Meriwhen ASN, BSN, MSN, RN

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    Constant Fear. Help Needed. 1 nurse 80 Residents

    Meriwhen replied to xanderx's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't read past your subject line: if it's really 1 nurse for 80 patients, get the hell out of there as fast as you can. Nothing else you put in that post would have convinced me otherwise. I...
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    NURS 4465 - Vulnerable Populations (starting 8/12/13)

    Meriwhen replied to Meriwhen's topic in University of Texas Arlington

    I have to admit, I am enjoying this class. I'm not enjoying the writing, but I'm enjoying learning about my community in such depth. What I learned about where I live is quite the eye-opener. I've...
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    online rn bsn

    Meriwhen replied to Toadd35's topic in University of Texas Arlington

    I also have a BA in Sociology from NYU, so I'm probably an applicant very similar to you. A lot of my credits from NYU were accepted and they were from 15+ years ago. You may need to provide course...
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    Here we go..... I have 24 Class C Misdemeanors...

    Meriwhen replied to MiaNursingStudent's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    I'm sorry that you're stranded without benefits for a month. But per the TOS, we can not give you medical advice at AN. You will have to talk to your doctor or medical provider. If your benefits...
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    Jobs in Virginia Beach area?

    Meriwhen replied to tashacorinne's topic in Virginia Nursing

    SE VA also has a lot of turnover thanks to the military: many families move in, stay a few years, and are then get stationed elsewhere. That contributes quite a bit to the lousy
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    Degree accreditation question

    Meriwhen replied to RixMix's topic in School, College Programs

    I never said it would. I just said that what was approved in one state may not necessarily fly in another state. Very good to
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    can someone please tell me what are the psych hospitals in the san diego area?

    Meriwhen replied to daffodil:)'s topic in Psychiatric

    The following are psychiatric hospitals or hospitals with large psych units: Palomar Pomerado Bayview (Paradise Valley) Scripps Aurora San Diego Sharp Mesa Vista Sharp Grossmont Alvarado Parkway...
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    NURS 4465 - Vulnerable Populations (starting 8/12/13)

    Meriwhen replied to Meriwhen's topic in University of Texas Arlington

    I finished Week 3, just doing some final proofreading. To be honest, after all of the labor-intensive research of Week 2, Week 3 seemed positively easy. Too easy, in fact. I feel like I'm missing...
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    NURS 4465 - Vulnerable Populations (starting 8/12/13)

    Meriwhen replied to Meriwhen's topic in University of Texas Arlington

    I didn't have many corrections, but I did be sure to address them. One of my corrections was to estimate percentages instead of saying things like, "Many residents..." So I came up with ballpark...
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    Delegation

    Meriwhen replied to amzyRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Remember that respect is a two-way street. The fact that you are a RN/LVN doesn't mean that you automatically command their respect, or that you can treat techs disrespectfully and without...
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    I just need to vent :-(

    Meriwhen replied to RN520's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You probably learned about this in nursing school: it's called "reality shock." The rose colored glasses come off and the reality of real-world nursing sets in. It happens to almost all of us to...
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    Pleasantly Homicidal

    Meriwhen replied to imapsychrn's topic in Psychiatric

    I've used "pleasantly psychotic" more times that I could count. I did use "pleasantly homicidal" in report once. Patient stated he wanted to kill me but he was very nice about it and promised to talk...
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    Online CPR renewal

    Meriwhen replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    I did the AHA online version with my BLS. It made life pretty easy--after taking the test, I just showed up to my skills session (organized through my workplace) and was done in 20
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    LNA- Is no call no show considered neglect?

    Meriwhen replied to mamawoothoot's topic in Nursing Career

    My state's BON would not consider this neglect as you did not accept assignment, so there was no nurse-patient relationship to be severed. Apparently your BON feels the same way, based on your call...
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    bipolar v borderline

    Meriwhen replied to rayea's topic in Psychiatric

    Thank you both. Few things aggravate me more than people who are quick to slap the borderline label on difficult patients. Yes, they could have borderline PD. Or like dolcebellaluna pointed out,...
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    bipolar v borderline

    Meriwhen replied to rayea's topic in Psychiatric

    This. A lot of what I learned in the textbooks (and hitting the books is never a bad thing, BTW) didn't really click or make sense to me until I saw it in action. Then it was like,...
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    Degree accreditation question

    Meriwhen replied to RixMix's topic in School, College Programs

    Also, for working at the VA, you must have graduated from either a NLNAC or CCNE approved program. So if that is your career goal, you better give the non-accredited ADN program a
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    Degree accreditation question

    Meriwhen replied to RixMix's topic in School, College Programs

    I know that BONs will look at where you went to school for your initial licensure--in this scenario, the ADN--when it comes to licensure and endorsement. So while a non-NLNAC school may be approved...
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    Needs advice about substance abuse programs

    Meriwhen replied to amanda02's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Moved to our Recovery forum to help you get more targeted
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    Accreditation question ...

    Meriwhen replied to Devon Rex's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Actually, NLNAC--now calling itself ACEN--does accredit doctoral programs. Per their website, they've accredited 7 of them. About ACEN | Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing,
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    What if the federal government read allnurses?

    Meriwhen replied to MomRN0913's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sure the federal government reads AN. And I'm sure that they see our posts as just rants on some random internet forum and so don't put a lot of stock in it. After all, anything and everything...
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    Does your SO understand job stress?

    Meriwhen replied to Tobygo2's topic in General Nursing

    Of course my better half understands stress--he's career military. So he's sympathetic when I have to say no mas​ to
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    What is your Holiday pay like??

    Meriwhen replied to ricksy's topic in General Nursing

    How my last facility handled holidays and PTO was like this: I was guaranteed X number of paid holidays a year (I can't remember the exact number, but it was pretty much all the main holidays). I...
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    NURS 4465 - Vulnerable Populations (starting 8/12/13)

    Meriwhen replied to Meriwhen's topic in University of Texas Arlington

    They gave a lot of partial credit for many SATAs on quiz #1, and only one freebie on quiz #2 (of course, I had it right in the first place so no bonus for
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    NURS 4465 - Vulnerable Populations (starting 8/12/13)

    Meriwhen replied to Meriwhen's topic in University of Texas Arlington

    I kind of like the DQs: they're easy