cardschicarn

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1. Pay break down

   cardschicarn posted a topic in Travel

   Ok, I was going over this pay package and am confused. The breakdown is: -$17.59 taxable -$35.00 in meals/incidentals untaxed(which would be taxed for myself due to lack of tax home) -$150 per month...

2. Tax home?

   cardschicarn posted a topic in Travel

   I am taking my first travel assignment beginning next week and am having second thoughts and possible regrets about quitting my staff job. I believe i am considered an itinerant traveler because I do...

3. Cardiology NP.. ANP or ACNP?

   cardschicarn posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   I would like to be a cardiac NP who does a combination of inpatient and outpatient care. Do you think the ACNP or ANP would suit this goal

4. NP's working at teaching hospitals

   cardschicarn posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   How is the role of an NP at teaching hospitals? I currently work at a teaching hospital as an RN and I do not see many NP's hired due to the abundance of interns and residents. If they were hired I...

5. Do nursing student feel like they may fail EVERYDAY ?

   cardschicarn replied to LeesG's topic in General Students

   I feel like that every single day. We always have a written test, some other test we have to pass, or a skills test. I hate those skills tests. I swear they will be the end of me!! LOL!! I also...

6. help on tissue perfusion

   cardschicarn posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   Ok so I need some help on my nursing diagnosis of ineffective tissue perfusion. How do I determine if it is arterial or venous in nature? This directs my interventions. The reason I am doing my...

7. New approaches of studying for nursing EXAMS

   cardschicarn replied to ttt-n's topic in General Students

   Where are you guys getting your NCLEX questions? I am in first semester now and I would like to do more but I don't have access to them. I have the cd in the book but that only has max 18 ?s. I also...

8. radial pulse

   cardschicarn posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

   Hello, im having some trouble getting the radial pulse! I was comped on it today and I failed because I was two off before multiplying by two. For example, I got 32 when the teacher got 30. I think...

9. What did your first nurs. test look like?

   cardschicarn posted a topic in General Students

   I am taking my first nursing test ever next week generally over fundamentals and head 2 toe assesment. Do any of you remember yours? Any specific ?'s you remember? Hard or no? Basically any tips or...

10. Day One in the Life of a Nursing Student

    cardschicarn replied to MachoNurse's topic in General Nursing

    This is great and now I am even more scared to death to start nursing school!!! I thought your story was hilarious-- keep em coming!! Nursing students have to stick

11. First day of nursing School *unleashed* post yours

    cardschicarn replied to 9livesRN's topic in General Students

    CSantos.. are you in an ABSN program? I start my ASN program the 20th. I have a CPR class and orientation though next week. I am actually enjoying my time off before I start HELL! lol. I'm sure it...

12. For Fun - Things You Want to Buy Once You're a Nurse

    cardschicarn replied to Multicollinearity's topic in General Students

    The only thing I want is to land a good job as a new grad with no prior working hospital experience. That is what I pray for each day. After that I plan to buy a car, just an inexpensive used one...

13. President's List winners :-)

    cardschicarn replied to baldee's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am not on the Presidents or Deans list because my school only does that for people with 12+ hrs. I would be on the Presidents list

14. Hi, I'm screwed

    cardschicarn replied to Snowii's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I don't think you are a failure at all. Your grades are good for the course load!! I would have never passed Anatomy with another science course. My advice to you is to simply cut your academic...

15. Curving in A&P

    cardschicarn replied to 2bJoshRN9788's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    no curve, no extra credit,