphone's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I have a 4 yr degree - the total program took a little over 4 yrs - pre reqs as well as the actual nursing degree..I think someone posted on here it took 8 yrs to get a BSN..maybe part time or taking...

  3. Sick of interviewing in Georgia! Rant/venting

    Lucky724 replied to Lucky724's topic in Georgia Nursing

    North of ATL - too far too work in ATL though..If you do go to school for nursing I would STRONGLY encourage you to live near enough the larger cities in Ga. to get any chance at any type of decent...

  4. Amedisys

    Lucky724 replied to KateRN1's topic in Home Health

    mamabaer439 - sent you a

  5. Why does this stigma exist in relation to new nurses?

    Lucky724 replied to VeraciousRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I posted a reply to one of your other posts and will restate some of that here...whether you mean to or not you come off as..very...odd or something. I am still not sure if your posts are for real or...

  6. Feeling Burned Out & Unappreciated!- What else is new?

    Lucky724 replied to All4NursingRN's topic in General Nursing

    "funny" this post would be on here when I logged in...I was just thinking about how much I use to love nursing, was so proud of being one, so confident, but changes in healthcare coupled with some...

  7. Bottom Line Pay

    Lucky724 replied to StuB's topic in Home Health

    I have been offered a position that is weekends plus one in hh - salaried at about what you are making in the hospital not including the mileage. This is in a southeastern

  8. ? For those that work only weekends

    Lucky724 replied to MommyandRN's topic in General Nursing

    I can't speak to how it would work having children as I don't have any but I have worked weekends only in the past (12 hr shifts) and am gearing up for a weekend plus one day during the week baylor...

  9. Pet Rat Visiting - Nurses Creeped Out!

    Lucky724 replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    I'll preface my comment by saying I am huge animal lover/advocate and supporter of any type of animal therapy including, under the right conditions of course, a patient being able to have a visit from...

  10. On-call nurses...how do you pay your bills?

    Lucky724 posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I have been tentatively offered an on-call position with a local hospice. As much as I would love to do this, I just don't know financially if I can..here is the basic offer.. 2 days off during the...

  11. On-call nurses...how do you pay your bills?

    Lucky724 replied to Lucky724's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Thanks everyone for the replies...I have declined the position because I can't work nights and days not having some idea of what the schedule would be. For a variety of reasons this doesn't work for...

  12. Plastic Surgery

    Lucky724 replied to maxienurse's topic in Aesthetics

    As with anything, plastic surgery, drinking, gambling, eating, shopping..anything can become additive. As far as the young girls (and boys)...we, in America, are youth obsessed..the actors/singers get...

  13. On-call nurses...how do you pay your bills?

    Lucky724 replied to Lucky724's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    If we lowered our standards any more we WOULD be living in a tent. As I posted originally, we do NOT live high on the "hog" by ANY means..one car is a 1976 Plymouth and the other a used 2006 only...

  14. sticky situation w/current job/potential new job

    Lucky724 replied to adpiRN's topic in General Nursing

    If you plan to stay PRN then I see no problem taking the training whenever it's offered/you can go BUT if you KNOW you are not going to stay PRN if you get this other position then really you have...

  15. Hospital nurses - is it really that bad?

    Lucky724 replied to Marshall1's topic in General Nursing

    I would not want to work in a hospital on a FT basis anymore - they all are shifting focus to business type - hotel type - flavor. Money, money, money, do more with less and by allll means make the...

  16. Diversity.. at what price?

    Lucky724 replied to Been there,done that's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't think anyone expects someone to completely lose their accent, I think the expectation is for them to be able to communicate clearly..a person can "listen hard" but if the words the speaker is...

  17. Newly hired into Dialysis...at a loss over change since job offered

    Lucky724 posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I posted this under general discussion but since this is dialysis position I would like feedback from dialysis nurses. I hesitated to post but have now reached the point I am not going to be concerned...

  18. Newly hired into Dialysis...at a loss over change since job offered

    Lucky724 replied to Lucky724's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I knew about the home visits..the issue was traveling ALL the time (several days a week) to other clinics in and out of my home state for training that could easily be done at the home facility..there...

  19. Hiring at St. Mary's/ARMC in Athens?

    Lucky724 replied to ahain0013's topic in Georgia Nursing

    There was a hiring freeze at ARMC until the end of May...right now there are less than 10 jobs posted for RN's..takes a long time to get an interview there anyway..St. Mary's is also not really hiring...

  20. New RN grad wants to move to Atlanta!!!!!

    Lucky724 replied to ChannellR.N.'s topic in Georgia Nursing

    Have your Ga. license in place first - then apply - lots of wonderful hospitals around the

  21. Anyone work at GRADY MEMORIAL in Atlanta?

    Lucky724 replied to meg816's topic in Georgia Nursing

    If I lived closer I'd work there in a heartbeat! LOVED it when we went through nursing clinicals

  22. CRNA Hiring at Mayo or Cleveland Clinic...

    Lucky724 replied to rondo341's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Mayo clinic is also in Jacksonville Florida. VERY nice place..they have opened their own hospital there as well..I know the Mayo Clinic is through in their hiring process but I think it would be...

  23. Nurse Practitioner versus Nurse Practitioner Certificate

    Lucky724 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Can someone explain the difference between a NP degree and a NP Certification? From what I can find out, both allow you to sit the boards to become licensed as a NP. I'm am seriously considering...

  24. Nurse Practitioner versus Nurse Practitioner Certificate

    Lucky724 replied to Lucky724's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thank you but maybe i'm not stating my question correctly..some programs are showing a NP (Masters) Program - you take the classes then sit the board. OTHER programs are indicating that if you already...

  25. I feel defeated

    Lucky724 replied to Idaho Murse's topic in General Nursing

    When you take the boards and pass aren't you issued a temporary license? When I took the boards - in Georgia - that is exactly what we got - something showing we had passed and a temp. license until...