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    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to pennyharmon's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I bought books, I reviewed, I worried and I fretted. And then I found this thing. It is a downloadable set of 1500 (or maybe 15,000) questions that are very like the NCLEX questions. It also adjusts...

  2. Have you ever had a family accuse you of killing their loved one?

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    As soon as I saw the title to this thread, I thought "this has to be a hospice nurse's post." It seems to me that one of the most important and most often overlooked task in caring for the hospice...

  3. Newbie questions: Assisting Male patients Issues

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to rookieq's topic in General Nursing

    Consider these few thoughts....Sick people are glad to have help, they don't care who's helping them. If you are really sick or weak, aren't you glad for help? Or would you rather lie there in pain...

  4. What makes the CPNE so hard?

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Online Distance Learning

    "Critical elements" (aka CE's) is simply a collective term for the individual steps in completing a nursing task. It is a lot like the steps you were provided with when you were getting signed off on...

  5. was this really cause of death?

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to dcnballmom's topic in General Nursing

    Ummmm, an RN can pronounce (and therefore "diagnose") a death.And LPN/LVN cannot. Might just be Texas but it is in our nurse practice act, I

  6. Aquaphor burning skin??

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to BeckyNICURN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Since the reactions are underneath the adhesive-attached temp probes and not on the rest of the baby, but the Aquaphor (I'm assuming) is all over the baby, it really sounds like Aquaphor is not the...

  7. TEXAS BNE POSITION STATEMENT 15:26 "Nurse Working Hours"

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to fossil78's topic in General Nursing

    .... 50 years old and nearing retirement.... I'm 53, graduated in 2004 and cannot seem to find a job unless it is with a crappy (sorry) facility. If they limit hours, maybe facilities will be...

  8. warning or write up????

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to MsKieshaRN's topic in General Nursing

    I thoroughly disagree.One, this is an RN and she is to be respected and obeyed by her subordinates. Two, this stuff went on for two days. Personally I think she was a day late! The aide knew not to...

  9. Early stages of dementia question.

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to linzz's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yup. People with dementia generally notice something not quite right before anyone else does. They will fill in "holes" and try hard to "look normal" but eventually their best efforts are not good...

  10. what happened to nursing care?

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to purple1953reading's topic in General Nursing

    You are preaching to the choir! Your experience was hideous. You experienced neglect and abuse. You need to make sure this is described in writing to the director of nurses of the hospital where you...

  11. was this really cause of death?

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to dcnballmom's topic in General Nursing

    People who are at the ends of their lives generally stop eating, drinking, peeing and pooping. The body doesn't need that stuff anymore--it has a different job to do. Your colleague has an...

  12. Would you give away a semester's worth of notes???

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to CiCigirl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I had a laptop and took very good notes in school. For some reason (age difference? intense competition? who knows), I never got close to my classmates, although I did try. They didn't mind asking...

  13. dui conviction and boards

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to vdazes's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    You might also consider that everyone who becomes a full blown drunk makes some "stupid mistakes" along the way. You might consider that the board (and perhaps future employers) might be interested in...

  14. I was horrified today!!!!

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to nursejennie76's topic in Emergency

    This is criminal neglect.Please report it! You can save other patients the same horrors. They will let you keep your report confidential. I suggest you do this to protect yourself. You never know...

  15. Really funny: Nutritional treatment of peeps after severe traumatic injury.

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to AmericanChai's topic in Nursing Humor

    Ooops.....

  16. Group One

    chris_at_lucas_RN posted a topic in Texas Nursing

    To Texas nurses who are unfamiliar--GroupOne is a "credit reporting agency" which accepts complaints about nurses without letting the nurses know. I have a fax number, a form you can fill out, some...

  17. Really funny: Nutritional treatment of peeps after severe traumatic injury.

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to AmericanChai's topic in Nursing Humor

    Most excellent! I printed it off to send to my mother (retired RN, graduated from diploma program in 1949 or so--refuses to actively use the internet....). Thanks for a sweet

  18. Quit my job (again)...

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    And document your observations of abuse and neglect, and forward to your health department.The patients deserve better. You have nothing to lose

  19. Is it professional??????????

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to starbin's topic in General Nursing

    off topic--if i met you in the real world as opposed to this virtual one, regardless of how long you had been here or what your opinion was on this issue (which i enjoyed and appreciated, thank you),...

  20. What Degree?????

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to Haunted's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I guess I'm confused about what someone might accomplish in this situation by consulting an attorney.Convince TN to lower their standards and license someone who does not meet the minimum educational...

  21. What Degree?????

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to Haunted's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    This looks like one semester of full time at a community college. There are some schools which will provide these classes in a "distance learning" format. I graduated from Excelsior College--their...

  22. What Degree?????

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to Haunted's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Of course it's frustrating! The reason not every state accepts every other state's licenses, is because not every state's basic requirements are the same as those of other states.You got your RN...

  23. Ethical Dilemma Concerning Commitment to Work

    chris_at_lucas_RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    My situation is this: I was working for a very unethical hospice, doing a good job when they weren't screwing it up, when I was approached to work for a home health. I declined due to commitment to my...

  24. My friend SWEARS I passed

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to middypiegirl's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I'll be watching for you! And pulling for you!Glad you've joined our happy little group--stay in touch after you get your results, no matter what..... this is a terrific resource both personally and...

  25. My friend SWEARS I passed

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to middypiegirl's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    mine cut off at 75--maybe this is the lvn/lpn nclex? that one is a minimum of 85, i believe.i agree with everything else, so here's a big ditto (hi ya,