Meriwhen ASN, BSN, MSN, RN

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    LOSING HOPE!

    Meriwhen replied to RN12PTL's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Families mean well, but they do not understand. When I graduated a few years ago, my father-in-law would tell me about how there was tons of nursing jobs where he lived and I should have no problem...
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    New grad...specialize or work on the floors for a while?

    Meriwhen replied to ashleyr34's topic in Nursing Career

    Agreed. You will not have the luxury that the graduates of 10 or even 5 years ago did, where hospitals were fighting over new grads and you could cherry-pick from the offers. Nowadays, a lot of new...
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    Psychiatric Nursing

    Meriwhen replied to lheinzelmann's topic in Psychiatric

    Psych ED isn't quite like a medical ED. You are dealing with patients in acute psychiatric crisis--medical problems may or may not be part of the package. Depending on your facility, you may ship...
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    Just got an RN job at a laser clinic, does this hurt my chances at New Grad Programs?

    Meriwhen replied to me2hypr4u's topic in Nursing Career

    And there you go. If you take this or any other non-hospital nursing job, you may or may not break into a new grad program. You may or may not land in a hospital in a year or two. But there's a lot...
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    Just got an RN job at a laser clinic, does this hurt my chances at New Grad Programs?

    Meriwhen replied to me2hypr4u's topic in Nursing Career

    My hospital (also in CA) will consider you a new grad if you have less than 12 months' experience...so you'd still qualify. You should consider the following when making your decision: 1. New grad...
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    A happy new grad RN!

    Meriwhen replied to AlishiaRN77's topic in Psychiatric

    Glad you decided to stay with us on the dark side :)
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    Waiting on approval to practice nursing with a Juvenile record

    Meriwhen replied to nursevirgo2012's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    IMO it could not hurt to send the letter again, and include a little explanation of why your payment was delayed. Best of
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    How many classes?

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

    From what I understand, Nursing A&B have to be completed before you can take any other nursing course. You can take non-nursing courses with it, though. I'm taking History I with Older Adults...
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    Exhaustion bloopers

    Meriwhen replied to K+MgSO4's topic in General Nursing

    We had a nurse do the "I love you" bit to one of the docs. With a completely straight face he replied, "I love you too." The rest of us were hysterically laughing. He was a good sport about it. So...
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    Hows the job market for new grads?

    Meriwhen replied to 987!'s topic in California Nursing

    It's on par with NY: lots of hospitals but each with few residency spots, and tons of new grads everywhere. BSNs may seem like they have the upper hand as most facilities want/prefer them, but that...
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    Exhaustion bloopers

    Meriwhen replied to K+MgSO4's topic in General Nursing

    Introduced a doctor to a patient...except that I used the wrong doctor's name and inadvertently gave the doc a gender-change. Fortunately, said doctor laughed it
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    Liability of teaching an outside nurse

    Meriwhen replied to Blindsided's topic in General Nursing

    Of course she is. But keep in mind that in your nursing relationship, she is NOT the patient's nurse--she is a family member that happens to be a nurse. You are responsible for teaching the family...
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    Haven't heard from HR yet

    Meriwhen replied to cutienurse6711's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    It sounds like your chances are good...however, until HR makes the official offer, you don't have the job. So keep following up with the nurse manager and HR, but don't entirely give up the job hunt...
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    What to wear on a unit where nurses wear street clothes and not scrubs?

    Meriwhen replied to tareija's topic in Psychiatric

    Let's just go for broke and wear
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    Is there a way to get a BSN in 3 years instead of 4? If so, how?

    Meriwhen replied to f_nurse2b16's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    1. Take as many credits as you can each semester. 2. See if you can take additional courses over the summer semester, whether you give up your entire summer off or double-up on classes during the...
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    Day shift or night shift - Which do you prefer? Why?

    Meriwhen replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    Love evenings, can't currently do them so I'm stuck with
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    New grad in LTC as first job .. Good idea?

    Meriwhen replied to live2run00's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    IMO any nursing experience is better than no experience...and in LTC you WILL get a lot of that. And while it may not be necessarily be acute care experience, it will be valuable experience. On that...
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    Do I REALLY need a BSN?

    Meriwhen replied to myschuler's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Do you absolutely need to have a BSN to have a successful nursing career? No. Does having a BSN help your chances of being hired as well as open up more career opportunities for you? Yes. As others...
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    Question to all Nurse Recruiters/Hiring Nurse Managers out there

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

    True, an employer can't discriminate against you based on your religion. However, they can pass you over as a candidate if you are unwilling/unable to meet their staffing requirements--and if you...
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    Do these types of nurses require specific degrees?

    Meriwhen replied to f_nurse2b16's topic in General Nursing

    Degree doesn't matter: for the most part, a diploma holder, an ADN, a BSN or a MSN can all be nurses in the specialties listed above. All they need is to have passed the NCLEX and hold a valid RN...
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    $23/hr office nursing

    Meriwhen replied to aphillipi's topic in California Nursing

    If this poster is in Cali, $53/hr doesn't go quite as far as you think, especially given the cost of living out here. Housing can eat up $1500-2000/mo or even more by itself, and don't forget...
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    $23/hr office nursing

    Meriwhen replied to aphillipi's topic in California Nursing

    Keep in mind two things: $23/hr is better than unemployment, and you are a new grad so it's not as though you have the luxury to pick and choose your jobs--or the negotiating power to angle for a...
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    Is there a proper way to chart what a patient/resident says?

    Meriwhen replied to black_widow192's topic in General Nursing

    I'll paraphrase for the most part, but I always try to quote verbatim if a patient is threatening staff for any reason real or imagined. Yes, that includes profanities...I've written notes full of...
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    Help New grad looking for a job

    Meriwhen replied to boricualuv4ever's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Then I don't know what else I can suggest, other thank to keep looking and dig in your heels for a very long job hunt. You've only been hunting for four months, which isn't very long--from what I've...
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    Is the nicu and nursery easy?

    Meriwhen replied to almostmadeit's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    While I don't agree with the harsh criticism of the other posters in this thread...neither do I agree with the harsh criticism of the OP and his/her post. The OP may genuinely not know what is...