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    98 hours this pay and $1000 taken off in taxes/pension

    lpnflorida replied to missmiamoore's topic in General Nursing

    are you speaking of on the w4 forms or are you speaking of our yearly federal tax we send in? on my federal form yes I claim myself as a deduction, I claim the amount of interest and taxes I pay on...
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    how do i accept failure? how do i be calm in an overstressing environment?

    lpnflorida replied to mashamontago's topic in General Nursing

    Find a study partner, yes go over your notes. Sometimes there is such a thing as over studying over reading into the questions asked on a test. Talk to your classmates, or instructors ask for help...
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    98 hours this pay and $1000 taken off in taxes/pension

    lpnflorida replied to missmiamoore's topic in General Nursing

    It just all depends on your individual circumstances. For myself, when my loved one who I am not married to had to retire and only live off his ss. We made the agreement due to my earnings I would...
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    non co operative cna

    lpnflorida posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was lucky at work yesterday I had a great assignment. Towards 5 pm the unit secretary came to me stating that a RN on the other end of the hall was drowning, she was answering so many of her patient...
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    non co operative cna

    lpnflorida replied to lpnflorida's topic in General Nursing

    It was only one shift in a 30 year history. I am fortunate. I also have an awareness that our Nurse Manager will also gather information from the RN who was drowning and the Charge nurse plus the...
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    98 hours this pay and $1000 taken off in taxes/pension

    lpnflorida replied to missmiamoore's topic in General Nursing

    As long as you can claim another person as a dependent outside of yourself you can claim the single head of household.,,,, my dog doesn't count
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    98 hours this pay and $1000 taken off in taxes/pension

    lpnflorida replied to missmiamoore's topic in General Nursing

    RoyFokker, I agree with you yet. I stay single 0 for deductions, and never up my deductions during the payperiods. I have had years where I got back $2,000.00 I had years like last year where I only...
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    non co operative cna

    lpnflorida replied to lpnflorida's topic in General Nursing

    Daytonite , I hear what you are saying. In the hospital I work in no LPN is ever Charge. I do not have a problem with this. As you are an RN BSN no less now you could say something to this...
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    LTC State Staffing Tables Jan.2008

    lpnflorida replied to Simplepleasures's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    These staffing ratios seem irrational to me. I tried to recently work in LTC , I was only there for 2 orientation shifts. I saw 1 nurse whether it was an LPN or RN for each hallway of 20 residents....
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    sticky issue

    lpnflorida replied to PACIFICWHALES's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Depends, did they in anyway help pay for your
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    non co operative cna

    lpnflorida replied to lpnflorida's topic in General Nursing

    KTWLPN, the unit secretary came to me as she knew I would help the other RN. further explanation is given in a prior post I
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    non co operative cna

    lpnflorida replied to lpnflorida's topic in General Nursing

    Detonate, thank you for your response. My reply to giving her a copy, was for her to digest the seriousness of not doing her job . Giving her some time to digest it all before I would follow through...
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    Getting a job at a hospital that you owe money to

    lpnflorida replied to Shannon82's topic in General Nursing

    Zoomommy, the last job I applied to ask if they could run a credit check. Yes, they needed my permission to do it. I personally don't see the sense of it, but there is the school of thought that if...
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    Getting a job at a hospital that you owe money to

    lpnflorida replied to Shannon82's topic in General Nursing

    Many jobs do look at perspective hires credit worthiness. Again I would be upfront with potential employer. Hospitals, HR departments, and such do highly honor honesty. Gives them a good idea you are...
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    Nurse's Discretion Dilemma

    lpnflorida replied to BizzieRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Suesquash, unless that order for the humalog was specifically written to be given AFTER a meal the order was not followed. While some doctors use to write if patient has eaten only portion of meal...
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    Ethics of Nurse/Patient Relationships

    lpnflorida replied to patwil73's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Not something I have ever done, but dating a patient's family member I do not see as a problem. But again if it were me I would most likely wait to accept that first date after the patient was...
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    Nurse's Discretion Dilemma

    lpnflorida replied to BizzieRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Thegreenmile, I am sorry I
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    Ethics of Nurse/Patient Relationships

    lpnflorida replied to patwil73's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    NurseMike, I like your response"Certainly, it seems like there must be some qualitative difference from meeting a potential life-partner versus dating a different former patient every week." I have...
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    Safe, Dangerous, or Irrelevant?

    lpnflorida replied to GomerPyle's topic in General Nursing

    OK now we know you are an RN with less than 6 months on your job. How long since you have been off orientation, how long was your orientation, do you have a CNA on your team . Another factor does your...
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    mentally drained

    lpnflorida replied to kirsteen0926's topic in General Nursing

    This is normal, and it will get better to the point you will only go home mentally exhausted about 1/3 of the time. Yes, there will be good and bad shifts. We all strive for mostly good shifts,...
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    Nurse's Discretion Dilemma

    lpnflorida replied to BizzieRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    First off this doctor the original poster was speaking of was mad he was not called. Now her statement he had a hissy fit,, to me does not indicate positively anything about lateral violence. If a...
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    how I will get video to design the blog about FEN-PHEN

    lpnflorida replied to HARATIMA2's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAr8d6XdPJk see if this video is what you are looking
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    Getting a job at a hospital that you owe money to

    lpnflorida replied to Shannon82's topic in General Nursing

    I agree if the payments are current with the hospital I would not worry. If they are not I would mention it myself pointing as soon as you are hired you would work out a payment plan with them to be...
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    Ethics of Nurse/Patient Relationships

    lpnflorida replied to patwil73's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I believe in relationships. I believe in love and all that goes with it. I also believe if I take care of a patient I do not cross the professional boundary. Anything beyond that is hypothetical , as...
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    98 hours this pay and $1000 taken off in taxes/pension

    lpnflorida replied to missmiamoore's topic in General Nursing

    You can look at your last years tax paperwork or go to the IRS site and request a booklet which will show the different tax brackets. Your running total wages are usually on your pay check. I know...