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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 area.

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 year.

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 and satisfaction. I hope they come up with somethin...

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 exhausted and extremely stressed. The administrat...

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 report.

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 with an online nursing education. If you have a goo...

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 worried about getting placed in a job - you'll be an RN!...

Are you happy there? What floor do you work on?

I graduated at 51! If being a nurse is something you really want to do, then do it!!!

I'm an ASN grad - I applied to the VA in Murf close to 2 mos ago. Someone said they're making cuts and not hiring right now. Know anything about it??

I'm a Deaconess grad and RN, as well! I live in McMinnville - Where are you working?

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 Deaconess!

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 each course, follow a syllabus for each course (onl...

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 - Nurses make more than what is taxed. Another says...

Can't anybody give me an ideas on what to do?

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 don't understand this program, or how it can possibl...

In TN, it takes 7 days to get results.

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

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 co-workers. I lasted 7 months. Now I'm working in a ...

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 just not what I had in mind when I graduated. I hav...

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 co-workers. I lasted 7 months. Now I'm working in ...