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  1. chamberlain

    rnrae replied to married04's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated from Deaconess (Chamberlain) 2 yrs ago. I had an awesome experience. I live in TN and did my clinicals at hospitals in my

  2. Sitting for certification in March--anyone else?

    rnrae replied to chris_at_lucas_RN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    How much experience as a Hospice nurse do you all have? I want to take the test and have been doing it for about a

  3. How many pts do you care for?

    rnrae replied to FrankieJane's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Our PCC is an RN and she does have some patients of her own. I'd love to have the same arrangement your office has, Aimee. Actually, they're trying to make some changes to improve employee retention...

  4. How many pts do you care for?

    rnrae replied to FrankieJane's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    My patient load just went up to 23 due to a nurse quitting. The office has a census of 48. I am the only fulltime RN, besides the PCC. We have 2 PRN LPNs and one parttime RN. I do love my job, but I'm...

  5. Cheapest - yet most strongest online RN - BSN?

    rnrae replied to JentheRN05's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Just an FYI - If you use a consumer credit counseling service, it is as if you filed a Chapter 13 bankruptcy. That's how it looks on your credit

  6. Deaconess changed its name

    rnrae replied to rclimbr's topic in General Nursing

    The pass rate for RN NCLEX is much higher. I graduated in 2005 (online) and all but two in my class passed on their first try. The pass rate for the next class was even higher. There's nothing wrong...

  7. Chamberlains.........???

    rnrae replied to Cassco's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated from Deaconess online in 2005 (Chamberlain, now). I had a wonderful education. You get out of it what you put into it. The instructors and support are great. I don't know why you're...

  8. Deaconess College of Nursing???

    rnrae replied to JessDawn84's topic in LPN to RN

    The NCLEX pass rate for my class, May '05, was 98% and for the Dec. '05 class it was 100%. I had an awesome experience at

  9. Anyone know about Deconess?

    rnrae replied to summerdaze's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Deaconess is nothing like Excelsior. Excelsior is totally self-study, whereas Deaconess is not. You go by the school's calendar, log-on to chats with your instructors and classmates once a week for...

  10. Confused.....

    rnrae posted a topic in Travel

    As I consider taking my first travel assignment, I'm really confused about the tax advantage program. One of the recruiters said that it's a bad idea because the IRS can come back for taxes not paid -...

  11. Confused.....

    rnrae replied to rnrae's topic in Travel

    Can't anybody give me an ideas on what to

  12. Deaconess Clinicals

    rnrae replied to tlgreer's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I graduated from DCN last July. I was fortunate that I was working at a hospital and was able to do my clinicals there. It can be difficult to find a clinical site because there are many people who...

  13. Waiting on NCLEX results.

    rnrae replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    In TN, it takes 7 days to get

  14. Dilemma

    rnrae replied to rnrae's topic in General Nursing

    ERNurse, That's a wonderful idea! I will definitely ask to do that before I accept my next position.

  15. Dilemma

    rnrae posted a topic in General Nursing

    OK, I graduated last May and started working in a 500-bed hospital, 85 miles away, with critically ill patients. As a new nurse, the stress was incredible and didn't get a whole lot of support from...

  16. Have any new grads been asked to be in charge?

    rnrae replied to christvs's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I graduated in July and I'm charge at a very small hospital (60 beds). There are 22 beds on the med/surg unit where I am. I HATE IT!!! Alot of paperwork, dealing with the docs (bad ones at that) and...

  17. Can't decide....any input?

    rnrae posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    OK, I graduated last May and started working in a 500-bed hospital, 85 miles away, with critically ill patients. As a new nurse, the stress was incredible and didn't get a whole lot of support from...