Meriwhen ASN, BSN, MSN, RN

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    Red Flags for a Psych Facility

    Meriwhen replied to DemosthenesRN's topic in Psychiatric

    See if you can get a feel for practices on the unit. Are they restraint/seclusion/injection happy? Some units will skip right by the lesser interventions and go right for one of those to deal with...
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    Good day today :)

    Meriwhen replied to RN&mom's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm glad you had a good day. My benchmarks for a good day are that no one dies and no codes are called. As long as those two benchmarks are met, it doesn't matter what else happens--it goes down as a...
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    NURS 4465 - Vulnerable Populations (starting 8/12/13)

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

    Figuring out how to APA-ize these tables and list the sources in the References has been my headache. I've flooded my AC with e-mails and have flipped through my APA manual time and time again...and...
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    NURS 4465 - Vulnerable Populations (starting 8/12/13)

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

    I did almost all of my data collection over the last two days...it was a challenge. I couldn't get zip code or even city data for my small place of residence, so in some cases I had to use data from...
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    NURS 4465 - Vulnerable Populations (starting 8/12/13)

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

    Perhaps you have the talent of being exceptionally concise...which is not a bad talent to have. Most of mine were one paragraph per except for the interviews. I think a lot of the page length has to...
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    Confused Psych Student--any advice is appreciated!

    Meriwhen replied to confusedstudent20's topic in Psychiatric

    AFAIK you do not need to become a CNA in order to work as a mental health tech. However, see the facility's requirements are as those can
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    background checks. ANY STATE WHO DOESN'T DO ONE?

    Meriwhen replied to greatnurse55's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Consult with a lawyer to see if you can have your record expunged. That may help with the job
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    NURS 4465 - Vulnerable Populations (starting 8/12/13)

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

    You and me both. I'm already registered for it, just need to pay the
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    Night shift with Type 1 Diabetes - How to adjust?

    Meriwhen replied to bullnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Per the TOS, we can not give you medical advice. You will need to talk with your primary care provider about how to tweak your basal rates to manage your BG and best suit your new schedule. Best of...
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    Were you guys allowed the use of a calculator when you took your dosage test?

    Meriwhen replied to Wannabe_Doc's topic in General Students

    We could only use a basic calculator: nothing scientific, nothing with memory. The school told us that the calculators we can get from the dollar store would be
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    leaving a contract at a hospital early- not traveling RN

    Meriwhen replied to RNfreespirit's topic in Nursing Career

    It doesn't matter what you determined the actual cost of the training to be worth. You signed the contract agreeing to repay 15k if you left early. There was no coercion or dishonesty here as you...
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    Trouble with the California Board of RN, need advice or opinion

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

    Per our TOS, we can not give legal advice. You will need to talk to an attorney. You can find lawyers with experience in nursing issues and dealing with BONs here: http://taana.org/ Best of
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    Finishing Nurs 3645... what to take next?

    Meriwhen replied to Shara2RN2012's topic in University of Texas Arlington

    I doubled up on Health Assessment and Health Promotion. It was a lot of writing...but doable. Of all the possible combinations you could make with your courses, I'd stick with that. I never needed...
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    Have you ever been accused of falsifying a timecard?

    Meriwhen replied to momof4LPN's topic in General Nursing

    Just like MARs, never fill out timecards before the fact. You can do it after you worked, but never before. My question is...how did he mail it by mistake? The answer to that question may have some...
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    Friend tells me she is diverting

    Meriwhen replied to Flennigan's topic in General Nursing

    If it were me, I'd self-report, call the police, get two lawyers (one for dealing with the BON, one for the divorce), get out of that marriage ASAP and sever all ties with him. As long as she lets him...
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    NURS 4465 - Vulnerable Populations (starting 8/12/13)

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

    It's actually not too bad, mostly a lot of busywork so far. Then again, I just came out of Research so anything in this class doesn't seem too bad to me. I think the hardest part will be keeping all...
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    Help from experienced agency nurses...

    Meriwhen replied to beautifulblessedv's topic in Agency Nurses

    I agree, read your paperwork. Mine states that I can't apply to work for any facility that I've worked at as an agency nurse for at least one year after my last visit there, or I have to pay a...
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    Plagiarism or not?

    Meriwhen replied to MSN2's topic in Advanced Practice

    At least you weren't expelled. You could definitely try to appeal, but I don't know how far it will get you. Using your medications as the excuse only goes so far as you've seen from your review...
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    What do you use for personal alarms on psych units

    Meriwhen replied to joel leong's topic in Psychiatric

    I use my voice. Years spent calling bingo games have given me a good set of pipes :) I do agency work at one facility that sometimes hands out personal alarms...and more often than not we're dealing...
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    NURS 4465 - Vulnerable Populations (starting 8/12/13)

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

    My understanding is that we use the template that was returned with the AC's feedback. However, definitely double-check this information, as I know that 10 points is at stake if we use the wrong...
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    NURS 4465 - Vulnerable Populations (starting 8/12/13)

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

    I ended up doing much better than I thought on week 1. I'm glad I made the coffee first before I did anything rash, because as I had coffee I started thinking that it couldn't really be a 33... I'm...
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    NURS 4465 - Vulnerable Populations (starting 8/12/13)

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

    A heads-up: apparently the new Bb updates the grade as the ACs are in the process of grading. I logged in this morning to a grade of 33 for the Windshield. She had only graded the first couple of...
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    Every Mom, Dad, Sis, Uncle Believes They Know Better Than The Nurse...

    Meriwhen replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    These types of people are especially *pleasant* to deal with in psych. Usually the answer from them is "keep them locked up" even though the patient had made tremendous progress and is ready to...
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    Voluntary hospitalization, does it affect nursing license?

    Meriwhen replied to Jenny878's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    There are 51 BONs and they all don't address mental illness the same way. Some don't want to know anything more than if you have a CD problem; others want to know if you have ever had certain...
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    NURS 4465 - Vulnerable Populations (starting 8/12/13)

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

    I'm at 16 pages. I'm not sure if that is a good or bad