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  1. Question about Respite at an Inpt Facility

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to AtlantaRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Sorry--I misread this and understood pt entered a hospital without approval of the hospice. My apologies.... I defer to the other posters

  2. Rampant Cheating

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to nycNurse2b's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    She cries because she knows something needs to be done, she is pretty sure it needs to be her, and it is a new and scary experience.Being the honest one takes courage. Looking away when you know...

  3. Proof There's No Nursing Shortage: Show RN's the MONEY

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

    Me too. RN to BSN bridge next year, NP school after that. Gosh, I hope it makes a

  4. Proof There's No Nursing Shortage: Show RN's the MONEY

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

    There is no nursing shortage. Just ask anyone over 40 (or maybe it is over 50?) or overweight how many times someone "better qualified" gets hired. It blows. And I'm sorry, but the steady influx of...

  5. How Intense are Master entry programs?

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to lc3's topic in Post Graduate Students

    This is a less taxing schedule than the associate's degree program I started in. Three days of lecture, two of clinical (plus you went the night before to the clinical site to get info on your...

  6. Methodist Dallas Medical Center?

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to naskippy's topic in Travel

    Well, I guess I'm impressed with Methodist. I live in the Dallas area. I'm glad they make sure people they didn't screen themselves actually know what they say they know! I've been interviewing with...

  7. Need Help FAST Please. RE: Inappropriate discharge

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to Monica RN,BSN's topic in General Nursing

    An ombudsman is an advocate to whom you can go with disagreements, dilemmas, like that, and they are supposed to help things be done the right

  8. Which one would you pick and why?

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

    "Diet As

  9. Need Help FAST Please. RE: Inappropriate discharge

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to Monica RN,BSN's topic in General Nursing

    If she has resources and her POA is not paying the bill, this is neglect and needs to be dealt with in that way. If she has no resources, your social worker should have been on it like a frog on a bug...

  10. Rampant Cheating

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to nycNurse2b's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I would hate to have a nurse--or a lawyer, or a minister, or a physician, or a grocer or a friend--who had no integrity.Cheating is stealing--they are taking what is not theirs. What surprises me is...

  11. Rampant Cheating

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to nycNurse2b's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you do not inform your instructors you are almost as guilty. They cannot be everywhere, cannot see everything.As we used to say back in the dark ages: Rat her

  12. March 17, 2007 CHPN exam

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to chris_at_lucas_RN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Thanks, Everybody..... Congrats to you too, Hospice Nurse

  13. Graduation gift for new nurse

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to st4304's topic in First Year After Licensure

    This was my first thought. In reference to the above post about purchasing the review of her choice, probably the best one I found--and I looked at a lot!--also turned out to be about the least...

  14. Mileage reimbursement and when does "time" start for you?

    chris_at_lucas_RN posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    OK, I am considering what sounds mostly like a great job that I would enjoy, but, and it is a big but, even though you receive your orders, etc. on your fax at home, and you go from home to the first...

  15. can a school do this?

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to RNmom08's topic in General Nursing

    The biggest problem with a PPD and people with cancer is that their depressed immunity means they can develop an infection from the PPD. Not a good thing if you are fighting cancer too.The reason I...

  16. Mileage reimbursement and when does "time" start for you?

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to chris_at_lucas_RN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Dutchgirl--there is a difference between commuting (driving to and from a regular place of business, like you describe) and deductible miles (which the IRS allows you to claim against your taxes as a...

  17. Console me or Slap me back into reality!!!

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to quisqueya's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I see a couple of things to point out. First, I admire your sense of "ownership." This is not just a job for you, and that's a good and important thing! Second, beware of what others will tell you...

  18. I must be getting old: A rant

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to SharonH, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Do you remember the Carol Burnett Show? This sounds like "Mrs. Whhhhhiggins" who used to work for the Tim Conway character.But I'll go you one better. For some reason, my hearing has gotten really...

  19. What's the funniest thing your patient has been scared of before?

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to UnidentifiedNurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    If you understand men and their "gear," you would understand the absolute terror. Plus, certainly he experienced pain with those extreme injuries, and the experience of pain makes people more fearful...

  20. can a school do this?

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to RNmom08's topic in General Nursing

    Question: Were the students asked about their general health and any chronic conditions? If so, was she honest and disclosed her history? Question: If either there was no asking about histories, or...

  21. Toughest Decision I've Had to Make (Nursing School)...

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to pjgarrett1388's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm sorry about your knee. I hope the intervention makes it much, much better. But not all nursing schools require you to be totally physically able. You might still be able to go... Do I...

  22. Liquid Gold

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to Cmariehart's topic in General Nursing

    Um, they can be pretty uncomfortable going in, and the more anxious the patient, the more uncomfortable. Since most of us are a little edgy when someone is messing around down there, I'd have to...

  23. pt falls

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to 3 kids mom's topic in Medical-Surgical

    The last time I had an actual assessment for falls risk was working in psych. It was part of the electronic assessment instrument. I think it asked about weakness, type of meds where orthostatic...

  24. Just venting frustration...

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to jbp0529's topic in MICU, SICU

    Good for you. So what if the resident gets angry--let's all hope he goes into dermatology. And good for your patient too. I'm sure her little roadtrip to CT or wherever was something she wanted to...

  25. I quit my job.

    chris_at_lucas_RN replied to SICU Queen's topic in MICU, SICU

    Dear SICU Queen: You may be leaving bedside nursing, but you certainly aren't leaving nursing. You'll continue to make an impact, a positive one, and I'm glad you aren't leaving the field. Thank you...