SimonJester

SimonJester

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  1. New Grad - no taxes taken from pay

    SimonJester replied to Angeljho's topic in General Nursing

    I have called the IRS help line and I found they are very helpful and friendly. I would not be scared to call them and ask for advice. I'm sure they will tell you exactly what you need to do and...

  2. relocate or file?

    SimonJester replied to Medsport's topic in General Nursing

    i second this post, you can get all of the dave ramsey information free from his web site, even listen to his radio show for free... i suggest either buying his book ($10) or checking it out from your...

  3. New HHC- fishy?

    SimonJester replied to Eirene's topic in Home Health

    ummm no no no no... check with your state's labor laws but you should be paid for every hour you work, at that pay cannot be below the state minimum wage laws... i would think a phone call to the...

  4. Huuuge tax refund...bye NS debt!

    SimonJester replied to RN2B123's topic in General Nursing

    i'm not sure about the various plans and laws in canada, but in the us we get a tax break for 401ks and iras, so the 15% is from gross income, i put 10% before taxes which reduces my taxable income...

  5. Huuuge tax refund...bye NS debt!

    SimonJester replied to RN2B123's topic in General Nursing

    kudos to paying off your debt, life is a lot easier when you dont have sallie mae living in your spare bedroom. just remember when you get a big refund you are loaning the government your money all...

  6. Correct way to pronounce Iceland volcano

    SimonJester replied to Hawaiian's topic in General Nursing

    Thats 40 seconds of my life I will never get back... 40 because I had to watch it

  7. Need Advise Changing Jobs

    SimonJester posted a topic in Nursing Career

    i need some advice, my wife is a new grad and has been working these past 6 months in ltc. she recently applied for a job at a hospital within the same company / different facilities. so she will be...

  8. things to do on your night off

    SimonJester replied to fiveofpeep's topic in General Nursing

    its never too early to get on a financial plan! make your money work for you not the other way around. if you start good financial habits now you can become very successful in life! money invested...

  9. how to report a teacher to the BRN?

    SimonJester replied to scibruin's topic in General Students

    luckily the book was a smaller medical dictionary, this happened at the nurse station. it bounced off the computer then hit my wife so there was no injury, my wife was humiliated by the beratement...

  10. how to report a teacher to the BRN?

    SimonJester replied to scibruin's topic in General Students

    tread carefully, the school will back the instructor and you will be the villain. my wife experienced this first hand and it almost cost her degree. she was assaulted (had a book thrown at her) by...

  11. Healthcare Reform-ER

    SimonJester replied to latebloomer74's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Yes its in the bill today as signed into law, $750 per adult and $375 per child if you dont have insurance, This will be handled by the IRS however no details on how they are going to do that yet and...

  12. Favorite Dr or Nurse Name

    SimonJester replied to sethmctenn's topic in Nursing Humor

    My Kids Dentists, Dr. Payne Makes me think about the DDs from Little Shop of

  13. How does it work in your school when you have to miss clinical?

    SimonJester replied to knittingmonster's topic in General Students

    at my wife's school any missed clinical would have to be made up no exceptions or you would fail the clinical and not graduate. the student would need to coordinate between the clinical site and the...

  14. Resident sent me money

    SimonJester replied to JB2007's topic in General Nursing

    talk to your management... follow policy... at my wife's facility it is also against the policies to accept money from residents. if a resident insists on giving them money they are to turn it into...

  15. baby bucket?

    SimonJester replied to snuffyRN's topic in Pediatric

    i just don't see how this could be safe a child can drown in less than 2 inches of water. every other bucket i see now a days has warning on it not to allow children to play in them. here is an...

  16. A Returning Vet with PTSD...Can I become a nurse?

    SimonJester replied to codyerin's topic in Government, Military

    Codyerin, Thank you for your

  17. Anyone hiring new grad RNs in Denver or CO Springs?

    SimonJester replied to TristanT's topic in Colorado Nursing

    No replies huh? For my wife, Its been a several weeks of applying every where with not so much as a callback... My wife is going to try and volunteer somewhere for a while just to keep active and have...

  18. Nclex Books After you pass?

    SimonJester posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    What do you all do with your nclex books after you pass? I put them up on craigs list for real cheap but no offers... I know the local book stores wont give much at all, and ebay sounds like a...

  19. The Wife is now a R.N. !!!

    SimonJester posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Starting in the fall of 2001, my wife began her pre pre reqs for what would become a long journey. Today we have reached the end of one journey to begin another. Having graduated this past May, taken...

  20. Pearsonvue Trick Is this TRUE? Does it work every time?

    SimonJester replied to brichielpn08's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    +1 for the trick, My wife took the test on Thursday, quick results showed a pass today !!!

  21. Need Help Wife is about to give up

    SimonJester posted a topic in General Students

    My wife has been working for several years her ADN, she is currently taking Advanced Medical-Surgical class. Last year was her second year of the ADN program, and she had to retake Advanced Concepts...

  22. Need Help Wife is about to give up

    SimonJester replied to SimonJester's topic in General Students

    Just an additional follow-up, after another long semester and a near disaster with a clinical instructor / personality issue my wife has passed her last class today. She will graduate this Saturday....

  23. Graduation Gift Idea?

    SimonJester posted a topic in General Students

    Its been a VERY long 6 years for my wife working on her ADN, she started out doing a single pre-req or two a semester while trying to raise our two young children. The last two years have been a real...

  24. Graduation Gift Idea?

    SimonJester replied to SimonJester's topic in General Students

    My wife passed her last test today, so we now have her final grade, she has pass her last class with a B... After looking at the PDA options and trying to find a good fit, I decided to get her a day...

  25. Any ideas to get over test anxiety?

    SimonJester replied to RNFinally12's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Contact your schools student support services. They might make accommodations for test anxiety under