Meriwhen ASN, BSN, MSN, RN

Psych ICU, addictions

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    Charting un-witnessed behavior

    Meriwhen replied to Pkirk618's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly: we don't chart what we see, but that it's what the CNA, patient or other staff reported...and we make it clear that it was a report to us from someone else. OP: that would be the best...
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    Just lost my RN license

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

    Unfortunately, when you apply for endorsement, all state BONs will ask if you have had disciplinary action at the hands of another BON. In addition, most state BONs will require you to report...
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    Sharp and other hospitals around San Diego

    Meriwhen replied to Born_2BRN's topic in California Nursing

    The walk-in interviews are for experienced nurses only. Not saying that a new grad couldn't try them if they are desperate...but more than likely they'll tell you to apply for the new grad residency...
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    Anybody got any leads on new rn grad programs coming up??

    Meriwhen replied to christyrn18's topic in California Nursing

    All you can do is keep checking the hospital websites daily. Until then get your portfolio/resume and cover letter ready to e-mail because when new grad residency positions are posted, they are not...
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    Why are some aides so disrespectful?

    Meriwhen replied to onthemark's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Not knowing all of the details makes it hard to give an opinion whether disrespect has occurs. Like BrandonLPN said, what a person considers to be disrespectful can vary widely. One thing I will say...
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    Poll to " former" new grads. How did you land that 1st job?

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

    If I'd have to give advice, I'd say this: don't count on just one thing to land you the job. Don't depend solely on the CNA job that you're working to pan out into a RN job at graduation because in...
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    Degree level required to work as a psychiatric nurse?

    Meriwhen replied to Alexanderjitsu's topic in Psychiatric

    I've worked with psych nurses ranging from diploma to MSN. I started in psych as an ADN. LVNs are also in psych. That being said...some facilities prefer degrees over diplomas, or prefer BSNs over...
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    Need some help!

    Meriwhen replied to FLLPN3339's topic in Psychiatric

    Strategy 1: Try looking at the major job websites: Indeed (I've been recruited twice from just having my resume posted), Allhealthcarejobs, Monster, etc. Use a variety of search terms: psych...
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    pupil assessment for detox protocols

    Meriwhen replied to grrArrg's topic in Addictions

    When someone is heavily in the throes of intoxication or detox, a measurement guide is not always necessary--their pupils are usually dilated/pinpoint enough under any conditions that there's no...
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    Criminal Background Checks

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

    To the OP, though it's been more than a year: criminal record checks usually pull for both felonies and misdemeanors...and some may even throw in infractions as well. Whether the person running the...
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    Pending conversion charge in Indiana?

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

    I agree: get your criminal case settled first before you even attempt nursing school, both for your own piece of mind as well as to get your record to the best position that you possibly can. If you...
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    NURS 3645 Professional Nursing A & B

    Meriwhen replied to RnBound0510's topic in University of Texas Arlington

    You get one week off between the two
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    Resolve this Dilemma please.

    Meriwhen replied to Sleek's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    That's what we were taught in nursing school, and that's the policy you will find in most facilities: unless the patient has a DNR order or other advance directive in place that says what we can and...
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    Is my e-mail address okay?

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

    Try registering "miikismith" w/o the period as a Gmail name. It won't be available. Gmail does ignore the period...I get tons of spam on one of my user accounts because of that. Not sure if other...
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    Is it fair..

    Meriwhen replied to JZ_RN's topic in Addictions

    Or to have an excuse to use again...because after all, whatever happens it'll be OUR fault in their eyes. Even if they're outright guilty of trying to pull a fast one, it'll still be our fault....
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    nurses that take anxiety meds

    Meriwhen replied to forgivenfaith119's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    In a few states, tramadol is a schedule IV controlled substance...but that's under state law. It does have a significant abuse potential though: I have had to deal with patients who were detoxing...
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    Poll to " former" new grads. How did you land that 1st job?

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

    Went to the hospital, requested an application and filled it out. It was a long-shot as it was a psych facility and I didn't really have any psych experience or even desire to work in psych at the...
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    Inpatient Psych Brain Sheet

    Meriwhen replied to LadyLovelilocks's topic in Psychiatric

    I don't really have a brain sheet. I just make a list of what needs to be done as needed and through the day strike off/add things as
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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

    Some facilities like business casual; others provide a uniform (khakis/shirts) or specific guidelines; others will let you get away with jeans (plain blue or black, not stretch or tight, unripped and...
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    Is it fair..

    Meriwhen replied to JZ_RN's topic in Addictions

    Re: drug screens I tell my patients flat up that we do frequent and random UDSs at any time, and that if we call them in it's not to take it personally--it just means that their number was up. That...
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    Is my e-mail address okay?

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

    I agree. Even if you pick a number that isn't really your age or DOB, people may still think it is. JaneSmith88 may represent your August 8th birthday, but I'm going to think you were born in 1988,...
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    How did you *know* your specialty and when?

    Meriwhen replied to misscherie's topic in General Nursing

    A year out of school, when I realized that I was having way too much fun working in psych to want to leave after putting in that first
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    So much for address taken into consideration

    Meriwhen replied to LCinTraining's topic in General Students

    When I was in school, the expectation was that you WOULD be able to get to any clinical site that you were assigned to. If you couldn't, you had to find another student assigned to a closer site who...
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    Is my e-mail address okay?

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

    Often a lot of professional business addresses aren't full names, but a combination of the last name and first/middle initials. And numbers and periods are not uncommon. If numbers do bother you...
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    New Grad applicant walked on a unit today...

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

    The reality is that this is a chance that you have to take whenever you decide to storm the Bastille: not every NM may be thrilled to see an unexpected job applicant at the door. It could be for one...