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  1. I Need Nclex Advice Asap Puurrrty Please!

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

    OK, the most important thing to realize here, those who have taken the NCLEX and think maybe you did poorly is, there is nothing to do right now about it except to chill a bit. Hard as that may seem....

  2. March 17, 2007 CHPN exam

    chris_at_lucas_RN posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Just got the news... I passed! Certificate won't come for another 90 days, but I plan to carry my letter around. Might have it laminated, LOL. Anybody else got good news about the

  3. March 17, 2007 CHPN exam

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to chris_at_lucas_RN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I did not use Ferrell and Coyle, so I don't have a basis for comparison. I did use the core curriculum, and basically I just googled everything I didn't "get," plus I did the practice tests in the...

  4. Different colored scrubs for RNs and LVNs?

    chris_at_lucas_RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Our hospital recently went to mandatory color coded scrubs. LVN's and RN's wear the same color. I've never seen this before. I thought the color designation was to help reinforce the differences in...

  5. My Patient is Getting These Strange Tiny Bruise-Looking Spots

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to chris_at_lucas_RN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    They don't look like the pictures, and they don't look like what I have seen and been told are petechiae, but I suppose it is possible. WHen I look it up, she has a lot of the antecedents.The...

  6. will this keep license out of reach

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to purple1953reading's topic in General Nursing

    Good luck to you all. It is not easy to watch someone you love do things that are going to hurt them. My hat is off to you--she needs someone in her

  7. will this keep license out of reach

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to purple1953reading's topic in General Nursing

    This is all very fine and good, and would be a wonderful thing for her to experience as it gives her another very good chance at living a responsible happy life.The ideas you suggest are laudable, and...

  8. My Patient is Getting These Strange Tiny Bruise-Looking Spots

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to chris_at_lucas_RN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    (bump)

  9. Ever heard of waterintoxication?

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to swedishnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I went looking for an article about a college student near here who nearly died from water intoxication and was surprised at the large numbers of articles there are. Click here to see them

  10. will this keep license out of reach

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to purple1953reading's topic in General Nursing

    While I feel sorry for your niece, and applaud your wanting to help her, is there anything about this child that suggests she has any business in the helping professions dealing with...

  11. Anyone else Salaried here?

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to AtlantaRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    We call that lying where I come from.If she is salaried, she should be able to put what she worked and it counts. Of course my last salaried spot, I worked 10 to 12 hours a day plus was the only one...

  12. Is this practicing without a license??

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to rnkalee's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    It could actually depend on the policy and procedure of your hospice.I am used to ordering DME and taking care of business without an order, so long as it does not involve medication or invasion of...

  13. How to decide visit frequency?

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to twigmaster99's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hi, Linda--I see this occasionally too. Usually with people either not able to accept the hospice concept and the idea the patient is dying, or, as in my most recent case, the person had been sick...

  14. Hospice nurse advice

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to cherokeesummer's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hi, leslie, long time no see!Why do you think an IP facility is indicated? Sounds like the FIL is doing what he is supposed to be doing, and I missed it if the family is so overwhelmed they cannot...

  15. How did you arrive in hospice?

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I got a call out of the blue from a (failing) hospice that was desperate to hire. I had no experience in the field and told them so. That didn't matter they said, just so I had an active license, no...

  16. Feelin' Froggy! Anybody travel hospice?

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to introspectiveRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I'm a traveler now with a company out of NM, serving a community 40 miles to 100 miles away from my home. The money is good but I wish they would realize how much more expensive I am than their...

  17. is Kaplan online good?? help please...

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to rissa47's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    AVOID THE COLLEGE NETWORK LIKE THE PLAGUE!They will suggest to you that you need them in order to complete your nursing program. You do not. Go directly to the school advisors, deal directly with the...

  18. Green Oaks Hospital

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to boobit's topic in Texas Nursing

    This is a long answer, but it is pretty much illustrative of the usual experience there, so maybe worth reading.I quit Green Oaks because I moved about 45 miles away at the same time I was trying to...

  19. dallas nursing institute

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to mbarto's topic in Texas Nursing

    You need to avoid any private nursing school like the plague.First, they are expensive. Second, they are a business, not an institution of high learning. Third, even if you are a foreign national, it...

  20. Green Oaks Hospital

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to boobit's topic in Texas Nursing

    I worked at Green Oaks Hospital for about 1-1/2 years. I liked it. They are pretty much all electronic now. You can expect to start at about $20 an hour. There is differential for 2nd and 3rd...

  21. Excelsior College Designated Center Of Excellence In Nursing Education

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to chris_at_lucas_RN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Hi--first, welcome to nursing and congratulations on getting your LPN!!The vast majority of students pass the CPNE (clinical performance in the nursing environment) the first time. If most failed, I...

  22. March 17, 2007 CHPN exam

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to chris_at_lucas_RN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I believe the best way is a combination of work in hospice and palliative care, plus studying using the core curriculum study guide that HPNA puts out.http://www.hpna.org should get you all the info...

  23. March 17, 2007 CHPN exam

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to chris_at_lucas_RN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    The certification has to be renewed every four years. You can take the exam again, or you can recertify "by portfolio," which means that you do certain things like mentor, publish, present, etc., and...

  24. transfering to Texas...

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to lscannonrn's topic in General Nursing

    Just hang in there and do everything the BNE asks you to do. You might see about an impaired professionals program--I'm not saying you need it, I'm saying if you do it, you will have assured them...

  25. How often are you on-call; scheduled weekend visits?

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to Caffeinated's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    We had a census of anywhere from 15 to 22 when I was PCC (DON). I had two full time RN's. Neither wanted to take call, and the condition of one's hiring was that she would not take call. The other...