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| Anon E. Mouse 2005-06-01, 8:52 am |
| Does this group really have anything to do with this topic?
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| bsptss@aol.com 2005-06-01, 8:52 am |
| Ask an MT question and find out.
Barbara
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| bsptss@aol.com 2005-06-01, 8:52 am |
| Check out the various job sites on line. There are several that will
hire newbies if you past their test. You can check out job posts at
MTCHAT.com, MTJOBS.com and MTSTARS.com to start with.
Good luck.
Barbara
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| "Anon E. Mouse" <nospam@nobaloney.com> wrote in news:d7j80i$mgv$1
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> Does this group really have anything to do with this topic?
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>
>
The tropics? We going to the tropics?
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Donna
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| Sometimes. 
"Anon E. Mouse" <nospam@nobaloney.com> wrote in message
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> Does this group really have anything to do with this topic?
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| Anon E. Mouse 2005-06-01, 8:52 am |
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<bsptss@aol.com> wrote in message
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> Check out the various job sites on line. There are several that will
> hire newbies if you past their test. You can check out job posts at
> MTCHAT.com, MTJOBS.com and MTSTARS.com to start with.
>
> Good luck.
>
> Barbara
I'll look at them. Thanks, Barbara.
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| Anon E. Mouse 2005-06-01, 8:52 am |
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"Donna" <donna@exitstageleftcroakerwoods.com> wrote in message
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> "Anon E. Mouse" <nospam@nobaloney.com> wrote in news:d7j80i$mgv$1
> @domitilla.aioe.org:
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> The tropics? We going to the tropics?
Yes! You're paying!
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| Anon E. Mouse 2005-06-01, 8:52 am |
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<blupencl@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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> Sometimes.
Actually, it would probably be boring if it were *all* about transcription.
I just wanted to know if I was in the right place.
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| Anon E. Mouse 2005-06-01, 8:52 am |
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"christianne" <christianne.1py6g2@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> There are several MT job openings at:
>
> http://www.mtwanted.com
Thanks, Christianne!
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| Jeannie Wilson 2005-06-01, 8:52 am |
| "Anon E. Mouse" <nospam@nobaloney.com> wrote here for all to
seenews:d7k5g6$srq$1@domitilla.aioe.org:
> Ok, Barbara. I'm looking for info on how to get my foot in the door
> of the field. In the fall I will be entering the LPN program at the
> local community college and have taken all the prerequisites
> pertaining to the program as well as the 2-year RN program. In
> addition to the prerequisites, I have taken an At-Home Professions
> course on medical transcription. How can I find the transcription
> jobs that allow me to work at home?
I would suggest that you take a very reputable course that will prepare you
fully to work from home doing MT and will aid in job placement upon
completion of that course. AHP leaves much to be desired in terms of
actually preparing you for the "real world" of MT.
I am curious, though. If you are already an RN, why are you going to
school to be an LPN?
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| kathycarp 2005-06-01, 8:52 am |
| Here's one more tip. You will be taken much more seriously if you change
your name from Anon E. Mouse. It has troll written all over it, even though
I don't think you are one. Just a suggestion.
--
Kathy
www.ambergriscaye.com/villadelsol
"Anon E. Mouse" <nospam@nobaloney.com> wrote in message
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> <blupencl@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
> news:zkhne.4846$Ag1.3607@newssvr12.news.prodigy.com...
>
> Actually, it would probably be boring if it were *all* about
> transcription.
> I just wanted to know if I was in the right place.
>
>
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| Anon E. Mouse 2005-06-01, 8:52 am |
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"Jeannie Wilson" <jwilson421@comcastspamkills.net> wrote in message
news:Xns96685B7263CF5jwilson421comcastnet@216.196.97.136...
> "Anon E. Mouse" <nospam@nobaloney.com> wrote here for all to
> seenews:d7k5g6$srq$1@domitilla.aioe.org:
>
>
> I would suggest that you take a very reputable course that will prepare
> you
> fully to work from home doing MT and will aid in job placement upon
> completion of that course. AHP leaves much to be desired in terms of
> actually preparing you for the "real world" of MT.
I didn't complete the AHP course, but I have all the material to examine for
tips on getting started. I don't really know if employers will consider me
ready to hire based on my education, but it is worth a try. Writing is my
strong point and I have been creating a strong educational background for
myself with the medical terminology, anatomy, physiology, etc. required to
go into nursing. It's been my goal to get into MT eventually, but my
pursuit of education was put on hold to raise my five children. The oldest
is going on 13 and the youngest is going on 5 and will be entering
kindergarten next year. It is time I continued. It would be a waste to not
use what I've learned so far and having a home-based business is really the
best for me and my family. I'm going to learn all I can about getting my
foot in the door and to obtain any additional skills/experience necessary to
do MT.
>
> I am curious, though. If you are already an RN, why are you going to
> school to be an LPN?
I didn't say I'm an RN. I have all the prerequisites out of the way to
enter the two programs, except for Microbiology, which I'll be taking this
fall.
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| Anon E. Mouse 2005-06-01, 8:52 am |
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"kathycarp" <kathycarp@comcastprivacy.net> wrote in message
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> Here's one more tip. You will be taken much more seriously if you change
> your name from Anon E. Mouse. It has troll written all over it, even
> though I don't think you are one. Just a suggestion.
Should I go back to using Amommynous?
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| Donna 2005-06-01, 11:48 am |
| "Anon E. Mouse" <nospam@nobaloney.com> wrote in
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> "kathycarp" <kathycarp@comcastprivacy.net> wrote in message
> news:EO2dnSaZMs-1JwDfRVn-rA@comcast.com...
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> Should I go back to using Amommynous?
>
>
>
As long as it's Amommynous Hemiammopsia
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Donna
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| kathycarp 2005-06-01, 11:48 am |
| You can use whatever you want. I was just suggesting something that might
help you out in being taken more seriously.
--
Kathy
www.ambergriscaye.com/villadelsol
"Anon E. Mouse" <nospam@nobaloney.com> wrote in message
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> "kathycarp" <kathycarp@comcastprivacy.net> wrote in message
> news:EO2dnSaZMs-1JwDfRVn-rA@comcast.com...
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> Should I go back to using Amommynous?
>
>
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| Anne Vasquez 2005-06-01, 11:48 am |
| Whatever you like, but you may find you're taken more seriously if you
don't appear to be going to great lengths to conceal your identity.
Like most NGs, this one has fallen prey to trolls on numerous occasions,
and they often hide behind screen names like the one you're using.
Anne
Anon E. Mouse wrote:
>
>
>
> Should I go back to using Amommynous?
>
>
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| Tallulah 2005-06-01, 11:48 am |
| I never thought of it that way when I signed up with a screen name.
Although--I just started dealing with a new hospital about another
account, and I'd hate for them to type my name into Google or someplace
and see all of my off color posts here--dirty-minded old woman that I
am.
Once they get to know me, they'd understand a little better---I
think...
I guess I'll just keep it. I've been here long enough you know I'm
harmless...
Anne Vasquez wrote:[vbcol=seagreen]
> Whatever you like, but you may find you're taken more seriously if you
> don't appear to be going to great lengths to conceal your identity.
> Like most NGs, this one has fallen prey to trolls on numerous occasions,
> and they often hide behind screen names like the one you're using.
>
> Anne
>
>
> Anon E. Mouse wrote:
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| Anne Vasquez 2005-06-01, 11:48 am |
| Sorry, I didn't mean to sound like I was grumbling about screen names
per se; I meant names that are variations on the word "anonymous" or the
like. I'm not sure why I even posted to this thread, as it doesn't
really make any difference to me anyway! If I were creative enough to
come up with a clever name that I liked, I'd probably use it myself;
however... 8-)
Anne
Tallulah wrote:
> I never thought of it that way when I signed up with a screen name.
>
> Although--I just started dealing with a new hospital about another
> account, and I'd hate for them to type my name into Google or someplace
> and see all of my off color posts here--dirty-minded old woman that I
> am.
>
> Once they get to know me, they'd understand a little better---I
> think...
>
> I guess I'll just keep it. I've been here long enough you know I'm
> harmless...
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| Tallulah 2005-06-01, 11:48 am |
| Oh, I see. I'm a little slow today.
There are some cute ones - my favorite one (wasn't mine) is Helena
Handbasket. I thought that was really clever.
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| Gisele 2005-06-01, 11:48 am |
|
I didn't complete the AHP course, but I have all the material to examine for
tips on getting started. I don't really know if employers will consider me
ready to hire based on my education, but it is worth a try. [/QUOTE Wrote:
>
>
> They won't hire you based on your education. You need to complete an
> MT course in order to be considered. AHP is a little light on training
> in my book, but I have known bright people to get hired after completing
> it. Having the material to examine for tips on getting started means
> nothing in this biz.
>
> Gisele
--
Gisele
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| Jeannie Wilson 2005-06-01, 5:48 pm |
| "Anon E. Mouse" <nospam@nobaloney.com> wrote here for all to
seenews:d7ke92$hmf$1@domitilla.aioe.org:
>
> "Jeannie Wilson" <jwilson421@comcastspamkills.net> wrote in message
> news:Xns96685B7263CF5jwilson421comcastnet@216.196.97.136...
>
> I didn't complete the AHP course, but I have all the material to
> examine for tips on getting started. I don't really know if employers
> will consider me ready to hire based on my education, but it is worth
> a try. Writing is my strong point and I have been creating a strong
> educational background for myself with the medical terminology,
> anatomy, physiology, etc. required to go into nursing. It's been my
> goal to get into MT eventually, but my pursuit of education was put on
> hold to raise my five children. The oldest is going on 13 and the
> youngest is going on 5 and will be entering kindergarten next year.
> It is time I continued. It would be a waste to not use what I've
> learned so far and having a home-based business is really the best for
> me and my family. I'm going to learn all I can about getting my foot
> in the door and to obtain any additional skills/experience necessary
> to do MT.
>
> I didn't say I'm an RN. I have all the prerequisites out of the way
> to enter the two programs, except for Microbiology, which I'll be
> taking this fall.
>
>
Then I would seriously consider _what it is_ that you want to be and pursue
it fully and with a good program. MT isn't something you can just start up
one day because you know medical terminology. It isn't something that can
begun with just home-based business tips. If you are serious about being
an MT and starting a business, then you should do what it takes to get a
serious education and one that will help with job placement and make sure
you have adequate MT training. I have known many nurses who have tried
this and found that their nursing career did not prepare them to be an MT.
After all, I couldn't just get a home study course and be a nurse because I
know all of the terms, meds, etc. I believe it goes both ways in that
aspect.
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| Anon E. Mouse 2005-06-01, 5:48 pm |
|
"Jeannie Wilson" <jwilson421@comcastspamkills.net> wrote in message
news:Xns966886527BB1Bjwilson421comcastnet@216.196.97.136...
>
> Then I would seriously consider _what it is_ that you want to be and
> pursue
> it fully and with a good program. MT isn't something you can just start
> up
> one day because you know medical terminology. It isn't something that can
> begun with just home-based business tips. If you are serious about being
> an MT and starting a business, then you should do what it takes to get a
> serious education and one that will help with job placement and make sure
> you have adequate MT training. I have known many nurses who have tried
> this and found that their nursing career did not prepare them to be an MT.
> After all, I couldn't just get a home study course and be a nurse because
> I
> know all of the terms, meds, etc. I believe it goes both ways in that
> aspect.
Actually, I was thinking the other way around. The medical transcription
experience would help me with the nursing career. I consider everything to
be a stepping stone and at one time was on my way towards becoming an MT,
but put my children first. Now is the time to pick up and continue forward.
Honestly, I realize no one thing is going to open the way for me. I have to
put together the pieces and find the ones I'm missing. While it may seem
foolish for some of you that I might consider myself ready to walk through
an open door, I consider it foolish to decide it can't be done and not
pursue the matter any further. I'm here to find out what it will take.
Experience will be the proof.
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| Anon E. Mouse 2005-06-01, 5:48 pm |
|
"Anne Vasquez" <annevasquez@NOSPAMhotmail.com> wrote in message
news:3yjne.4865$Ag1.3800@newssvr12.news.prodigy.com...
> Whatever you like, but you may find you're taken more seriously if you
> don't appear to be going to great lengths to conceal your identity. Like
> most NGs, this one has fallen prey to trolls on numerous occasions, and
> they often hide behind screen names like the one you're using.
>
> Anne
My name is Amanda. Nice to meet you. I'm not a troll. I have no beard or
horns, or whatever trolls have. I'm just a mom of five who is coming out of
stay-at-home, homeschool mom status and who needs a little direction getting
back into the job market.
I use a pseudo nym because I don't trust strangers. No offense. I also
post to other usenet groups using the same OE account and don't want to go
through the hassle of changing unless there is a real need. If I decide to
hang around, I'll consider it.
Where do I go for coffee and donuts?
Anon..
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| Anon E. Mouse 2005-06-01, 5:48 pm |
|
"Tallulah" <tallulahbankrupt@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1117638375.003028.228040@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
> Oh, I see. I'm a little slow today.
>
> There are some cute ones - my favorite one (wasn't mine) is Helena
> Handbasket. I thought that was really clever.
That's a good one.
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| DJGordon 2005-06-01, 5:48 pm |
| I don't consider it foolish, considering that's just what I did when I first
got started. I haven't done much MT ( I do general and legal mostly now),
but I did start out that way and with only a paralegal education with
anatomy and physiology and medical terminology courses bundled in. I chose
this career path full time with a terminally ill child at the time and a
10-year-old to boot. I now do it full time with a 15-year-old and a
15-month-old and find it a rewarding challenge. I wish you luck in the path
you take and would reiterate the links that have been given in getting a
foot in the door.
Dani Gordon
"Anon E. Mouse" <nospam@nobaloney.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Jeannie Wilson" <jwilson421@comcastspamkills.net> wrote in message
> news:Xns966886527BB1Bjwilson421comcastnet@216.196.97.136...
>
>
>
> Actually, I was thinking the other way around. The medical transcription
> experience would help me with the nursing career. I consider everything
> to
> be a stepping stone and at one time was on my way towards becoming an MT,
> but put my children first. Now is the time to pick up and continue
> forward.
> Honestly, I realize no one thing is going to open the way for me. I have
> to
> put together the pieces and find the ones I'm missing. While it may seem
> foolish for some of you that I might consider myself ready to walk through
> an open door, I consider it foolish to decide it can't be done and not
> pursue the matter any further. I'm here to find out what it will take.
> Experience will be the proof.
>
>
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| DJGordon 2005-06-01, 5:48 pm |
|
"Anon E. Mouse" <nospam@nobaloney.com> wrote in message
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> Where do I go for coffee and donuts?
Neal's house.
Dani
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|
| "Anon E. Mouse" <nospam@nobaloney.com> wrote in message
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> "Jeannie Wilson" <jwilson421@comcastspamkills.net> wrote in message
> news:Xns966886527BB1Bjwilson421comcastnet@216.196.97.136...
>
>
>
> Actually, I was thinking the other way around. The medical transcription
> experience would help me with the nursing career. I consider everything
> to
> be a stepping stone and at one time was on my way towards becoming an MT,
> but put my children first. Now is the time to pick up and continue
> forward.
> Honestly, I realize no one thing is going to open the way for me. I have
> to
> put together the pieces and find the ones I'm missing. While it may seem
> foolish for some of you that I might consider myself ready to walk through
> an open door, I consider it foolish to decide it can't be done and not
> pursue the matter any further. I'm here to find out what it will take.
> Experience will be the proof.
>
No one is saying you can't pursue a career, only that you have to pick one.
Nursing is a career. Medical transcription is a career. Medical
transcription won't open the way to nursing. Only a nursing degree will do
that. Likewise, nursing won't pave the way to being a medical
transcriptionist. You just need to choose one or the other and go with
that.
Sandi
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| kathycarp 2005-06-01, 5:48 pm |
| Welcome, Amanda. I'm on a diet, so no donuts served by me. I hope you do
pursue MT if that is what you want to do. Just be careful to not toss aside
the very good advice some have given you. Some of these helpful people run
MT services, and hire MTs on a regular basis. They know what they are
talking about. Get the education, and graduate. You've got to pour a solid
foundation before you can start building your dream house.
--
Kathy
www.ambergriscaye.com/villadelsol
"Anon E. Mouse" <nospam@nobaloney.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Anne Vasquez" <annevasquez@NOSPAMhotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:3yjne.4865$Ag1.3800@newssvr12.news.prodigy.com...
>
> My name is Amanda. Nice to meet you. I'm not a troll. I have no beard
> or
> horns, or whatever trolls have. I'm just a mom of five who is coming out
> of
> stay-at-home, homeschool mom status and who needs a little direction
> getting
> back into the job market.
>
> I use a pseudo nym because I don't trust strangers. No offense. I also
> post to other usenet groups using the same OE account and don't want to go
> through the hassle of changing unless there is a real need. If I decide
> to
> hang around, I'll consider it.
>
> Where do I go for coffee and donuts?
>
> Anon..
>
>
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| kathycarp 2005-06-01, 5:48 pm |
| I started out in MT with even less than you have, Dani, but that was <cough>
years ago. It was mostly OJT back then. Things are different now, unless you
fall into a mentor situation and are really motivated. That can happen, but
I think the education is essential to be hired by most services these days.
JMHO.
--
Kathy
www.ambergriscaye.com/villadelsol
"DJGordon" <danigordon@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:Rqnne.42528$6k7.37955@bignews4.bellsouth.net...
>I don't consider it foolish, considering that's just what I did when I
>first got started. I haven't done much MT ( I do general and legal mostly
>now), but I did start out that way and with only a paralegal education with
>anatomy and physiology and medical terminology courses bundled in. I chose
>this career path full time with a terminally ill child at the time and a
>10-year-old to boot. I now do it full time with a 15-year-old and a
>15-month-old and find it a rewarding challenge. I wish you luck in the path
>you take and would reiterate the links that have been given in getting a
>foot in the door.
>
> Dani Gordon
>
> "Anon E. Mouse" <nospam@nobaloney.com> wrote in message
> news:d7kvlk$q4d$1@domitilla.aioe.org...
>
>
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| DJGordon 2005-06-01, 5:48 pm |
| I guess I should have put a disclaimer on this. I am more an exception to a
rule than a norm. I just wanted you to know that if you choose to do it
without taking an actual MT course somewhere that it may be possible. But I
would still go with the consensus and recommend doing it the easier rather
than the harder path I took.
Dani
"DJGordon" <danigordon@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:Rqnne.42528$6k7.37955@bignews4.bellsouth.net...
>I don't consider it foolish, considering that's just what I did when I
>first got started. I haven't done much MT ( I do general and legal mostly
>now), but I did start out that way and with only a paralegal education with
>anatomy and physiology and medical terminology courses bundled in. I chose
>this career path full time with a terminally ill child at the time and a
>10-year-old to boot. I now do it full time with a 15-year-old and a
>15-month-old and find it a rewarding challenge. I wish you luck in the path
>you take and would reiterate the links that have been given in getting a
>foot in the door.
>
> Dani Gordon
>
> "Anon E. Mouse" <nospam@nobaloney.com> wrote in message
> news:d7kvlk$q4d$1@domitilla.aioe.org...
>
>
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| DJGordon 2005-06-01, 5:48 pm |
| Agreed. That's why I put a disclaimer at the same moment you posted this. I
do realize that a lot of us are more exceptions to the rule than the norms.
Dani
"kathycarp" <kathycarp@comcastprivacy.net> wrote in message
news:s7mdnRZz18ZDmAPfRVn-jw@comcast.com...
>I started out in MT with even less than you have, Dani, but that was
><cough> years ago. It was mostly OJT back then. Things are different now,
>unless you fall into a mentor situation and are really motivated. That can
>happen, but I think the education is essential to be hired by most services
>these days. JMHO.
>
> --
> Kathy
> www.ambergriscaye.com/villadelsol
> "DJGordon" <danigordon@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
> news:Rqnne.42528$6k7.37955@bignews4.bellsouth.net...
>
>
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| Anon E. Mouse 2005-06-01, 5:48 pm |
|
"DJGordon" <danigordon@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:Rqnne.42528$6k7.37955@bignews4.bellsouth.net...
>I don't consider it foolish, considering that's just what I did when I
>first got started. I haven't done much MT ( I do general and legal mostly
>now), but I did start out that way and with only a paralegal education with
>anatomy and physiology and medical terminology courses bundled in. I chose
>this career path full time with a terminally ill child at the time and a
>10-year-old to boot. I now do it full time with a 15-year-old and a
>15-month-old and find it a rewarding challenge. I wish you luck in the path
>you take and would reiterate the links that have been given in getting a
>foot in the door.
>
> Dani Gordon
Thanks, Dani. It's nice to have some encouragement.
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| Anon E. Mouse 2005-06-01, 5:48 pm |
|
"DJGordon" <danigordon@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:Lznne.42531$6k7.13882@bignews4.bellsouth.net...
>I guess I should have put a disclaimer on this. I am more an exception to a
>rule than a norm. I just wanted you to know that if you choose to do it
>without taking an actual MT course somewhere that it may be possible. But I
>would still go with the consensus and recommend doing it the easier rather
>than the harder path I took.
>
> Dani
Thing is, I'm already committed to the nursing education. I'm starting the
LPN program this fall. If I'm going to take any more courses, it will have
to fit in somehow. I tried last semester to overwhelm myself with a heavy
courseload, work, and raising kids and found that kind of thing raises blood
pressure and can possibly lead to other health problems. I've got to try to
use what I have and figure out what I need that I don't have and how to get
it without killing myself. Know what I mean?
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| DJGordon 2005-06-01, 5:48 pm |
| Which brings me to something else. Why in the world was it okay (not saying
those who did this weren't qualified, but we know there were those who
weren't, and some still today probably) for our medical information to be
done by jack of all trade professionals without any "true" training, but now
it's absolutely imperative to get that education today? Was it not as
important back then as it is today to have accuracy in medical records? I
understand that times change, but as much emphasis that it seems has always
been put on the import of the healthcare field, you would think that this
profession is one that would have started out high tech instead of evolving
to it years later.
Dani
"kathycarp" <kathycarp@comcastprivacy.net> wrote in message
news:s7mdnRZz18ZDmAPfRVn-jw@comcast.com...
>I started out in MT with even less than you have, Dani, but that was
><cough> years ago. It was mostly OJT back then. Things are different now,
>unless you fall into a mentor situation and are really motivated. That can
>happen, but I think the education is essential to be hired by most services
>these days. JMHO.
>
> --
> Kathy
> www.ambergriscaye.com/villadelsol
> "DJGordon" <danigordon@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
> news:Rqnne.42528$6k7.37955@bignews4.bellsouth.net...
>
>
| |
| Anon E. Mouse 2005-06-01, 5:48 pm |
|
"kathycarp" <kathycarp@comcastprivacy.net> wrote in message
news:s7mdnRZz18ZDmAPfRVn-jw@comcast.com...
>I started out in MT with even less than you have, Dani, but that was
><cough> years ago. It was mostly OJT back then. Things are different now,
>unless you fall into a mentor situation and are really motivated. That can
>happen, but I think the education is essential to be hired by most services
>these days. JMHO.
I really appreciate the heads ups here and am not surprised by what I read.
I don't expect this to be easy, unless I get lucky and it happens to be.
I'm in the middle of Iowa. Perhaps the need here might be enough to help me
out.
| |
| Anon E. Mouse 2005-06-01, 5:48 pm |
|
"Sandi" <sanditypes@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:3g6ejbFacs2oU1@individual.net...
> "Anon E. Mouse" <nospam@nobaloney.com> wrote in message
> news:d7kvlk$q4d$1@domitilla.aioe.org...
> No one is saying you can't pursue a career, only that you have to pick
> one. Nursing is a career. Medical transcription is a career. Medical
> transcription won't open the way to nursing. Only a nursing degree will
> do that. Likewise, nursing won't pave the way to being a medical
> transcriptionist. You just need to choose one or the other and go with
> that.
I like the idea of having many careers. I also want to be a novelist...
someday. <chuckle> I see what you are saying. The idea to pursue the MT
is because I'm currently a CNA and have been taking a break from work. Now
that school's out I need a summer income (five kids are expensive to
entertain and clothe) and possibly something to carry me through the winter,
preferably home-based. I mentioned to a lady I know that I'd like to get
into something other than CNA because I need a higher income. She asked
what my skills are and I told her I'm a strong writer, have strong computer
skills, and have the nursing prerequisites out of the way. She suggested
that I consider MT. That's when I remembered the home-study course I'd
started many years ago and it made sense. It's time to take that off the
back burner. I do know of many people who have more than one career, btw.
For now, these are the stepping stones laid out in front of me. Moreso the
nursing than the MT, but I owe it to myself to find out what that will
require of me.
| |
| Anon E. Mouse 2005-06-01, 5:48 pm |
|
"DJGordon" <danigordon@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:yrnne.42529$6k7.20867@bignews4.bellsouth.net...
>
> "Anon E. Mouse" <nospam@nobaloney.com> wrote in message
> news:d7kvv4$qo2$1@domitilla.aioe.org...
>
>
> Neal's house.
>
> Dani
Directions?
| |
| DJGordon 2005-06-01, 5:48 pm |
| LOL, I couldn't tell you. All I know is look for the one tearing his hair
out over his new computer.
Dani
"Anon E. Mouse" <nospam@nobaloney.com> wrote in message
news:d7l1qm$v1a$1@domitilla.aioe.org...
>
> "DJGordon" <danigordon@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
> news:yrnne.42529$6k7.20867@bignews4.bellsouth.net...
>
> Directions?
>
>
| |
| Anon E. Mouse 2005-06-01, 5:48 pm |
|
"kathycarp" <kathycarp@comcastprivacy.net> wrote in message
news:jLidnbfxX8aGmAPfRVn-1w@comcast.com...
> Welcome, Amanda. I'm on a diet, so no donuts served by me. I hope you do
> pursue MT if that is what you want to do. Just be careful to not toss
> aside the very good advice some have given you. Some of these helpful
> people run MT services, and hire MTs on a regular basis. They know what
> they are talking about. Get the education, and graduate. You've got to
> pour a solid foundation before you can start building your dream house.
No doubt and I do appreciate any and all advice. At best, I expect to enter
the field, if at all, by luck at this point. It won't hurt to try. The
local medical facilities are my best bet because I might have the
opportunity for a little OJT. I can assure you, it won't take much. I've
always been a quick learner and am more than half-way there. It's just a
matter of convincing the right person and keeping myself in check so that
I'm not all talk.
| |
| Anon E. Mouse 2005-06-01, 5:48 pm |
|
"DJGordon" <danigordon@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:aFnne.42535$6k7.37600@bignews4.bellsouth.net...
> Which brings me to something else. Why in the world was it okay (not
> saying those who did this weren't qualified, but we know there were those
> who weren't, and some still today probably) for our medical information to
> be done by jack of all trade professionals without any "true" training,
> but now it's absolutely imperative to get that education today? Was it not
> as important back then as it is today to have accuracy in medical records?
> I understand that times change, but as much emphasis that it seems has
> always been put on the import of the healthcare field, you would think
> that this profession is one that would have started out high tech instead
> of evolving to it years later.
>
> Dani
A nurse doesn't learn at the hospital as much anymore, either. It's all
getting so... technical. Around here we have to have a CNA certificate,
too.
| |
| Anon E. Mouse 2005-06-01, 5:48 pm |
|
"DJGordon" <danigordon@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:_Wnne.42544$6k7.15616@bignews4.bellsouth.net...
> LOL, I couldn't tell you. All I know is look for the one tearing his hair
> out over his new computer.
>
> Dani
I looked around, Dani, and there were thousands. Nevermind, I shouldn't be
eating donuts, either.
| |
| Anne Vasquez 2005-06-01, 5:48 pm |
| Nice to meet you too, Amanda. I wish you all the best in getting into
this profession!
Okay, I'll bring the coffee, since no-one else ever makes it strong
enough to suit me. Who's up for the doughnuts?
Anne
Anon E. Mouse wrote:
>
>
> My name is Amanda. Nice to meet you. I'm not a troll. I have no beard or
> horns, or whatever trolls have. I'm just a mom of five who is coming out of
> stay-at-home, homeschool mom status and who needs a little direction getting
> back into the job market.
>
> I use a pseudo nym because I don't trust strangers. No offense. I also
> post to other usenet groups using the same OE account and don't want to go
> through the hassle of changing unless there is a real need. If I decide to
> hang around, I'll consider it.
>
> Where do I go for coffee and donuts?
>
> Anon..
>
>
| |
| Anne Vasquez 2005-06-01, 5:48 pm |
| If you can find local docs who are willing to work with you and help you
get started, that probably WOULD be your best bet, at least in my
experience. I'm another one who's been in this profession longer than I
care to admit, and I was trained OTJ as well. Without the local doctors
and word of mouth to get me started, I doubt I'd ever have found MT.
Working in-house for quite a while, with the docs and staff right at
hand to ask questions of, was a real saving grace for me. Other than my
own experience, I don't have a lot to offer in the way of advice, and it
seems like there is much more emphasis these days on formal schooling.
Either way, all the best to you!
Anne
Anon E. Mouse wrote:
>
>
>
> No doubt and I do appreciate any and all advice. At best, I expect to enter
> the field, if at all, by luck at this point. It won't hurt to try. The
> local medical facilities are my best bet because I might have the
> opportunity for a little OJT. I can assure you, it won't take much. I've
> always been a quick learner and am more than half-way there. It's just a
> matter of convincing the right person and keeping myself in check so that
> I'm not all talk.
>
>
| |
| Anon E. Mouse 2005-06-01, 5:48 pm |
|
"Anne Vasquez" <annevasquez@NOSPAMhotmail.com> wrote in message
news:Yaone.1156$RV5.1141@newssvr30.news.prodigy.com...
> Nice to meet you too, Amanda. I wish you all the best in getting into
> this profession!
>
> Okay, I'll bring the coffee, since no-one else ever makes it strong enough
> to suit me. Who's up for the doughnuts?
>
> Anne
Thanks, Anne. How are you at making lattes? This group seems to be afraid
of donuts.
| |
| Anon E. Mouse 2005-06-01, 5:48 pm |
|
"Anne Vasquez" <annevasquez@NOSPAMhotmail.com> wrote in message
news:Jfone.4891$Ag1.3132@newssvr12.news.prodigy.com...
> If you can find local docs who are willing to work with you and help you
> get started, that probably WOULD be your best bet, at least in my
> experience. I'm another one who's been in this profession longer than I
> care to admit, and I was trained OTJ as well. Without the local doctors
> and word of mouth to get me started, I doubt I'd ever have found MT.
> Working in-house for quite a while, with the docs and staff right at hand
> to ask questions of, was a real saving grace for me. Other than my own
> experience, I don't have a lot to offer in the way of advice, and it seems
> like there is much more emphasis these days on formal schooling.
>
> Either way, all the best to you!
>
> Anne
>
Thanks, Anne!
| |
| jmorngstar@aol.com 2005-06-01, 5:48 pm |
| Thanks, Anne. How are you at making lattes? This group seems to be
afraid
of donuts.
Could we switch to religion as d****** is a four-letter word for me.
Why did you have to bring it up. I am sunk.
Jnice
| |
| kathycarp 2005-06-01, 5:48 pm |
| If you are going to school for LPN, I would not suggest that you take on the
MT course at the same time. I guess I don't understand why you are taking an
LPN course when what you want to be is an MT.
--
Kathy
www.ambergriscaye.com/villadelsol
"Anon E. Mouse" <nospam@nobaloney.com> wrote in message
news:d7l0vj$su8$1@domitilla.aioe.org...
>
> "DJGordon" <danigordon@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
> news:Lznne.42531$6k7.13882@bignews4.bellsouth.net...
>
> Thing is, I'm already committed to the nursing education. I'm starting
> the
> LPN program this fall. If I'm going to take any more courses, it will
> have
> to fit in somehow. I tried last semester to overwhelm myself with a heavy
> courseload, work, and raising kids and found that kind of thing raises
> blood
> pressure and can possibly lead to other health problems. I've got to try
> to
> use what I have and figure out what I need that I don't have and how to
> get
> it without killing myself. Know what I mean?
>
>
| |
| Tallulah 2005-06-01, 5:48 pm |
| I've been doing really well with my diet - 20 pounds - but today is my
youngest daughter's first day out of school, and what does she ask for?
"Pannycakes." She knows how to say it right, she just knows if she
says it like that and rests her chin on her index finger, and flutters
the big brown eyes, Mommy will fall for it.
And yes, I did....
| |
| Anon E. Mouse 2005-06-01, 5:48 pm |
|
"kathycarp" <kathycarp@comcastprivacy.net> wrote in message
news:HvudneiGNuWPiQPfRVn-3w@comcast.com...
> If you are going to school for LPN, I would not suggest that you take on
> the MT course at the same time. I guess I don't understand why you are
> taking an LPN course when what you want to be is an MT.
I want to be both. I'm still having trouble deciding what I want to be when
I grow up.
| |
| Anon E. Mouse 2005-06-01, 5:48 pm |
|
"Tallulah" <tallulahbankrupt@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1117656335.106615.258990@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> I've been doing really well with my diet - 20 pounds - but today is my
> youngest daughter's first day out of school, and what does she ask for?
> "Pannycakes." She knows how to say it right, she just knows if she
> says it like that and rests her chin on her index finger, and flutters
> the big brown eyes, Mommy will fall for it.
>
> And yes, I did....
That's got to be a cute sight.
| |
|
| Okay, since my name has been Bandaideded around, I will provide the
doughnuts. Mousie, just head west to New Mexico, stay on I-40, then
take a left on Eubank. Look behind Costco (No, not n the dumpster!!!)
I'm the first house on the south side of the street, the one with the
lovely bush, the scraggly little tree, and the amazning roses. Oh yeah,
note the new green car!
And... It is not a new computer - it's two new computers, one with W98
and one with Windows XP, the Xp ruining Word 2000, and a new job and new
dicktators to learn.
My nerves are pinging so bad, I can stick my finger in a light socket
and light a dark room!
Neal
kathycarp wrote:
> If you are going to school for LPN, I would not suggest that you take on the
> MT course at the same time. I guess I don't understand why you are taking an
> LPN course when what you want to be is an MT.
>
| |
|
| Oh yeah, I am a college-edumkated MT. Seee what you are getting into?
Hehehehe
Neal wrote:[vbcol=seagreen]
> Okay, since my name has been Bandaideded around, I will provide the
> doughnuts. Mousie, just head west to New Mexico, stay on I-40, then
> take a left on Eubank. Look behind Costco (No, not n the dumpster!!!)
> I'm the first house on the south side of the street, the one with the
> lovely bush, the scraggly little tree, and the amazning roses. Oh yeah,
> note the new green car!
>
> And... It is not a new computer - it's two new computers, one with W98
> and one with Windows XP, the Xp ruining Word 2000, and a new job and new
> dicktators to learn.
>
> My nerves are pinging so bad, I can stick my finger in a light socket
> and light a dark room!
>
> Neal
>
>
> kathycarp wrote:
>
| |
| RaeMorrill 2005-06-01, 5:48 pm |
| Plus there is a site @nonymous.com or something that anonymizes posts
and that's what I thought this poster was doing to start with.
Anne Vasquez wrote:[vbcol=seagreen]
> Sorry, I didn't mean to sound like I was grumbling about screen names
> per se; I meant names that are variations on the word "anonymous" or the
> like. I'm not sure why I even posted to this thread, as it doesn't
> really make any difference to me anyway! If I were creative enough to
> come up with a clever name that I liked, I'd probably use it myself;
> however... 8-)
>
> Anne
>
>
> Tallulah wrote:
>
| |
| RaeMorrill 2005-06-01, 5:48 pm |
| For one thing, Dani, way back then, there were no MT schools (or at
least not many and certainly not the distance learning we have now).
Another thing was more work was likely done in house than it was and
people were trained on the job by others in the field. OF course there
also were not the wealth of resources we have today: reference books,
style guides, and the internet wasn't even a gleam in Al Gore's eye. Now
a resourceful person can research and find out right and wrong pretty
easily on their own. Back then, a trainee could only go by what her
mentor or the doctor's told her.
DJGordon wrote:
> Which brings me to something else. Why in the world was it okay (not saying
> those who did this weren't qualified, but we know there were those who
> weren't, and some still today probably) for our medical information to be
> done by jack of all trade professionals without any "true" training, but now
> it's absolutely imperative to get that education today? Was it not as
> important back then as it is today to have accuracy in medical records? I
> understand that times change, but as much emphasis that it seems has always
> been put on the import of the healthcare field, you would think that this
> profession is one that would have started out high tech instead of evolving
> to it years later.
>
> Dani
>
> "kathycarp" <kathycarp@comcastprivacy.net> wrote in message
> news:s7mdnRZz18ZDmAPfRVn-jw@comcast.com...
>
>
>
| |
| RaeMorrill 2005-06-01, 5:48 pm |
| That's because a side effect of MTing is a spreading bottom line - if
you get my drift!
Anon E. Mouse wrote:
> "Anne Vasquez" <annevasquez@NOSPAMhotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:Yaone.1156$RV5.1141@newssvr30.news.prodigy.com...
>
>
>
> Thanks, Anne. How are you at making lattes? This group seems to be afraid
> of donuts.
>
>
| |
| Anon E. Mouse 2005-06-01, 5:48 pm |
| Neal. First, how'd you know I need to head west? Second, computers have
that effect on everyone. At least you're willing to tackle them on your
own. Third, do you mind if I clip some of your roses?
Anon..
"Neal" <nbrown12@MYcomcast.net> wrote in message
news:Eu-dnYTYHvz3hgPfRVn-gQ@comcast.com...[vbcol=seagreen]
> Oh yeah, I am a college-edumkated MT. Seee what you are getting into?
>
> Hehehehe
>
> Neal wrote:
| |
| Anon E. Mouse 2005-06-01, 5:48 pm |
|
"RaeMorrill" <RaeMorrill@aol.com> wrote in message
news:_0pne.238$k91.140@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
> Plus there is a site @nonymous.com or something that anonymizes posts and
> that's what I thought this poster was doing to start with.
Thanks for the tip! ;-)
@non..
| |
| RaeMorrill 2005-06-01, 5:48 pm |
| LOL. So much for people around here being afraid of being anonymous.
Just run if Neal offers to help fix your computer. If your Dictaphone
breaks, that's okay, you can let him fix that.
Neal wrote:[vbcol=seagreen]
> Okay, since my name has been Bandaideded around, I will provide the
> doughnuts. Mousie, just head west to New Mexico, stay on I-40, then
> take a left on Eubank. Look behind Costco (No, not n the dumpster!!!)
> I'm the first house on the south side of the street, the one with the
> lovely bush, the scraggly little tree, and the amazning roses. Oh yeah,
> note the new green car!
>
> And... It is not a new computer - it's two new computers, one with W98
> and one with Windows XP, the Xp ruining Word 2000, and a new job and new
> dicktators to learn.
>
> My nerves are pinging so bad, I can stick my finger in a light socket
> and light a dark room!
>
> Neal
>
>
> kathycarp wrote:
>
| |
| Anon E. Mouse 2005-06-01, 5:48 pm |
|
"RaeMorrill" <RaeMorrill@aol.com> wrote in message
news:v7pne.241$k91.214@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
> LOL. So much for people around here being afraid of being anonymous. Just
> run if Neal offers to help fix your computer. If your Dictaphone breaks,
> that's okay, you can let him fix that.
Can he hook me up with one, too? <G>
@non..
| |
| Anon E. Mouse 2005-06-01, 5:48 pm |
|
"RaeMorrill" <RaeMorrill@aol.com> wrote in message
news:Y5pne.240$k91.217@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
> That's because a side effect of MTing is a spreading bottom line - if you
> get my drift!
School has had the same effect on me.
@non..
| |
| DJGordon 2005-06-01, 5:49 pm |
| I know. That's what I'm talking about. Why weren't these resources thought
of back then and implemented? Why did it take so long for someone to say,
hey, we need this so that our records can be accurate and we have a standard
for how to do things? Your point is in direct correlation to my question.
Why didn't someone come up with the advances that we have today back then.
Schools, books, reference materials of that nature could all have been
implemented back then. I don't mean computer, Internet, etc. I just don't
understand why the need wasn't seen "back then." And I know, no one on here
has the answer, I'm just typing to see my fingers moving I guess. I'm just
putting a rhetoric out there I guess. What made that lightbulb finally go on
for someone to make it a necessity for education to be had for our MTs?
Healthcare and recording has always been important, why did it take so long
for someone to realize that accuracy needs education (in most
instances-going back again to not saying that some of the grandfathered MTs
are not educated).
Dani
"RaeMorrill" <RaeMorrill@aol.com> wrote in message
news:Z4pne.239$k91.25@twister.nyroc.rr.com...[vbcol=seagreen]
> For one thing, Dani, way back then, there were no MT schools (or at least
> not many and certainly not the distance learning we have now). Another
> thing was more work was likely done in house than it was and people were
> trained on the job by others in the field. OF course there also were not
> the wealth of resources we have today: reference books, style guides, and
> the internet wasn't even a gleam in Al Gore's eye. Now a resourceful
> person can research and find out right and wrong pretty easily on their
> own. Back then, a trainee could only go by what her mentor or the doctor's
> told her.
>
>
> DJGordon wrote:
| |
| DJGordon 2005-06-01, 5:49 pm |
| Rae, are you implying that we're all fat? There I said it!
<VBEG>
Dani
"RaeMorrill" <RaeMorrill@aol.com> wrote in message
news:Y5pne.240$k91.217@twister.nyroc.rr.com...[vbcol=seagreen]
> That's because a side effect of MTing is a spreading bottom line - if you
> get my drift!
>
>
> Anon E. Mouse wrote:
| |
| DJGordon 2005-06-01, 5:49 pm |
| Ignore me. I'm going batty timecoding the most boring file I've ever
listened to on ACCME.....{yawn}!!!!!
Dani
"DJGordon" <danigordon@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:o9pne.42568$6k7.19341@bignews4.bellsouth.net...
>I know. That's what I'm talking about. Why weren't these resources thought
>of back then and implemented? Why did it take so long for someone to say,
>hey, we need this so that our records can be accurate and we have a
>standard for how to do things? Your point is in direct correlation to my
>question. Why didn't someone come up with the advances that we have today
>back then. Schools, books, reference materials of that nature could all
>have been implemented back then. I don't mean computer, Internet, etc. I
>just don't understand why the need wasn't seen "back then." And I know, no
>one on here has the answer, I'm just typing to see my fingers moving I
>guess. I'm just putting a rhetoric out there I guess. What made that
>lightbulb finally go on for someone to make it a necessity for education to
>be had for our MTs? Healthcare and recording has always been important, why
>did it take so long for someone to realize that accuracy needs education
>(in most instances-going back again to not saying that some of the
>grandfathered MTs are not educated).
>
> Dani
>
> "RaeMorrill" <RaeMorrill@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:Z4pne.239$k91.25@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
>
| |
|
| Cuz you said you were in Iowa.
Anon E. Mouse wrote:
> Neal. First, how'd you know I need to head west? Second, computers have
> that effect on everyone. At least you're willing to tackle them on your
> own. Third, do you mind if I clip some of your roses?
>
> Anon..
>
> "Neal" <nbrown12@MYcomcast.net> wrote in message
> news:Eu-dnYTYHvz3hgPfRVn-gQ@comcast.com...
>
>
>
>
| |
|
| He can! He can!! He sells pre-owned Dictaphones.
Anon E. Mouse wrote:
> "RaeMorrill" <RaeMorrill@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:v7pne.241$k91.214@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
>
>
>
> Can he hook me up with one, too? <G>
>
> @non..
>
>
| |
| Anon E. Mouse 2005-06-01, 5:49 pm |
| Oh, ok... so, can I clip some roses?
@non..
"Neal" <nbrown12@MYcomcast.net> wrote in message
news:qpydnTjo3fk6vQPfRVn-ow@comcast.com...[vbcol=seagreen]
> Cuz you said you were in Iowa.
>
> Anon E. Mouse wrote:
| |
| Anon E. Mouse 2005-06-01, 5:49 pm |
|
"Neal" <nbrown12@MYcomcast.net> wrote in message
news:qpydnTvo3flnvQPfRVn-ow@comcast.com...
> He can! He can!! He sells pre-owned Dictaphones.
Cool! Have you got a price list?
| |
| Tallulah 2005-06-01, 5:49 pm |
| Guilty...but working on it!
DJGordon wrote:[vbcol=seagreen]
> Rae, are you implying that we're all fat? There I said it!
> <VBEG>
>
> Dani
>
> "RaeMorrill" <RaeMorrill@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:Y5pne.240$k91.217@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
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| kathycarp 2005-06-01, 5:49 pm |
| Dani,
Have you ever been to an MT convention? <eg>
--
Kathy
www.ambergriscaye.com/villadelsol
"DJGordon" <danigordon@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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> Rae, are you implying that we're all fat? There I said it!
> <VBEG>
>
> Dani
>
> "RaeMorrill" <RaeMorrill@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:Y5pne.240$k91.217@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
>
>
| |
| Anne Vasquez 2005-06-01, 5:49 pm |
| Lattes are my specialty (is there any other way to start the day???)
And them who're afraid of donuts just have no guts...(or should I say
gut?) <G>
Anne
Anon E. Mouse wrote:
> "
>
>
> Thanks, Anne. How are you at making lattes? This group seems to be afraid
> of donuts.
>
>
| |
| kathycarp 2005-06-01, 5:49 pm |
| um... *gut* is what I *do* have!
--
Kathy
www.ambergriscaye.com/villadelsol
"Anne Vasquez" <annevasquez@NOSPAMhotmail.com> wrote in message
news:BHpne.1336$JQ6.322@newssvr11.news.prodigy.com...[vbcol=seagreen]
> Lattes are my specialty (is there any other way to start the day???) And
> them who're afraid of donuts just have no guts...(or should I say gut?)
> <G>
>
> Anne
>
>
> Anon E. Mouse wrote:
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|
| Come right on in here and set a spell. You are in THE right place.
"Anon E. Mouse" <nospam@nobaloney.com> wrote in message
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>
> <blupencl@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
> news:zkhne.4846$Ag1.3607@newssvr12.news.prodigy.com...
>
> Actually, it would probably be boring if it were *all* about
> transcription.
> I just wanted to know if I was in the right place.
>
>
| |
| Tallulah 2005-06-01, 5:49 pm |
| With that in mind, did I mention in my hometown they built a Krispy
Kreme right next to the police station? <smart marketing>
| |
| Tallulah 2005-06-01, 5:49 pm |
| You certainly livened (if that's a word) the place up.
| |
| RaeMorrill 2005-06-01, 5:49 pm |
| Actually, perhaps he can. You still selling Dictaphones on e-bay, Neal?
Anon E. Mouse wrote:
> "RaeMorrill" <RaeMorrill@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:v7pne.241$k91.214@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
>
>
>
> Can he hook me up with one, too? <G>
>
> @non..
>
>
| |
| RaeMorrill 2005-06-01, 5:49 pm |
| No, just that I know I am and others have confessed to the same. There
probably is a skinny MT somewhere. Now let's see, have I ever met one?
DJGordon wrote:
> Rae, are you implying that we're all fat? There I said it!
> <VBEG>
>
> Dani
>
> "RaeMorrill" <RaeMorrill@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:Y5pne.240$k91.217@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
>
>
>
>
| |
| RaeMorrill 2005-06-01, 5:49 pm |
| How many jobs were learn by OTJ in the beginning? A lot, including
doctors and nurses, and I'm sure various technicians like rad techs and
lab techs. I wasn't doing this that far back, but I rather imagine the
volume was a lot less in the days of typewriters and carbon paper.
DJGordon wrote:
> I know. That's what I'm talking about. Why weren't these resources thought
> of back then and implemented? Why did it take so long for someone to say,
> hey, we need this so that our records can be accurate and we have a standard
> for how to do things? Your point is in direct correlation to my question.
> Why didn't someone come up with the advances that we have today back then.
> Schools, books, reference materials of that nature could all have been
> implemented back then. I don't mean computer, Internet, etc. I just don't
> understand why the need wasn't seen "back then." And I know, no one on here
> has the answer, I'm just typing to see my fingers moving I guess. I'm just
> putting a rhetoric out there I guess. What made that lightbulb finally go on
> for someone to make it a necessity for education to be had for our MTs?
> Healthcare and recording has always been important, why did it take so long
> for someone to realize that accuracy needs education (in most
> instances-going back again to not saying that some of the grandfathered MTs
> are not educated).
>
> Dani
>
> "RaeMorrill" <RaeMorrill@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:Z4pne.239$k91.25@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
>
>
| |
| Anne Vasquez 2005-06-01, 10:48 pm |
| And I think MT became a profession of its own so gradually, going from
handwritten records, to records being typed by existing medical
office/hospital staff, to finally having employees dedicated to just
transcription, not to mention the evolution of MT into a job that could
be done offsite. Heck, I didn't even know the job had a name other than
"typing charts" until I'd been doing it for a year or two! :-)
Anne
RaeMorrill wrote:
> How many jobs were learn by OTJ in the beginning? A lot, including
> doctors and nurses, and I'm sure various technicians like rad techs and
> lab techs. I wasn't doing this that far back, but I rather imagine the
> volume was a lot less in the days of typewriters and carbon paper.
>
| |
| haggis 2005-06-01, 10:48 pm |
| Anon E. Mouse wrote:[vbcol=seagreen]
> "christianne" <christianne.1py6g2@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:christianne.1py6g2@nospam.com...
>
Well, I see I slept through this thread, but can't help go back in time
and offer a couple know-it-all comments:
1. Nursing and MT actually seem to have very little to do with each
other. I've seen plenty of RNs switch careers, and aside from having a
head start on some medical lingo, MT training isn't that much easier for
them. BTW, every one of them has said they switched careers because they
totally burned out on nursing--both emotionally and thanks to crippled
knees, back, feet. MT is extremely physical in its own way, but I hadn't
considered the downside of nursing (aside from being the one to deal
with the worst of the bodily fluids, I mean).
2. You really need a diploma from a reputable school. AHP isn't one.
IMHO, there are only 2 choices--Andrews and M-TEC (in that order). The
rest have too many flaws or omissions, and you wind up either spending a
fortune on remedial texts and practice Tx or entering the job market
with subpar skills. You want to assure yourself of making the most
possible money as soon as possible, especially if you think you're going
to work at home (which I think is the norm these days). Training with a
national is more geared toward learning their interface than learning
Tx, and no one's going to be able to mentor you to the degree you will
hope, so you need to be ready to dive in the deep end and fend for
yourself. Get yourself over to MTChat's New MTs forum and start at the
first sticky thread and work down. You may want to have a nice bottle of
scotch at hand, because it'll take a good while and it isn't all pretty.
I think mtstars et al are fairly worthless sites, BTW. I don't have
patience to wade through the anonymous whining and BS to find the few
scraps of real info, and it seems the majority of jobs listed are offshore.
3. Five kids? That makes MT at home problematic. . . I hope you either
plan on having a sitter or the kids are old enough to fend for
themselves. (Mine have learned to survive on ramen and frozen burritos,
and to dress from the dryer so I don't have to sort and fold.)
4. Dirty old lady? Sounds like an SMT natural. <g>
jeanne
| |
|
| If you will send me e-mail, leaving out the MY in the address, we can
discuss the Dictaphone models I have in stock and prices.
Neal
Anon E. Mouse wrote:
> "Neal" <nbrown12@MYcomcast.net> wrote in message
> news:qpydnTvo3flnvQPfRVn-ow@comcast.com...
>
>
>
> Cool! Have you got a price list?
>
>
| |
|
| n. How
> can I find the transcription jobs that allow me to work at home?
By practicing better manners.....
If you want to transcribe why are you schooling for an LPN degree?
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|
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Why am I thinking what you want to be when you grow up is better at
trolling?????
"Anon E. Mouse"
>
> I want to be both. I'm still having trouble deciding what I want to be
when
> I grow up.
>
>
| |
|
| Higher pay?? I suggest you stick with CNA. If you aren't a trained MT,
you'll make more doing CNA.
| |
|
| Hey Griz!
Snoozegroup eddycut says you do not reply to a thread unless you have
read the entire thread. In post number 7,134.6 of this thread she
explains that she wants multiple lovers, I mean carrears.
Neal the NG cop
Griz wrote:
> n. How
>
>
>
>
> By practicing better manners.....
>
> If you want to transcribe why are you schooling for an LPN degree?
>
>
| |
|
| You got that one right! My daughter makes almost as much as a CNA as I
do as an MT. She's got to do her semester of student teaching to get
her creditials. Then she can make even less money. Ain't education
wonderful?
Neal
Griz wrote:
> Higher pay?? I suggest you stick with CNA. If you aren't a trained MT,
> you'll make more doing CNA.
>
>
| |
|
| Amanda, as another old timer I'll echo what Anne said. With your command of
the English language, and with a patient mentor, I'd say you have an
excellent chance of making it in this field. Best of luck!
Liz
"Anne Vasquez" <annevasquez@NOSPAMhotmail.com> wrote in message
news:Jfone.4891$Ag1.3132@newssvr12.news.prodigy.com...[vbcol=seagreen]
> If you can find local docs who are willing to work with you and help you
> get started, that probably WOULD be your best bet, at least in my
> experience. I'm another one who's been in this profession longer than I
> care to admit, and I was trained OTJ as well. Without the local doctors
> and word of mouth to get me started, I doubt I'd ever have found MT.
> Working in-house for quite a while, with the docs and staff right at hand
> to ask questions of, was a real saving grace for me. Other than my own
> experience, I don't have a lot to offer in the way of advice, and it seems
> like there is much more emphasis these days on formal schooling.
>
> Either way, all the best to you!
>
> Anne
>
>
> Anon E. Mouse wrote:
| |
|
|
"DJGordon" <danigordon@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:sapne.42569$6k7.4380@bignews4.bellsouth.net...
> Rae, are you implying that we're all fat? There I said it!
> <VBEG>
Not all of us, thank you very much, although I have gained 5 pounds in the
past 9 months since I can't exercise...time for hip replacement #2 I'm
afraid. :^(
| |
|
| When I started in MT in 1971 we lived in a much less litiginous society. We
live in a different world now.
Liz
"DJGordon" <danigordon@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:aFnne.42535$6k7.37600@bignews4.bellsouth.net...
> Which brings me to something else. Why in the world was it okay (not
> saying those who did this weren't qualified, but we know there were those
> who weren't, and some still today probably) for our medical information to
> be done by jack of all trade professionals without any "true" training,
> but now it's absolutely imperative to get that education today? Was it not
> as important back then as it is today to have accuracy in medical records?
> I understand that times change, but as much emphasis that it seems has
> always been put on the import of the healthcare field, you would think
> that this profession is one that would have started out high tech instead
> of evolving to it years later.
>
> Dani
>
> "kathycarp" <kathycarp@comcastprivacy.net> wrote in message
> news:s7mdnRZz18ZDmAPfRVn-jw@comcast.com...
>
>
| |
| Susan Mitchell 2005-06-01, 10:48 pm |
| Isn't that the truth.
--
Sue -- Firefighter mom -- Still Rabid UW Dawg Fan!
(to reply send to medlawtrans@comcast.net)
"Liz" <lizhug1@mycomcast.net> wrote in message
news:o8ydnfvr88Xw-APfRVn-jw@comcast.com...
> When I started in MT in 1971 we lived in a much less litiginous society.
We
> live in a different world now.
>
> Liz
> "DJGordon" <danigordon@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
> news:aFnne.42535$6k7.37600@bignews4.bellsouth.net...
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|
| Well, it would be if I had spelled it correctly. <blush> I meant litigious.
Liz
"Susan Mitchell" <medlawtrans@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:CYednfRhzIuI-wPfRVn-1Q@comcast.com...
> Isn't that the truth.
>
> --
> Sue -- Firefighter mom -- Still Rabid UW Dawg Fan!
> (to reply send to medlawtrans@comcast.net)
> "Liz" <lizhug1@mycomcast.net> wrote in message
> news:o8ydnfvr88Xw-APfRVn-jw@comcast.com...
> We
> those
> to
> not
> records?
> instead
> now,
> can
> mostly
> I
> time
> a
> that
> get
> an
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> not
> take.
>
>
| |
| DJGordon 2005-06-01, 10:48 pm |
| Ewww, not in my area. CNAs are in high demand because the pay is awful and
the work grueling. My BIL is one and it's thankless work for little pay
according to him. My sis tried it for a while and couldn't hack it,
especially for 7 something an hour.
Dani
"Neal" <nbrown12@MYcomcast.net> wrote in message
news:S5KdnUfb4KnOwQPfRVn-ug@comcast.com...[vbcol=seagreen]
> You got that one right! My daughter makes almost as much as a CNA as I do
> as an MT. She's got to do her semester of student teaching to get her
> creditials. Then she can make even less money. Ain't education
> wonderful?
>
> Neal
>
>
> Griz wrote:
| |
| DJGordon 2005-06-01, 10:48 pm |
| Dang I have to disagree with you two. I don't think she's trolling unless
it's someone who is already a member of this group. I think she's well
spoken and is genuinely interested. Of course, I'm no psychic, but dang I
wish I were.
Dani
"Neal" <nbrown12@MYcomcast.net> wrote in message
news:erCdnb8gu_koxwPfRVn-iA@comcast.com...[vbcol=seagreen]
> Hey Griz!
>
> Snoozegroup eddycut says you do not reply to a thread unless you have read
> the entire thread. In post number 7,134.6 of this thread she explains
> that she wants multiple lovers, I mean carrears.
>
> Neal the NG cop
>
> Griz wrote:
| |
| DJGordon 2005-06-01, 10:48 pm |
| I am scared to enter this conversation too deeply. I can say I'm not skinny
and haven't been for at least ten years now. But do I want to say I don't
know a skinny MT and then offend one who may post here by thinking I'm
saying he or she is fat? Hmm, no. I have seen a picture of only two of the
people on here and neither was fat by my standards so I can say that maybe.
Of course, I can defend it by saying I really don't know anyone on here, or
met them I mean. Soooo
Dani
"RaeMorrill" <RaeMorrill@aol.com> wrote in message
news:NKqne.550$g5.366@twister.nyroc.rr.com...[vbcol=seagreen]
> No, just that I know I am and others have confessed to the same. There
> probably is a skinny MT somewhere. Now let's see, have I ever met one?
>
>
> DJGordon wrote:
| |
| DJGordon 2005-06-01, 10:48 pm |
| See, see! I haven't met any of you and only seen pictures of two of you and
neither of those two were overweight, so I'm not qualified to say....I was
just getting clarification of Rae's post...<VBEG>
Dani
"Liz" <lizhug1@mycomcast.net> wrote in message
news:b9GdnVSSTMFl_APfRVn-iA@comcast.com...
>
> "DJGordon" <danigordon@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
> news:sapne.42569$6k7.4380@bignews4.bellsouth.net...
>
> Not all of us, thank you very much, although I have gained 5 pounds in the
> past 9 months since I can't exercise...time for hip replacement #2 I'm
> afraid. :^(
>
| |
| DJGordon 2005-06-01, 10:48 pm |
| Ahem, I'll put a squeaky me too in there. What stinks about it is that I am
not much of a sweet eater at all. I eat lots of fruits and vegetables, I
guess I just eat too much of them. I don't even eat snacks that much, so
where did the weight come from and why won't it go away?
Dani
"kathycarp" <kathycarp@comcastprivacy.net> wrote in message
news:NqmdnR6f6pVetQPfRVn-tA@comcast.com...
> um... *gut* is what I *do* have!
>
> --
> Kathy
> www.ambergriscaye.com/villadelsol
> "Anne Vasquez" <annevasquez@NOSPAMhotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:BHpne.1336$JQ6.322@newssvr11.news.prodigy.com...
>
>
| |
| kathycarp 2005-06-01, 10:48 pm |
| Yep, there are a few skinny/normal ones. I have met a few, but I'm not going
to name names for obvious reasons. (I *used* to be a skinny MT... honest!)
--
Kathy
www.ambergriscaye.com/villadelsol
"RaeMorrill" <RaeMorrill@aol.com> wrote in message
news:NKqne.550$g5.366@twister.nyroc.rr.com...[vbcol=seagreen]
> No, just that I know I am and others have confessed to the same. There
> probably is a skinny MT somewhere. Now let's see, have I ever met one?
>
>
> DJGordon wrote:
| |
|
| Around here nursing is in such dire straits that CNA's are making 11-13 per
hour, LPN 16-22, and RNs 25 and up.
"DJGordon" <danigordon@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:vnune.42723$6k7.30068@bignews4.bellsouth.net...
> Ewww, not in my area. CNAs are in high demand because the pay is awful and
> the work grueling. My BIL is one and it's thankless work for little pay
> according to him. My sis tried it for a while and couldn't hack it,
> especially for 7 something an hour.
>
> Dani
>
> "Neal" <nbrown12@MYcomcast.net> wrote in message
> news:S5KdnUfb4KnOwQPfRVn-ug@comcast.com...
do[vbcol=seagreen]
MT,[vbcol=seagreen]
>
| |
|
| LOL!! Yeah, I read that later and then was too bored to retract my own
reply!
"Neal" <nbrown12@MYcomcast.net> wrote in message
news:erCdnb8gu_koxwPfRVn-iA@comcast.com...[vbcol=seagreen]
> Hey Griz!
>
> Snoozegroup eddycut says you do not reply to a thread unless you have
> read the entire thread. In post number 7,134.6 of this thread she
> explains that she wants multiple lovers, I mean carrears.
>
> Neal the NG cop
>
> Griz wrote:
| |
| Susan Mitchell 2005-06-02, 8:49 am |
| Ah, but I knew what you meant
--
Sue -- Firefighter mom -- Still Rabid UW Dawg Fan!
(to reply send to medlawtrans@comcast.net)
"Liz" <lizhug1@mycomcast.net> wrote in message
news:RKSdnXcEQLkQ9QPfRVn-1g@comcast.com...
> Well, it would be if I had spelled it correctly. <blush> I meant
litigious.
>
> Liz
>
> "Susan Mitchell" <medlawtrans@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:CYednfRhzIuI-wPfRVn-1Q@comcast.com...
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| Anon E. Mouse 2005-06-02, 8:49 am |
|
"Liz" <lizhug1@mycomcast.net> wrote in message
news:cu-dnc6d8_dI_wPfRVn-3w@comcast.com...
>
> "Anon E. Mouse" <nospam@nobaloney.com> wrote in message
> news:d7l4lj$5q1$1@domitilla.aioe.org...
> Tee hee....me too, and I'll be 63 in August! <G>
>
> Liz
Seriously, if not for financial need I'd be homeschooling and staying home
with my kids. There have been so many careers I've considered over the
years, mostly relating to medical, writing, music, and art. The only thing
I've found that has lumped everything I'm interested in into one occupation
has been being a mom. But... paying bills and feeding and clothing kids is
a responsibility and now is the time for me to grow up and become
employable. Sure, the other half has a job, but we still need a second
income. Back when I was in my early 20's and going to college the first
time I couldn't decide on a career. I thought at the time I didn't want to
be a nurse. If anything, I wanted to be a doctor. But, I didn't think I
could handle going to school for as many years as would be required. Being
a nurse was below me, for some reason. It doesn't seem all that bad now,
though it isn't something I've ever dreamed about becoming. My perspective
has changed, not only for the need of having a sufficient income which is
fairly easily obtainable, but ever since I've become a mom and having had my
own mom go through cancer treatment and pass away, I've renewed interest in
the medical field and nursing is right there as if the way is prepaved. I
realize many here feel MT is a career in itself, and I am sure it is for
many. For me, for now, I'm hoping to have it help me to get by. Talking to
people in medical facilities locally today has given me more hope that it
may actually be possible.
Sorry for the rambling, but the previous post I read about my aspiring to be
a better troll set me off and I felt the need to defend myself. No way have
I intended to troll and I hope no one here seriously feels that I have. I
opted not to reply to the other poster.
Anon..
| |
| Anon E. Mouse 2005-06-02, 8:49 am |
| There's only one place around here offering those rates. The average entry
rate for a CNA is around $9/hr. Not too bad, but it doesn't go far. From
what I've read, the beginning rates for MT's is nearly a dollar more per
hour than CNA's. There is also the 'not so grueling' aspect. I've no
problem working with people and providing daily cares. My back isn't in the
best condition and it is a matter of time I will do something wrong and
won't be able to use it. I'd hate for something like that to happen while
I'm transferring a resident at the nursing home.
"Griz" <DearCounselor@comcast.netnet> wrote in message
news:3g7elhFb1mfmU1@individual.net...
> Around here nursing is in such dire straits that CNA's are making 11-13
> per
> hour, LPN 16-22, and RNs 25 and up.
>
>
> "DJGordon" <danigordon@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
> news:vnune.42723$6k7.30068@bignews4.bellsouth.net...
> do
> MT,
>
>
| |
| Anon E. Mouse 2005-06-02, 8:49 am |
| <sigh>
"Griz" <DearCounselor@comcast.netnet> wrote in message
news:3g7emiFb17fpU1@individual.net...
> LOL!! Yeah, I read that later and then was too bored to retract my own
> reply!
>
>
> "Neal" <nbrown12@MYcomcast.net> wrote in message
> news:erCdnb8gu_koxwPfRVn-iA@comcast.com...
>
>
| |
|
|
> <sigh>
Pssst, you don't have to sigh. You're not responsible for my ADD! LOL!
It's not your job to entertain me, Amanda. It was a long thread that didn't
say much, that's all.
| |
| Anon E. Mouse 2005-06-02, 8:49 am |
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"haggis" <haggis58@comcast.netnospam> wrote in message
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> Anon E. Mouse wrote:
>
> Well, I see I slept through this thread, but can't help go back in time
> and offer a couple know-it-all comments:
Someone said there was coffee at Neals, if you've the need.
> 1. Nursing and MT actually seem to have very little to do with each
> other. I've seen plenty of RNs switch careers, and aside from having a
> head start on some medical lingo, MT training isn't that much easier for
> them. BTW, every one of them has said they switched careers because they
> totally burned out on nursing--both emotionally and thanks to crippled
> knees, back, feet. MT is extremely physical in its own way, but I hadn't
> considered the downside of nursing (aside from being the one to deal with
> the worst of the bodily fluids, I mean).
I can see why RNs would switch careers. I understand it is highly
stressful. I'm not sure why everyone's concerned about my choosing one or
the other. Maybe I'm one who when can't decide between chocolate cake and
apple pie will take a slice of each in moderation? I dunno. How is MT
extremely physical?
> 2. You really need a diploma from a reputable school. AHP isn't one.
> IMHO, there are only 2 choices--Andrews and M-TEC (in that order).
Where are these schools located and are they online courses?
The
> rest have too many flaws or omissions, and you wind up either spending a
> fortune on remedial texts and practice Tx or entering the job market with
> subpar skills. You want to assure yourself of making the most possible
> money as soon as possible, especially if you think you're going to work at
> home (which I think is the norm these days). Training with a national is
> more geared toward learning their interface than learning Tx,
Whoa, Nellie... what's Tx? Not Texas, I am sure.
>and no one's going to be able to mentor you to the degree you will hope, so
>you need to be ready to dive in the deep end and fend for yourself. Get
>yourself over to MTChat's New MTs forum and start at the first sticky
>thread and work down. | | |