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  1. Hospice nurse "survival kit"

    Booklights! Portable chair! Portable Mini Fan! Gift card from a bookstore! Illuminated 2400 hour watch! Lap tray/desk! Nice water bottle! Rolling
  2. Here is the info for the woman who handled my Penn Foster transcript request: Katie Brennan Advisor Penn Foster High School 1-800-961-6407 (press option 1 and ask for Katie)...
  3. *LpN programs in Fl

    We are here! We are reading your post! Unfortunately, I live in Miami so I have no tips on schools on the West Coast, where you are. Only advice is to try your local community colleges. Actually, I...
  4. Got a little question for you, Hospice nurses!

    If you really want to give something to her, go visit her. I have found that the ONLY true item my Hospice patients need and want (other than pain meds!) is LOVE! Dying alone is lonely, and...
  5. How Much Does a Hospice Nurse Make?

    We can give our salaries, but really that is not representative of what we earn working Hospice. I am in Miami and I just had my first two Hospice (agency) patient's last week. I LOVED it. I make...
  6. should i stay on this case?

    Call CPS (Child Protective Services) and get the HECK OUT! You could LOOSE your license very easily over this type of case. I am sure you feel bad for the child, that is why you will call CPS. They...
  7. Penn Foster Inform. Literacy

    Sorry guys! I must have just made it in under the
  8. Penn Foster Inform. Literacy

    Yep! High School Advisor is the EXACT title and info she sent to me on an email she responded to. I know it sounds strange but IT WORKED! All I did was copy and paste that info from the bottom of...
  9. CLEP hard class?

    OMG! I CLEP'd Sociology abt two weeks ago....IT WAS HORRIBLE:eek:! I was really suprisied at how completely ignorant about society I am:uhoh3:! THANK THE LORD that passing is 50% because I got a...
  10. Penn Foster Inform. Literacy

    Huh?! I JUST took my Penn Foster Info Lit exam and EC just applied it to my transcripts! The date it finally appeared on my transcript was yesterday (7/21/10)! Make sure you talk to the correct...
  11. Hitting A Brick Wall With Exams

    I too have only the 3 exams left! I have found that visiting the website of any particular illness is really beneficial! For instance, when I study Cystic Fibrosis, I go to Cystic Fibrosis...
  12. Finished

    You go girl! :anpom: I took Repro today and passed with a B! Thank the LORD! You have put a fire under my butt, so keep giving us updates on your progress.
  13. Excelsior Essentials-Reproductive Test

    Thanks for asking! I just barely passed the CLEP Sociology today so I am officially finished with prereq's:yeah:. I have Repro (this Fri), Transitions, Lifespan 1,2,3, that weird Info Lit course,...
  14. Excelsior Essentials-Reproductive Test

    YAY! YAY! YAY! I AM HAPPY FOR YOU!!!! Who cares about the grade anyway! It's nice to get all A's and B's but what counts is BOARDS which you are quickly on you way too!!! YAY! I don't even know...
  15. Excelsior Essentials-Reproductive Test

    THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! I have already rescheduled this one 3x's!!! I am so SCARED of it! I adopted so I missed out on the antepartal part of motherhood! I have scheduled it AGAIN for...
  16. Old Nurse Needs New Job! (Interview questions)

    I just finished my 3rd interview at a University facility hospital medical clinic. I had 3 interview's and I am waiting to hear something today. Here are my tips... 1. Complete the online app,...
  17. did not pass the cpne for the third time

    I have no advice for you but I wanted to say I'M SORRY!!! What your are going through is what all of us fear most, and honestly I admire your courage. Thank you for sharing your truth with us. Thank...
  18. How Many Residents Do You Care For On Your Unit?

    Wow! You guys are really making me appreciate my LTC!!! 7a-3p shift 3 Floors 1st floor is long term and has 60 residents/3 nurses/7 CNA's 2nd floor is rehab with 58 residents/4 nurses/7-8 CNA's 3rd...
  19. Penn Foster Information Literacy?

    How much does Penn Foster charge for their Info Lit.
  20. Medication mnemonic?

    "WATCHMARS"??? For the rest of us who are light years away from our CPNE, plz give us the
  21. CPNE 2nd try

    YAY!!! Thank you for the encouragement! For those of us living in fear of the CPNE, you give us faith that it can be conquered. Even if it takes more than one attempt. THANK YOU for sharing your...
  22. Stethoscope

    I used my Pell Grant money to purchase a Lit Cardio III. I passed LPN school and worked for 2 years, still using my Littman. Never left it in a pt room, never had it "disappear" when an MD was...
  23. Woo Hoo Passed Chronicity!!!

    CONGRAT'S!!! !!! I got a C in Chronicity too! I also thought I did better, but C=CONTINUE!!! Just keep knockin' them out! Well get there
  24. INR/PTT ranges

    I got yelled at by a MD once when calling in lab results..."Nurse, please put this in the chart...DO NOT EVER CALL ME UNLESS THE INR IS LESS THAN 2!!!!" Then I heard the dial tone !...Thanks to that...
  25. Lifespan 1...today!

    GO JULESLPN08 GO!!!! YOU CAN DO IT!!:yeah:gimmie a S- gimmie a M- gimmie a A- gimmie a R- gimmie a T!!! What does it spell??? JULESLPN08!!!!!