Nazarite

hey i've noticed you've posted before under the mississippi forum and are here on the coast.... well i would either get with the VA, which pays more and is much more secure....or if you don't need benefits, agency nursing is wonderful.....their LPN jobs pay between $16-19 an hour, usually sitting with developmentally disabled kids in their homes...it is one patient at a time, you are your own boss, and it's a heck of alot less stressful....look around in your area....I worked as an aide for an agency for years, particularly when i went to the ADN program at Jd.....i could tailor my own schedule.... anyway, i wish you the best...and don't let them use you up...because they will....... Good luck,:nuke: Nazarite

I don't know if I would answer no and if discovered it would appear they lied....you didn't mention if they passed an NCIC check....that is the FBI background check......that is the check that counts........honesty is always the best policy, rather than having to try to explain after checking no, when the truth was yes.....just food for thought......

I am so sorry for your loss... While I do understand the previous posters statements, I do have a somewhat different perspective and hope maybe it can help you.... I took care of a pt with cerebal palsy/mr , as an aide for about 6 years....the aide who took care of the pt prior to me was there for about 5 years......her and the mother were great friends.....or so the mother thought....the aide was married to a military guy, and they got new orders and moved away....and that was that.....no contact....nothing.....well, given that the mother spent a vast majority of her time taking care of her daughter, what had happened was basically the aides were her friends/support system......so when the aide just left, didn't call or email, etc....it was a loss to her......and she couldn't understand it.... So, my statement is that in a sense this constitutes not one but two losses for you.....your precious son and someone you thought was a friend...It could be, for this nurse that talking to you reminds her of your son and she doesn't know how to act/feel.....or it could be that maybe she really wasn't the friend she portrayed herself to be.... While I totally 'get' the need for a nurse to be professional, etc....I will say as far as my involvement with my pt, that her mother is one of my best friends and even though I don't take care of her daughter anymore, I will stay in touch with these people the rest of my life.......Have I crossed a professional boundary?...maybe.....but I've been in healthcare long enough to know who is who and what is what as far as that line/boundary goes, and I don't stay in touch or become close friends with everyone...but in the homecare environment there are some families that you cannot be around for a long period of time and not become like part of the family....have I been that way with all???? no, I haven't...but yes there have been a few and I cherish those relationships and thank God for them....... Unfortunately, it sounds like your nurse/friend either can't deal with it, and while using 'professional boundary' as a nurse sounds well and fine, I think maybe at the very least she could speak to you about it to at least give you some closure to the relationship..... Once again my heart goes out to you for your double loss, and I pray God Blesses you and carries you through your heartbreak.... Nazarite, RN

Hi, I used to be a wheelchair mechanic for an MR/DD facility, and the clients there had custom built wheelchairs... I have never ever seen that piece of equipment before...it would seem to me, given enough weight and pressure against it, that it would roll out laterally..... Typically what they do with customized chairs is add to the seat back a part called a 'lateral'...haha...it is attached to the seat back and comes around to the lateral sides of the wheelchair and holds the person up from under their arms...they can be adjusted as well to the area where the individual needs the most support.... Anyway, don't know if she has a regular hospital chair or a customized chair, because I am pretty sure one needs a customized seat back to have a 'real' lateral attached....and if at all possible I would have her assessed by someone who is a RESNA certified equipment provider...that is the most ideal situation to get the most optimal wheelchair arrangement...however if that is not possible or it is too expensive, there is a velcro lateral here: http://www.sammonspreston.com/Supply/Product.asp?Leaf_Id=562546 Well don't know if that helps you any, but I wish you the best of luck!! Nazarite, RN:nuke: ps; to the other poster....there are laptrays that can be attached to wheelchairs that go on just one arm...so if say she needs support for her right arm, one can buy a laptray that slides over the right arm rest, and it gives a place for her to rest her arm....now keeping the arm on the laptray...that is a whole other story.....good luck!!

I have to wonder if there is a genetic component... My father was a physician assistant....I am a nurse... My father's father, who he never knew growing up, has kids from another marriage that none of us know......all of them are Doctors and Nurses........I find that very interesting...makes me think it's in the blood......

I've never paid attention to what side of the elevator I stand on, but what I find hilarious is how when we all leave the shift together we'll get in the elevator, the doors will close, then we'll stand there yakking till someone finally realizes that noone has pushed the button to go to the first floor.... Last night I just stood there with a silly grin on my face, looked at my watch and listened to everyone jabbering.....It took about two minutes!!! That is hilarious to me...we are so exhausted that when we finally get the chance to jet out of work we kind of just zone out in the elevator.:lghmky:

hi, i just saw your post today and just wanted to let you know I worked as an independent contractor home health aide for a company called Nursing Management,Inc., they are based out of Biloxi, Ms, but cover a great deal of the state..basically they find and schedule jobs and bill medicare/medicaid, take their cut and pay you an hourly rate....they have a TON of LPN slots that are basically sitting in the home with MR/DD clients for 8-12 hour shifts with the pay ranging from 15-19 an hour.....since your a contractor your not obligated to take or keep a client and make up your own schedule, etc but keep in mind ALL liability falls on you and there is no nursing support so to speak in the office, you are required to carry your own malpractice insurance...i know RN's who work the LPN slots just to have the autonomy, as they don't have alot of RN slots.........i loved it.....anyway, their number is 228-385-9196....hope that helps and good luck...:) Nazarite, RN

You are very welcome, I know how you are feeling having been there not too long ago myself.....Look me up anytime on here and if there is anything I can help with, I'll be glad to.....If I were you, for right now, I'd just concentrate on graduating and passing the NCLEX.....those two are worry enough in and of themselves ...haha..... I am working where I did my preceptorship in school...I like the atmosphere, people, team environment, etc....but I think my thinking, priority-wise, once I got my license was the fact as a brand new nurse I am building my foundation so to speak, so learning and experience are the priority for me over the money...the money will come with time, but there will be no money if I do something foolish due to inexperience and lose the license....anyway, that is how I view being a new RN....it was like ok I have the license, now I have to protect the license...and the only way to do that is good experience.......Working on the floor is totally different than clinicals.....but I've got alot of experienced helpful nurses around me for support and I am eternally grateful.....That courage that got you in and through nursing school is the same courage that will get you through graduation, NCLEX, and then working as a new nurse....Hang in there...it is worth it....God Bless, Nazarite:nuke:

Hey, Well as a new nurse myself I can only tell you what I have heard or experienced as far as being new and from clinicals.... O.S. and Memorial are the only two from what I understand with a decent orientation for new nurses, which to me right now is most important... Garden Park pays a killer night differential, but doesn't have an orientation program per say and can't promise you will have the same preceptor..... Don't know much about Hancock Medical... Biloxi Regional has charting by exception on the floors(when I was there for clinicals) but seemed kinda of disorganized on their med/surg floors...their ER is computer charting and I loved my clinical there... I really enjoyed Biloxi VA clinical and from I what I understand there is a huge bonus for a sign on commitment, but I have been told there is a very good reason for that as they have trouble with retention which tells me it's probably not a great place to work....I do love their computer charting.... I work at Memorial...Brand new...they have a great intern program offered twice a year and as a new nurse I would go for that if I were you....Not sure of O.S. as far as intern program, but I didn't want to drive to Jackson County anyway.... Additionally I've noticed that people frequently tend to get at Memorial and stay at Memorial...which to me is a good sign..they are very supportive and team oriented.....they have computer charting as well, but I did like the V.A.'s version better, but oh well.... Well that is this newbies point of view...I'm finding out for me, as hard as nursing school was the real work begins on the floor and I go in everyday scared half to death and leave exhausted.....It's not fun...I question myself as to whether this was the right thing...etc....typical 'new nurse' syndrome, but I'm determined to hang in there.... I wish you luck on your new career and hope this helps... Nazarite, RN :nuke:

memorial starts new RN's at around twenty bucks an hour....that doesn't include any shift differentials, weekend special, etc....don't think there much of a difference as far as BSN versus ADN unless one is hired into a slot that requires a bachelors....and if there is a difference it isn't much.....wonderful place to work, very supportive, excellent benefits, and you can take pay in lieu of benefits if you'd like to start off making more than twenty...i think it comes to around twenty four an hour but i am speculating......hope that helps and good luck

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I can relate to how you are feeling right now, but luckily it is over for me and I made it......I'm kind of a 'worse case scenario' type of thinker, and so in order to deal with my anxiety with the NCLEX this was the thinking I came up with: I have graduated nursing school...I will NEVER have to repeat that again...amen! haha....And by graduating nursing school I have been given the right/privilege to sit for the NCLEX-RN...that having been said, even if I flunk it, I can take it again...and in my state there are no laws regulating how many times one can take it and have to take a remediation course....so my thinking was, I can take this thing as many times as I want/can afford..haha....but I never have to repeat nursing school....Thank God!!! So hang in there....the hard part (nursing school) is over and you made it...and even if you don't make it the first time it is not the end of the world and you can do it again.....I believe getting through nursing school gives us a 'stick-to-it-ness' that gets us through the NCLEX and through our careers...You can do this and you WILL do this..you've already slayed the bigger dragon...:pumpiron: God Bless, Nazarite, RN

Sounds crazy, but that song LOSE YOURSELF by EMINEM......:monkeydance:

Well, I don't know how you approached it when applying for these jobs, but I would suggest a couple things....Transparency goes a long way, and so bringing the subject up right off the bat is very important...you should bring it up before they even ask...they shouldn't have to feel like they are going on a fact finding mission about you....so I would bring it up with supporting documentation in hand...ie: certificate of completion of treatment, court documents, etc......another thing I would point out is if you are an LPN without a restricted license, then obviously you were good enough for your state BON, and I would state that at whatever facility....being proactive and your own advocate in these types of situations go a long way....let them know they are welcome to randomly drug test you at anytime, etc....just be very open and honest.....the only thing I think that could be the 'deal breaker' so to speak would be the drug charge.....some places are zero tolerance as far as that goes...is there anyway you could get that expunged? well that is my two cents and I wish you much luck because I believe recovering nurses with good recovery have skills, assets, and coping tools that can help a lot of patients as there is such a chemical dependency epidemic and at the very least can show patients that others do come out the other side to lead productive sober lives......God Bless, Nazarite, RN

JD graduate here and I would recommend getting your degree at JD....you would probably have a much harder time getting in a program in Ca, JD is nationally accredited by the NLN, and several graduates have gone on to other states, CA etc...JD is easier to get in and has a very high NCLEX pass rate and is probably alot cheaper than any CA school...hope this helps you make an informed decision...Nazarite, RN

Well, thought I would give my 2 cents, for what it's worth..... I've worked as an aide on and off for over 20 years....and I don't believe the OP is a troll, flamer, etc..... I would venture to say this type of situation happens WAYY more often than one would even realize, and I can think of several times throughout my aide career that this has happened.....so, given the fact that my experience has seen this commonly, this, to me is a very realistic situation..... Ok, so that having been said, I do believe HIPPA says info. should only be transmitted on a 'need to know' basis, and yes, when I was taught universal precautions I was told "assume EVERYONE has AIDS".....however, I think in this situation given that HSV 1 and 2 are virtually the same virus with the only difference being site location, were I an aide taking care of this patient, I would want to know....I hate to get too detailed but what if while changing a patient from let's say an episode of diarrhea a very small splash occurs, say on my forearm.....maybe it's not even visible to the eye, and I don't notice it...ok, often with gloves on I may scratch my nose, face, etc with my arm, as I don't want to touch my face with gloves......well next thing I know a week, month whatever later, I'm breaking out with cold sores around my mouth......granted we don't usually wear masks/splash precautions with HSV patients, but at least we'd have a clue as to where I got it.....and not have my significant other thinking i've been out fooling around, or inadvertently pass it on to someone in my family.....so that would be why were I the aide doing DIRECT care for this patient I would think I had a need to know....especially given the fact the OP described the pt as a 'monster'....(:trout: Keep those types of thoughts to yourself!!!!), but anyway it makes me think that she had a heck of a time with the pt...and if I'm wrestling with someone to provide care that increases the likelihood of splash, sputum, etc..... Now, as far as discussing it with other aides in the breakroom....big NO NO......:sasq: Bad Aide!!! lol....I've seen it and heard it time and again between aides, but unless you are providing direct care, none of your business, and yes....MAJOR HIPPA VIOLATION.... I think this can be a learning experience for you, as I believe becoming a good healthcare worker is a growing experience, and we ALL screw up....never heard of a Jesus Nurse yet......but anyway.....Learn from it, protect yourself from ALL and don't talk about it except to those that HIPPA says you can...and I'm pretty sure you've had an inservice on that....... So anyway, like I said...my 2 cents..... Nazarite, RN

You are supposed to put your name for the Pearsonvue Testing Center Registration "EXACTLY" as it is on your ID....from my understanding you will get turned away at the door if your app. name does not match your ID....I don't think it is relevant as far as your BON is concerned...just the testing registration......Hope that helps....

:icon_hug::biggringi:yelclap::dancgrp::urck: congratulations!!! i knew you would do it!!!

Well, I was a very average student in nursing school...always barely passing, and flunked one semester after hurricane katrina hit...anyway, i graduated may '07, took 6 months off, scheduled my test for nov. 12th, did some questions out of one book during my free time about a month prior, (very informal, not really studying, more like reading trivial pursuit questions, an REA flashcards in a book), then five days prior to my test I took the saunder's exam on the cd of only the content laid out in detailed test plan, ie client needs, health promotion, etc.....identified each subject that i scored 70% or less in, and then only studied those subjects, where my deficits were, paying particular attention to ALL rationales, even the one's i got right....after covering those deficits a day or two prior to the test, i retook the exam on saunders and had improved my deficits to at least an 80% passing rate....... i took one day to get back up to par on my dosage cal. and a part of a day to memorize the basic lab values identified in the detailed test plan.....did not study the night before my test, but did kind of skim the subjects of my deficits enroute to the test....i passed my nclex....first try...i'm not a genius, i don't have superior test taking skills, i guess the one thing i am good at is the ability to critically think...and i think that is a part of what made the difference...to me the questions on nclex were much harder than those during school, that test apparently has the ability to very quickly identify your deficits and seems to zoom in on them and i literally felt like i had to pick each question apart as far as what it was asking and what each option was....i got a ton of sata, about 3 or 4 dos. cal.....my test stopped somewhere around 127.....afterwards i felt like i had been hit by a mack truck...lol..very draining.... this forum is a GREAT resource to just read and get moral support from others who are going through the same thing.... the way i studied i do not recommend to anyone...it was a gamble on my part, but i guess my thought was, A) i am not going review all of nursing school, that is just too much and a ridiculous unachievable goal, and B) post-nclex after i found out i passed i realized what i learned in school, i really LEARNED it, i didn't just memorize it, although at the time I thought I did just memorize it...and i believe that is a testament to the teaching skills of the excellent instructors i had, (yes, even the B&%$ches.....i learned from them too!!) and please keep in mind, I was in my last semester when hurricane katrina hit in '05...i lost everything i owned, i flunked that semester literally by 2 questions on the final, I took a year off, came back spring 07, graduated, took another 6 months off...so i literally had Years between semesters 1, 2, 3 and when I finally took the Nclex......I guess now I'm bragging, but I am proud nonetheless my school has a 99 percent Nclex pass rate, so it truly is a testament to the instruction given..... sighs...should do a commercial for them, haha.... anyway, i'm being long winded...it is 'possible'....but yet it is a gamble...but then life is a gamble...and so anyway that is my 2 cents on this subject.... Nazarite, RN(and still in disbelief;))

Received my nursing license in the mail on Wednesday...it was so plain, it looked like a voter registration card...after all the stress and tension I was hoping for stars and smiley faces on it or something,,,,lol.... I interviewed yesterday for a 3 month intern program here at our local hospital. There are other opportunities available as far as making more money goes, but I believe, for me, right now going through the training and precepting that goes with this program will prove to be the most beneficial way to start my career as an RN. Lord willing, I will be working in their brand new state of the art Rehab facility they just built, because I love Rehab and totally believe in it and believe it is where God wants me to be.... The interview with the human resource nurse and the nurse manager went great, we seemed to connect on a lot of bases as far as our thoughts and beliefs in relation to patient care and healthcare in general...So, hopefully January 14th I will begin the intern program...The shift I am shooting for is called the Weekend Special which will be days 7a-7p, either Fri, Sat, and Sun, or Sat, Sun, and Mon...it pays a little more than a regular days shift, but less than the night shift differential..... I still check back and read this post and the Dec. takers post, because I can still relate to what everyone has gone through and I know for myself this forum was really what supported me and helped keep my hope and faith going even through I didn't write on here till after my test.......It has been truly a blessing..... My prayer for you all is that God has brought us to this and I pray that He will carry us throughout our careers to be carry His will in bringing love, support, and peace to our patient's lives during their times of stress...........and We can relate to stress, now can't we?! lol God Bless all of you, and I will be keeping an eye on this forum as the days go on.....

That is a beautiful story...I can tell you are going to be an excellent nurse...God Bless you for your insight into God and humanity....You were exactly where you were supposed to be where God put you, and you did exactly what you were supposed to do......His will........I hope you don't mind if I reference to this link and post this elsewhere....Let me know if you do, ok? :icon_hug: Nazarite

Diahni, I did pass, although I still can't believe it.... I just memorized the labs in the detailed test plan and the basic bloods/abg's...also, I don't remember who it was on here had posted a bunch of meds whose therapeutic ranges were like 10-25 and i'll be if i didn't get one of those drugs...thanks for whoever posted that:yelclap: As far as the dosage cal. goes, initially I got very basic questions...but then the last one I did was pretty advanced...lol I didn't even think about the 0 in front of the decimal...if you would have said that to me right after my test I think I would've fainted...haha I knew based on my saunder's that ob, babies, and peds were my deficit, and I swear, every other question was, 'a mother in her 2nd trimester, yadayada', or a 4 year old with whatever disease, etc....and it went on and on...i literally was reviewing these subjects until i got out of the car to take the test...and boy am i glad i did...jeesh....i guess when you miss one in a topic area like that it decides to continue with that same topic to determine if you meet the entry level requirement for that particular topic...i don't know... my instructor asked me how the questions were compared to the ones they write and i'm like...uh your questions were easier...haha... oh well it is over, thank God.... I had to renew my cpr the other day and they pulled out the test and i'm like oh jeeshhh...i thought i was done with tests for awhile..lol well, good luck to you in your career, your going to be great!!! :icon_hug: take care!!!

If his own mother who is a social worker has established her boundaries and refuses to deal with him, then he is definitely in trouble... If he says he is in recovery but is suspected of abusing his Valiums and you or someone knows or can verify it because he comes up short every month on his pill count, etc..., someone (don't know who) should confront him and tell him he's full of crap and in relapse (does he have a sponsor or any 12 step friends?)......sorry but i have prior experience with all of this and coddling and telling people in recovery what they want to hear rather than what they need to hear is a form of enabling.......and using under the guise of 'it's a dr.'s prescription' is a line that is an old rationalization used by addicts for ions... I took care of a patient years ago who was 32 years old when I came to care for him with severe type 1 diabetes, he was partially blind and had severe neuropathy when I first took care of him....basically acted like your fellow, except in a nicer manner, thank God...but myself, the agency, his mom, etc couldn't force him to do anything....well by the time he died at age 35 he had a heart attack, was on peritoneal dialysis, lost both legs, (in that order) and basically died in what i would term "suicide by noncompliance".....it was a shame too because he really was a sweetheart....he just couldn't get past all his losses, dwelt on them, and no matter what interventions were attempted continued to be non compliant....i guess his attitude was i'm going to do what i want to do and enjoy what i can, but unfortunately it was at his own detriment......i always have to wonder how much longer or better things could have been had he been compliant....but i'll never know...to quote frank sinatra, he did it his way..... sad, but bottom line...it was his right.... i hope someone can get through and intervene with your patient before it is too late..... you know that tv show "Intervention" on A&E? well the disabled are not exempt from that...maybe a group of family/friends/caregivers/people he may know in recovery could stage one....don't know if an addictions counselor is available but it could be a starting point....addicts need to be confronted..... hope this helps, and tell him someone is praying for him:)

First and Foremost before I begin I have to thank God without whom I would not have made it through nursing school, let alone the beast known as the NCLEX...so ALL MY PRAISE GOES TO GOD!!!!!!! Ok, that having been said, thought I'd share what my study technique/test taking was basically in a nutshell: (disclaimer: and I'm not saying follow my lead it is dangerous....lol, just 'sharing with the group'..) First I Used Saunder's CD and took the exam on the main components in the detailed NCLEX test plan eg: Safe and Effective Care Environment Heath Promotion and Maintenance Psychosocial Integrity Physiological Integrity Ok, so those are the main categories of the test plan that basically *is* the test...(the integrated processes, etc are integrated throughout the test, so I didn't focus on them. I call them the umbrella so to speak, covered throughout it all) I basically got a 'baseline' so to speak of where I stood by taking the exam of the main components which are identified in the test plan by the percentage of each that will be scored on the test... Then I scanned the ones in the test plan marked by an asterisk that is pointed out to be the subjects that an entry level nurse should be knowledgeable in (to me that was basically a *hint*)...paying special attention to the identified labs that could be on the test....(those are the labs I specifically memorized for the test), along with the ABG numbers as well..... I took a day to do nothing but dosage cal. as it is my weak area if I don't practice, so I made sure I was up to par on it...... Then the rest of my study time was studying nothing but the areas that the Saunder's exam scored me at being deficient, ie Not bragging on myself, and do not recommend it, but I'm crazy like that, I graduated in May, took 6 months off to get some health problems I was having that were distracting under control......and began studying for the NCLEX 5 days before the test.....yes, I am bad...and I am also the exception, and also very very lucky..... I made sure I had a clear understanding of the format of the test itself, the types of questions, the wording, distractors, etc.... and I also understood the "everyone gets 50% 'right' means of grading the test" in relation to the difficulty of the questions...i don't know if knowing this hurts or help as far test anxiety goes..haha.... anyway, after the test i felt like i had been hit by a mack truck ..lol someone posted this quote on this forum, i am paraphrasing, and apologize for not being able to give the proper credit....but it was something to the effect of 'if it keeps getting harder and harder and has you muttering what the hell? as you go along, your in good shape'.....thank you to whoever it was that wrote that, because post test, it became my mantra.....:kiss the first thing i did when i began to test was write all my memorized values on the eraser board as soon as i began so they were there and i didn't have to worry about it later in the test.... When taking the test I read the question and if i felt i understood it and knew the answer, i answered , double checked it, hit submit and went on with it..... if i wasn't sure, I re-read it over and over, reread the answers over and over.....made sure whatever i chose was answering what it was asking......especially with those what is the exception/what wouldn't you do, etc....those can be tricky if rushed.... i used the abc's, maslows, and the nursing process in trying to come up with an answer, and when all else failed, haha, i literally found myself using the good ole sesame street song...lol......i would look at the answer and be like: one of these things is not like the other, come on, can you tell me which one....haha...I swear!! and with some serious brow -sweating critical thinking combined with simple sesame street wisdom i would find the uncommon answer and would pick that one.... and then of course finally if no hope was found, try to eliminate the distractors and guess..... i had a TON of SATA, alot of math, and the thing sensed where my deficiencies were....I mean it hit me for all it was worth.....so I was very grateful I focused my studies on my deficiencies....integrated with those questions were a ton of priority/delegation, and I got about five full blown managerial type questions which blew me away...... to me the questions that i seemed to do best on were the one's that post nursing school were the subjects i KNEW, not just memorized to pass a test...that is the difference between really learning something and being able to critically think about it, or just trying to make a grade...of course i didn't KNOW everything in nursing school, but like everyone else there were topics that i did better in than others..... when i studied in school i would *try* to study/read it as if i were reading a novel or something i actually enjoyed, haha, and that helped me alot in my comprehension...i'm an avid reader anyway, so that worked to my benefit..... I was a 'c' student throughout nursing school, lost everything in hurricane katrina, failed that semester, took a year off, came back and finished, was told by two instructors that 'people that score in your range tend to flunk the NCLEX the first time':trout: which was so discouraging...but i didn't listen, haha....and passed the first time....it stopped at 127 questions...had some mild anxiety after 75, but just took a deep breath and trudged on.... i think the key ingredient for NCLEX really is the ability to critically think.....and actually i have to watch out for that too because i'll either over or under think it..lol i guess that's where common sense comes in... well i don't know if this helps, sorry it is so long, but just thought i'd give my 'rebellious way of studying the NCLEX' Nazarite, RN:caduceus: oh yes, and this was very very important: I came to this forum for my moral/spiritual/mental health medicine, it helped sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much reading everyones advice/encouragement, etc....and I thank GOD for it and for all who've posted:kiss:icon_hug: quote from the 'last lecture of a dying professor': Brick walls are there to see how bad you want it..... another quote, from mr. magorium's wonder emporium: 'Your life is the occasion, Rise to it'

November 12, 2007, 127 questions, Passed!!!!:balloons: Thank y'all soooo much for this wonderful post.... Dec. test takers, carry on the flame!!!:biere::smiley_aa:yelclap: Nazarite, RN