Meriwhen ASN, BSN, MSN, RN

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    PRN Question

    Meriwhen replied to Okieatheart's topic in General Nursing

    That's not been my experience with PRN. I would put in my availability and I presumed I was scheduled unless told otherwise. Sometimes, "otherwise" occurred 2 hours before the shift was supposed to...
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    Suspension

    Meriwhen replied to stasiastar's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with everyone else: what you did merited disciplinary action. It's not patient abandonment, but it was highly unprofessional. Though if this is how the facility is usually staffed, you may...
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    Epic Charting Help

    Meriwhen replied to Lizzy822's topic in General Nursing

    Also, keep in mind that your facility may already have preset Smart Phrases, and one of those may be for signing your notes in their preferred
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    Epic Charting Help

    Meriwhen replied to Lizzy822's topic in General Nursing

    You would create a Smart Phrase with your name, auto-date, auto-time and whatever else you need in there. Then all you'd have to do to insert your signature is to type the smart phrase (e.g. ".MYSIG"...
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    Preceptee medication error

    Meriwhen replied to Emmers4's topic in General Nursing

    You questioned about whether to make a big deal of this...well, medication errors can harm or kill people. This time, it was Zosyn so all three of you (you, preceptee, the patient) got lucky. What...
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    So much anger

    Meriwhen replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I remember once saying that I'd never do psych. Uh...yeah...we all know how that turned out. These monitoring programs are supposed to help nurses...and overall, I suppose they do. But what I would...
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    Getting job with ADN in California

    Meriwhen replied to Josieemann's topic in California Nursing

    I was able to get into one of the larger healthcare organizations (in my area, anyway) with an ADN. But I also had ANCC certification by the first day I hit the floor. I couldn't get into the...
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    My Nursing school only has a 55% completion rate for the program

    Meriwhen replied to Slim_Medic's topic in General Students

    The nursing program I got my ADN from was highly respected with a NCLEX pass rate in the high 90s, and we lost about 20-40% of the students in each cohort. A lot of the loss was due to the very first...
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    Leaving New Grad Contract for Military family

    Meriwhen replied to Audrey454's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Talk to HR and review your contract to see if there is an military or other relocation out. However, keep in mind that such outs are usually for spouses. Being a fiancee doesn't always count, and so...
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    Are CNAs allowed to call family members about impending deaths?

    Meriwhen replied to chaki's topic in General Nursing

    Keep in mind that HIPAA wasn't around forever, so this story has a chance of being true...though this is more for the "contacting of family members" part, not the "CNA being qualified to forecast...
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    Unfair Fundamentals Clinical Testing?

    Meriwhen replied to jbernardo's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You made numerous mistakes and didn't demonstrate the required competencies. The instructor did not set you up to fail. You set yourself up, and failing was 100% on you. You could attempt to ask...
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    What undergrad bsn nursing should I go to? Does school rank matter?

    Meriwhen replied to Azhe5298's topic in General Students

    Totally agree. If the school is accredited and doesn't have a bad reputation, then where you go is not a factor, especially if you ever plan to relocate out of the area. Once you land that first...
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    Is it even possible to NOT work during nursing school?

    Meriwhen replied to djksjdalksjf's topic in General Students

    I couldn't have worked if I wanted to, as I had a toddler at home and and my other half was stationed overseas. I graduated without any student debt, however. How we made it work was my going to the...
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    Emailing a Recruiter

    Meriwhen replied to Catlady22's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Since it's been a week, another polite follow-up email asking her to let you know either way couldn't
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    Is the charge nurse the boss of unit secretary?

    Meriwhen replied to Ajean1203's topic in General Nursing

    The charge nurse may not technically be the secretary's boss in the company hierarchy, as in the charge nurse isn't going to be the one doing her annual evaluations and approving her time cards. But...
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    Starting lvn/Lpn school at age 60

    Meriwhen replied to Oldnursingstudent000000's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I know of few pre-licensure nursing programs that are part-time. However, I also never went to school to be a LVN so it's possible that such a program exists and I don't know about it. As far as...
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    Essential gear for school?

    Meriwhen replied to Rb72390's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    One other thing...you could consider a small (pocket-sized) drug guide, but most clinical sites will either have one at the nurses's station or have electronic resources that you can use. I hesitate...
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    Essential gear for school?

    Meriwhen replied to Rb72390's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    If you get a watch, get an analog one. There won't always be a clock in the room when you're taking a manual pulse or timing something...and with digital watches, you're likely to be thrown off by...
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    Inappropriate Conversations in the Workplace

    Meriwhen replied to Shookclays's topic in General Nursing

    If that really is your concern, then you could go and address it with your management...but leave the content of the conversation out of it. After all, if you are doing it truly for the sake of the...
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    Graduating with MSN-Education

    Meriwhen replied to carhlrswife's topic in Nursing Career

    Party! I want a party time job too! Seriously though...part-time instructor for an online nursing program? I don't know much about it, but is it a
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    RN working as a CNA...

    Meriwhen replied to futureRN_22's topic in California Nursing

    Because it's more cost-effective not to hire CNAs, especially since CA law mandates nurse/patient ratios. If a nurse can only have a certain number of patients, the facility has to limit the number...
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    Can PT or CNA feed a stroke pt

    Meriwhen replied to BSN_Studnt's topic in General Nursing

    Remember that as the RN, you are responsible for all of the patient's care, including the care that you delegate to LVNs/CNAs/PTs/etc. So you would need to assess the patient first to determine if...
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    Dress code for entrance exam?

    Meriwhen replied to nursetobequestionmark's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If there is any possibility that you will be meeting with someone from the school after the test, business casual. Better safe than sorry. Besides, no one cares if you overdress (short of a ballgown...
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    Anxiety is destroying me please help

    Meriwhen replied to THENBHD's topic in General Nursing

    Agree with the above posters: you need to make an appointment with a psychiatric care provider. You should get that anxiety managed now, because I guarantee, things don't get easier once you start...
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    Accepted a job offer and now I got an offer for my dream job

    Meriwhen replied to futureRN_x3's topic in Nursing Career

    Since you didn't sign any contract, you're not bound to work for them and you could graciously withdraw. However, make sure the dream job is a done deal before withdrawing from the first...