SimonJester

SimonJester

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  1. will i get audited

    SimonJester replied to sassysteph7's topic in Travel

    You may also owe a 15.3% Self-employment tax on top of everything else http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=98846,00.html I suggest speaking with a

  2. Need Help Wife is about to give up

    SimonJester replied to SimonJester's topic in General Students

    I wanted to follow up on this post... I would encourage any one who is having problems like my wife's to go into your schools support office sooner then later. My wife did go in and they did help her...

  3. Ten reason to date a nurse:)

    SimonJester replied to lovehospital's topic in Nursing Humor

    I'm not eating leftovers at your house

  4. Sad and angry about what I overheard BUT NOT SUPRISED.

    SimonJester replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    Why bother with that when you can ship all your work overseas... I wonder what we are going to do in this country when there is no one left

  5. Sad and angry about what I overheard BUT NOT SUPRISED.

    SimonJester replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    I don't work in health care, I work in the IT industry. My company has done this once a few years back to all its IT employees. They reorganized and basically said every one had to reapply for their...

  6. Need Help Wife is about to give up

    SimonJester replied to SimonJester's topic in General Students

    Thanks everyone for the advise… I've encouraged my wife to go into the schools support office, as giving students extra time on tests is one of the things they can arrange… When she gets through...

  7. A Fork in the Road: Relationship, Money, School

    SimonJester replied to HeLLooNur5e's topic in General Students

    Goto School, do it now rather then later... You will have your whole life ahead of you after school. You never know what could happen in life to delay your schooling if you put it off now... You will...

  8. what NOT to do when job hunting.

    SimonJester replied to deelpn85's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    don't go in reeking of cigarette smoke... and no, gum wont

  9. How do you arrange day care when you work 12 hr shifts?

    SimonJester replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    Try talking with your child care provider, see if any of the workers are looking to earn extra income... Ask them about taking care of your child at their residence after their day care shift... Or...

  10. Manual BM Removal

    SimonJester replied to banditrn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    OMG I've read a LOT of stuff here that amazes me about the Nursing profession and what you all go through.... But this takes the cake so to speak... They do not pay you all

  11. I woke up during surgery, Have you?

    SimonJester replied to GatorRN's topic in General Nursing

    strange i thought you could not be put under for c-section because of what it would do to the baby... my wife delivered our first child via emergency c-section 100% awake, she had an epidural. she...

  12. How do you stop bad habits?

    SimonJester replied to loriannlpn's topic in General Nursing

    The first time I quit cold turkey it was a nightmare... I was miserable, I would wake up in the middle of the night shaking uncontrollably, I was moody as all get out and unable to concentrate on...

  13. How do you stop bad habits?

    SimonJester replied to loriannlpn's topic in General Nursing

    I too quit on the patch. And yes the dreams were wacky... I suggest lowering down to the next lowest patch... I had quit several times before and the patch finally made it possible. I stepped down...

  14. Anybody else hate the time change?

    SimonJester replied to MoriahRoseRN's topic in General Nursing

    It all has to do with saving energy. It was first suggested by Benjamin Franklin in 1784. The current aim is to reduce your use of electricity... You are returning to normal time in fall... Its...

  15. Is this a reasonable/normal requirement???

    SimonJester replied to charebec65's topic in Nursing Career

    First I don’t work in healthcare, however my state law stipulates a perspective employer can ask only a few basic questions of the previous employer.. Did so and so work for you? And Would you hire...

  16. Any others trying to quit smoking?

    SimonJester replied to AddyRN07's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I second the patch! I smoked for about 5 years and then finally quit with the patch. Its been 9 years now since I have quit and its the absolute BEST thing you can do. The patch made a difference with...

  17. My CRNA friends do illegal drugs

    SimonJester replied to DrugReptoNurse's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    As an outsider I know I would not want myself or any member of my family treated by anyone who was using on their days off. I don't care if its one day, two days, or a week... Would you get into an...

  18. Unethical behavior

    SimonJester replied to kirkwoodnurse's topic in General Nursing

    What kind of sleazebag has an affair whith the nurse of his two premie babies… "the couple was having marraige difficulties anyway" That makes my blood boil... You would think the hospital would...

  19. On call with no pay

    SimonJester replied to crystal106's topic in General Nursing

    I work not in the medical field, but in IT for my company. Part of my job is that I am on call 24x7 365 a year! Since I am salaried I receive no additional pay for this. I get calls all hours of the...

  20. Need Advise sewing on school patch...

    SimonJester posted a topic in General Students

    My wife's school requires a school patch to be sewed on the arm of each scrub top and her lab coat... I'm ok with hand sewing and with the machine... Any one have experience with sewing on...

  21. Need Advise sewing on school patch...

    SimonJester replied to SimonJester's topic in General Students

    I tried the Velcro at first but because my wife's school patch was round on one side it didn't appear all that great with the Velcro. One end just kept coming off. This was also complicated by the...

  22. Meth is destroying communities

    SimonJester replied to WVUturtle514's topic in General Nursing

    "On a side-note, I fail to see how legalizing pot would lead to more meth use." It just seems to me that many of the meth addicts I know of started out as pot heads… It could just be a personality...

  23. Meth is destroying communities

    SimonJester replied to WVUturtle514's topic in General Nursing

    And to think we are considering legalizing more of our currently illegal drugs... How many people now addicted to meth started out with a lesser drug.. Be it alcohol, pot … I know people who have...

  24. OH NO! I can't believe this is happening!!

    SimonJester replied to LaceyRN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yes I'd talk to the dean... I would explain how sorry you would be to have to goto school xyz (fill in the blank with any other school in your area). Let the dean know in a subtle way you will take...

  25. Racism in the workplace

    SimonJester replied to staygold's topic in General Nursing

    "I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed; 'We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.'" "I have a dream that my...