Mergirlc MSN, APRN, NP

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    PA to Ohio license

    Mergirlc replied to Leah21's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi. I saw on your initial post, you were mainly looking to work in Ohio because you live closer to OH than PA. I'm assuming you have looked at jobs on both sides of the border, but based on your...
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    What You Need to Know About Nursing School Accreditation

    Mergirlc replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    This article should be pinned to both the Pre-Nursing and General Students, Support, Stories topics pages. I have lost count how many times I read stories on AN about students not being able to take...
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    Chronicles of a VA APRN Resident

    Mergirlc replied to Freckledkorican's topic in Advanced Practice

    Thank you for the response! Your answer about the pay is exactly what I've read here on AN and heard from others. That's too bad the VA pays so low. Sounds like it would be an awesome job to hold...
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    Chronicles of a VA APRN Resident

    Mergirlc replied to Freckledkorican's topic in Advanced Practice

    Were you able to get hired on after? I'm curious if after residency, are the residents shoo-ins to get hired within the VA system somewhere? Or would you say this program is excellent to get...
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    Chronicles of a VA APRN Resident

    Mergirlc replied to Freckledkorican's topic in Advanced Practice

    Sometimes all the HR paperwork is the most challenging part! ? Good vibes back at
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    Accommodations for NCLEX

    Mergirlc replied to Faria's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    It does and it doesn't make sense. While I can sympathize, given that you are struggling to read a question in your non-native language and understand what it's asking, it still doesn't completely...
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    Accommodations for NCLEX

    Mergirlc replied to Faria's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I'm not sure if a private room is really reasonable to ask for. Sure there may be some testing centers that are able to provide this, but I've been to some centers where it's just one big room with...
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    Portage Learning Chem 104

    Mergirlc replied to DanchaSev's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Some nursing schools will not accept classes from Portage or Straighterline. Make sure to check with the schools you are applying to, to verify if they will accept the class from
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    Chronicles of a VA APRN Resident

    Mergirlc replied to Freckledkorican's topic in Advanced Practice

    I read a story about VA Residency for APRNs a few weeks ago for a class. It seems they are very supportive. It's definitely one place I would consider applying to after I finish my program....
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    Passed the ANCC FNP exam May 2022

    Mergirlc replied to Freckledkorican's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Congratulations!! I wish you much
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    Do I have to attend another school if my school loses accreditation but I already took my RN boards?

    Mergirlc replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Thanks for explaining. I always see posts from various students in Florida and it always seems there's something amiss such as not being able to take NCLEX due to deficiencies or some other issue....
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    Do I have to attend another school if my school loses accreditation but I already took my RN boards?

    Mergirlc replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Geeze...there must be a nursing school on every block in the state of Florida!! ? ?
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    IV Push Ativan

    Mergirlc replied to Nurse Nonnie RN's topic in General Nursing

    ^^^^ THIS. 100%
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    Request for speech-to-text/transcription software recommendation?

    Mergirlc replied to Joying's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thank you for asking this! I was also hoping some others might chime in. Your list is a great start.
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    ANCC EXAM PREP 2022

    Mergirlc replied to jacquisosa's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    @Hotlando May I please ask, which resources did you feel best helped you prepare for
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    Passed the ANCC FNP exam May 2022

    Mergirlc replied to Freckledkorican's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Just out of curiosity, what was the deciding factor for you to take the ANCC vs. AANP? I still have a little over a year left in my program, but am going back and forth between which one to go...
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    CA BON- I need some help

    Mergirlc replied to kevinm23's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hi. I cannot say whether CA BON accepts Straighterline or not, unfortunately. What I can say is, many of the actual nursing schools did not accept those as transferable undergrad credits to fulfill...
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    Said No Nurse Ever

    Mergirlc replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    "I can't believe how much free time I have on all my shifts" Said No Nurse
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    Nursing School conflict of interest

    Mergirlc replied to absnwannabe's topic in School, College Programs

    I know of schools who will not place employees of a hospitals/hospital systems where they work, into a clinical at the same place. This is usually remedied by placing the nursing student at a...
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    Minute Clinic Preceptorship vs Urgent Care

    Mergirlc replied to RN-DC's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    @The Princess BrideWhat types of cases or things were you mostly getting during your preceptorship? Did you end up working at CVS after graduation? I'm debating whether to do the CVS rotation, but...
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    Minute Clinic Preceptorship vs Urgent Care

    Mergirlc replied to RN-DC's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    @RN-DCCould you please update here and let me know how you like it, if you did go to Minute Clinic? I'll be starting my rotations in January of 2023, and have been debating whether to try applying...
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    Which Chem class??

    Mergirlc replied to CloCloAA's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You can try using ASSIST. This was set up for students in California so they could have easier access to figuring out which classes transfer to what school. There are also filters you can use to see...
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    How are clinical placement decisions made?

    Mergirlc replied to osubri21's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    This can vary from school to school. Some placements are done depending on where you live and the distance to where the clinical placement is. Others can be done depending on if there is a certain...
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    What to brush up on?

    Mergirlc replied to Coltsfan330's topic in General Students

    You're going to get a bit of everything, so a general focus would be ideal. I'd say a lot of what you are going to see on tests and in clinicals, once you're there, are probably going to be cardiac,...
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    What to brush up on?

    Mergirlc replied to Coltsfan330's topic in General Students

    If you are not good at math, definitely practice dosage calculations. If you master this, it's one less thing you will need to dedicate tons of time to and can use that time to focus on other subject...