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  1. Advice on tax free vs. hourly wage

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to GirlArcher's topic in Travel

    I'm curious to know how they would know what after taxes would be for you? Also, I'd double check with the IRS and/or an accountant before I believed a recruiting or travel agency about what is...

  2. LPN to RN with Excelsior College? Got a ? for you

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to chris_at_lucas_RN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    And you think I'm funny, Ms. Hemisphere!?!?!?

  3. psychosis in icu after heart surgery can someone explain what happened to me

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to LPNstudentRNnfuture's topic in Cardiac

    I have had friends who have had heart surgery and responded similarly. One was like your Mom. Quick and kind of extreme--violent, even. The other was more gradual. The paranoia developed over a...

  4. Deaconess College of Nursing

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to JustBeReal's topic in Online Distance Learning

    That's really not too bad, considering it was only about 6 hours when most people in this hemisphere might be expected to be online. Keep checking. What is your background, by the way? I just...

  5. H&H questions

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to FZ1Tom's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like you got really good info from the doc at the hospital. What does your own doc say? (You are on IV Cef--surely you have a personal physician.....) You are taking a pretty heavy dose of...

  6. Need Advice on Last Semester Clinicals

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to RN-TO-BE's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Probably the best input you can receive will depend on where you are, geographically. In some areas of the country, the preceptorship might help you get to work faster--you wouldn't have to wait...

  7. Deaconess College of Nursing

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to JustBeReal's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Maybe a good approach would be to PM or email the posters of the threads that discuss Deaconness on this BB, and ask them a question or too. ("Tons" of questions might be a lot for anyone to take...

  8. hospitals and cold sore policies

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to miss.bandaid's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Sounds like you are caught between your NM and employee health! I'd ask for clarification..... probably from the NM, since he or she is the one to whom you must answer. Check out acyclovir. A...

  9. Re: what I posted a couple of days ago. Nurses life and experiences

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to Eva Polnau's topic in Nursing Career

    I'll play! I am a new graduate nurse, just got my license. If this is acceptable to you, please PM me (click on my name over on the left, and on the dropdown menu--unless they've changed it--click...

  10. All I can say is EEEEEEKKKKK!!!!!

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to KibbsRNstudent's topic in General Nursing

    I guess the grass is always greener. My first clinical rotation was an a SNF--skilled nursing, like rehab for geezers. At first, we felt like the unloved stepchild. Everybody else had something...

  11. starting a buisness

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to M J W's topic in General Nursing

    And me too,

  12. Official NCLEX results were free just days after I took it.....

    chris_at_lucas_RN posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hi--I took the NCLEX on 9/14/04, breathlessly paid my $7.95 to get my unofficial results from Pearson-Vue on 9/16/04 and on Sunday, 9/19/04, I went to the BNE website and tried to "verify" my own...

  13. Just toook Nclex today please read!

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to pippigirl4's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    i believe we had the same test. the breakdown of types of questions was the same. (i was disappointed not to get some of the new style, and i had been looking forward to med calc!) i passed too!...

  14. If you fail the NCLEX...

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to SCmomof3's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Depends on your state. Some 90 days, some 45. 87 percent pass the first time. Pay attention in class, don't worry about remembering all the details but do get the idea of "nursing process" down...

  15. Failed class with five weeks to go

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to RnAngl's topic in School

    I certainly do not know you, and I do not know your situation. However, I will guess that in Belfast, as with anywhere, you had to accomplish quite a bit before you were admitted to training. I think...

  16. Mom's Right--Research Says Walking Prevents Alzheimers, Extends Longevity

    chris_at_lucas_RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Here's the link Walking May Ward Off Alzheimer's By LINDSEY TANNER, AP Medical Writer CHICAGO - Walking regularly at age 70 and beyond can help keep the mind sharp and ward off Alzheimer's...

  17. Failed class with five weeks to go

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to RnAngl's topic in School

    Oh, no you don't! Don't you dare give up this close!!! See if there is something you can do to remediate. If not, see if you can repeat the last semester. It bites, but it's an option. If all that...

  18. Just Finished NCLEX RN

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

    This is the licensing examination written by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing. Any registered nurse or licensed practical (or vocational) nurse in the US takes this test to demonstrate...

  19. Mom's Right--Research Says Walking Prevents Alzheimers, Extends Longevity

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to chris_at_lucas_RN's topic in General Nursing

    You know, I must be a glutton for punishment. I am in fact researching RN to MSN programs.... (I just emailed you, lois)

  20. learning from mistakes...too many?

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to miss.bandaid's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Because we are progressing all the time, we will never be as good as we will be the last time we do whatever it is we are doing. Same goes for nursing. Yet, if we do not practice our profession, we...

  21. Not accredited by NLNAC/CCNE but by State BON...

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to 1savvydiva's topic in General Students

    I won't be responsible for your later amendments. You win. I don't care. Sorry I bothered. I forgot myself. :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: Assuming your facts are right...

  22. Not accredited by NLNAC/CCNE but by State BON...

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to 1savvydiva's topic in General Students

    "So, outside accreditation does not matter" is an erroneous conclusion, misleads the poster and just plain is NOT TRUE. If it were, the vast majority of schools would not be attempting to get or...

  23. Not accredited by NLNAC/CCNE but by State BON...

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to 1savvydiva's topic in General Students

    I moved from Oklahoma to Texas, and they recognized each other "by endorsement," which I think is pretty popular, for exactly the reason you are stating. They want to be able to see exactly what kind...

  24. Studying for NCLEX Exam

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to UHRN2004's topic in General Nursing

    congratulations!! I didn't take the Kaplan course, but a friend loaned me her CD from it. I wasn't all that impressed. I think the best deal of the century is Mosby's online NCLEX review. It cost...

  25. Anyone know what fraternity this pin represents?

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to P_RN's topic in General Nursing

    It is a DO pin. Not a fraternity pin, unless they have some sort of honorary fraternity, like Phi Beta Kappa. Bet somebody lost it. Would be cool to find the original owner--did you read about that...