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I'm an RN in Houston, Texas and I'm starting to research travel nursing. My question is about tax homes. I own my own home and it is paid off. Since I am not currently paying mortgage or rent, does that mean that I don't have a tax home? I'm guessing the answer is no, but this tax stuff is confusing me. Also, I was thinking of taking my initial travel assignment here in Houston, just to get a feel for how the "travel" bureaucracy works before actually getting out of town. And then possibly taking occasional future assignments here in Houston during the holidays to be close to my family. Would that somehow negatively affect my finances? Thanks so much!

i'm doing a careplan & concept map on a patient with pvd (neuropathy, leg ulcers, cellulitis, the whole shebang) and one of the comorbs is end-stage renal disease. thus, one of my nursing diagnosis is impaired tissue perfusion r/t diminished oxygen transport secondary to decreased erythropoietin production secondary to renal failure. this patient also has htn, chronic hyperlipidemia, and multiple femoral stents- her femoral arteries are >50% stenotic with seriously impaired distal flow. so not only does she have a diminished blood supply, whatever blood she does have can't get to where it needs to go. that's why i would like to use this diagnosis as well: impaired tissue perfusion r/t blood flow interruption secondary to atherosclerotic plaques secondary to chronic hyperlipidemia a/e/b multiple lower extremity stents, peripheral neuropathy, weak peripheral pulses, prolonged capillary refill, and delayed wound healing. so, is it okay to use the same nursing diagnosis twice in the same careplan, if the r/t's are completely different? my are prioritized concept map diagnoses are below. i was hoping that if i could use both impaired perfusions, i could get rid of the impaired physical mobility. 1.1 impaired tissue perfusion r/t diminished oxygen transport secondary to decreased erythropoietin production d/t to renal failure. 1.2 impaired tissue perfusion r/t blood flow interruption secondary to atherosclerotic plaques d/t hypertension and chronic hyperlipidemia . 2. impaired tissue integrity r/t ischemia and inflammatory process secondary to infection. 3. chronic pain r/t tissue damage secondary to infection and chronic inflammation. (fyi, infection is e. coli bacteriemia) 4. impaired physical mobility r/t chronic pain secondary to tissue damage, sedentary lifestyle, and obesity. yes, i have all the a/e/b's to back up the diagnoses, i just didn't want to type them all out. thanks so much!

It was $50 for my class. Once you register for classes, the $50 is "returned" to you by being deducted from your total tuition.

When you get your actual acceptance letter, it will include a form that you have to sign and send back with your deposit.

Make it work. You can do it. :)

Spring, you can apply as Fresh Start and meet the Jan 15 deadline. You can finish your classes over the Spring and Summer semesters. You don't have to have completed ALL the prereqs before you apply.

Why can't you take classes in the Spring & Summer and graduate in August?

Here's the official info on Fresh Start: http://www.collegefortexans.com/index.cfm?objectid=6D10C9BD-DD24-153F-90B91DA6C20D1C97 You have to let the school know you're applying under Fresh Start before the application deadline for your semester. The official "procedure" varies for each school, so call the registrar and ask what you need to submit in order to be considered a Fresh Start applicant. If you'll be retaking a significant number of classes, you might want to go ahead and schedule a meeting with an academic adviser to make sure you are only retaking what you really need, based on the classes that will be excluded (which depends on the semester you'll be applying for).

Additionally with Fresh Start- if you're *accepted* to a BSN program after applying as a Fresh Start candidate, any Graduate (Master's/PhD) program you apply to will also count only your coursework taken within the last 10 years. So if you're thinking about getting an advanced degree, the Fresh Start program is definitely worth it. And like Spring said, you still have to submit ALL you transcripts to the Admissions office, but you submit a form stating what semesters to exclude from the GPA calculation.

Amymit, I was a Fresh Start applicant. My (not so successful) 1st attempt at college was 1997-2001. Mostly C's and a few D's. Around 2003 I got my you-know-what in gear, finished my degree in February 2004 with mostly A's, and was able to raise my GPA from a 1.9 to a 3.0. I chose to apply to UTHSC under the Fresh Start program and retake several classes in addition to the prereqs I needed but hadn't yet taken (mostly the sciences- my 1st degree was in Finance.) Since I was applying for the Fall 2011 semester, that meant that everything prior to Fall 2001 was no longer counted. It was totally worth it. I had a 4.0 GPA for all my prereqs, except for 2 Bs from 2004 that I decided weren't worth the effort. So Fresh Start applicants are definitely not at a disadvantage. Assuming you are equally qualified, you will not be denied just because you chose the Fresh Start program. And if you can significantly raise your GPA, it's definitely worth considering. I absolutely would not have gotten accepted to UTHSC if I had not used the Fresh Start program.

Hi everyone! I hope you're all starting to hear lots of good news! I have been AWOL for a while because things got crazy and all of a sudden I had 5 tests in 3 weeks! I haven't read any of the previous posts up to this point, so apologies if this is redundant, but I just wanted to offer a quick piece of advice: create a FB group as soon as you can. It's significantly easier to communicate, you can organize permanent "Docs" for reoccurring topics, and there will be tons of students who aren't on AN who will eventually be looking for a group for your class. After you create your group, send me a link via a private AN message (you'll get in trouble if you post the direct link on the thread) and I'll inform the current students. There are tons of us who are happy to share everything we know about financial aid, books, uniforms, registration, housing, transportation, etc. You may want to consider naming your group "UTHSC SON Class of May 2013" - that's the format used by the previous 3 classes, and it will make it easier for current students to find your group. Congratulations to everyone who has been accepted, and best wishes to everyone still waiting to find out! :)

My professors continually drill it into our brains that the correct order is ALWAYS 1. Airway 2. Breathing 3. Circulation 4. Pain So I would choose Breathing before Circulation. The reason is that the untreated SOB will kill you before the untreated hypokalemia will. Hope this helps. :)

My patient has megaloblastic anemia. During my clinical it hadn't yet been diagnosed as B12- or Folate-deficiency. My assignment is "Find 5 nursing diagnoses based on 1 medical diagnosis; prioritize those 5 nursing diagnoses in order of urgency, and create an in-depth care plan with 5-7 interventions for the top 2 nursing diagnoses." Listed below are my 5 diagnoses in order of urgency. Please let me know if my order is correct, or if I have a diagnosis wrong, or if I should be including a different diagnosis. For what it's worth, I'm only a 1st semester student, so please excuse my lack of knowledge. Thanks so much! :) 1. Risk for ineffective tissue perfusion d/t decreased oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood. 2. Risk for bleeding d/t decreased platelet count secondary to megaloblastic anemia. 3. Activity intolerance r/t imbalance between oxygen supply/demand a/e/b verbal report of weakness and dyspnea. 4. Fatigue r/t decreased oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood a/e/b reported inability to maintain usual level of physical activity. 5. Risk for falls d/t decreased oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood. Additional info: Patient presented with a pale complexion and reported generalized weakness and shortness of breath for 3 days. Pertinent lab values compared to hospital standards: RBC: 1.62 Low HGB: 6.0 Low (critical) HCT: 16.2 Low (critical) MCV: 99.9 High MCH: 37.0 High MCHC: 37.0 High Platelets: 79 Low MPV: 7.9 Normal

Mag, I got it! :) I'm getting ready for my 1st clinical today :w00t: so I'll write you back later tonight. I've talked about some of your questions in some of my previous posts- go back to page 28 and then read forward and look for some of my longer ones- I think those should answer about half your questions.

At this point, the bill is still in committee and it's nowhere near being voted on. There aren't going to be any easy answers to questions 1-3 because all those issues are exactly what's being researched and debated in committee. So my guess is the purpose of the paper is for you to "make it all up" in a sense- Your Prof wants you to put on your critical thinking hat and try to imagine all the effects of this bill if it's passed. Since it's the first paper of your first course, I don't think your prof is expecting it to be 100% accurate. The good thing is that your assignment tells you exactly how to frame your thoughts (Questions 1-4) and doesn't just say "Write an XX page paper on this bill and tell me how it relates to healthcare policy." See- that assignment would be much harder. Unfortunately, I'm just a 1st semester BSN student so I don't know enough about healthcare policy to help you with the details. My 1st degree was in Finance and I got some legal experience with my Investments job. But there are a lot of super smart people on AN so I'm sure someone with more experience than me will have some great ideas. Good luck! :)