Meriwhen ASN, BSN, MSN, RN

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    Does anyone know if a misdemeanor prevents me from getting into a nursing program?

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

    Depends on the school--they'll do their background check and its their decision as to whether they'll accept you. The greater concern is that even if the school accepts you, that doesn't automatically...
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    Ped Psych Nursing

    Meriwhen replied to delerben's topic in Psychiatric

    There are a lot of facilities that have peds-only units that you could apply to. Not a lot of people want peds psych (heaven knows I can't hack it!) so you should be able to find something. I...
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    How Do I Juggle Multiple Job Interviews/Offers?

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

    Interviews in no way guarantee that job offers will follow, so don't stress over how you're going to deal with multiple job offers just yet :) For right now, just keep booking those interviews until...
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    Would being a patient at a clinic keep me from getting a job there?

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

    Technically, being a former patient at the facility should not affect whether you could ever get hired there--if that was the case, there'd be many nurses ineligible to work in a lot of places :)...
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    What does it take to be a good psych nurse?

    Meriwhen replied to paulschwinn's topic in Psychiatric

    My point exactly. In the grand scheme of things, communing with the crows is pretty low on my crisis scale. If letting him talk to the crows calmed him down, then IMO bring the crows on...as long...
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    Pearsonvue Trick - Does it Work Every Time? Part 3

    Meriwhen replied to Silverdragon102's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Pop-up trick or Pearson Vue Trick, a.k.a. PVT: After taking the NCLEX, you go to the Pearson Vue website and attempt to reregister for another exam. If you get a pop-up saying you can't register for...
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    Pearsonvue Trick - Does it Work Every Time? Part 3

    Meriwhen replied to Silverdragon102's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I agree: more than likely you passed, but there is always the risk of a false positive so don't order baby supplies or start telling employers you're licensed until you get the official
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    ER Nurse (Me) calls Report to Ortho/Neuro floor

    Meriwhen replied to libran1984's topic in Emergency

    Can you work in my local ED? Because unfortunately, in my neck of the woods, an enthusiastic ED report more often than not means nightmare psych patient. I honestly wish I'll be proven wrong every...
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    Possible Drug Possession and Paraphernalia

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

    I second that. "It's not mine" and "I don't know how it got there" are words that are frequently only believed by the person uttering them. This is not to say I am accusing you of lying--I wasn't...
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    ER Nurse (Me) calls Report to Ortho/Neuro floor

    Meriwhen replied to libran1984's topic in Emergency

    That is true. Whenever I get a ED report from a nurse who's making it sound like that the patient is the greatest thing since sliced bread (sorry, George Carlin), my first thought isn't "oh, how...
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    ER Nurse (Me) calls Report to Ortho/Neuro floor

    Meriwhen replied to libran1984's topic in Emergency

    With all due respect to the ED side...not all nurses give as good of a report as you do. Lord knows the number of psych patients that I've gotten from ED nurses whose telephone reports are either...
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    "Please call me, there are *issues* with you..."

    Meriwhen replied to NurseCard's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Wish I had a solution for your woes with your DON...I agree that I hope you can get the heck out of there fast. As far as coming back home to the dark side, have you tried psych nursing via...
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    What would you do?

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

    Second all of this. In the meanwhile, don't stop the job search until you do get that official offer from HR. Things can change and what nurse managers promise you at the interview may not be what...
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    Punching out within 6 minutes of shift end, anyone??

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

    They do it because of how their time clock system works...it sounds like they're using Kronos at your job. If you punch in earlier than 6 minutes before or leave later than 6 minutes after, you're...
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    Has anybody ever got a felony record being withheld adjudication and apply for nurse

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

    That's the problem: almost every BON out there will not give you a straight answer about whether you can get licensed with a criminal record until you actually apply for licensure. They make their...
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    What to do..

    Meriwhen replied to iamgabrielle's topic in Psychiatric

    If you were happiest in psych, then by all means go back to psych! That may sound like I'm biased, being in psych myself...but in all truth I'd tell you the same thing if you were in psych and pining...
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    Interview appropriate? Opinions needed please

    Meriwhen replied to A~L~B's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    IMO, while that suit is very lovely, it's not interview-approprate. For a very informal day at the office or going to a cocktail hour, it's great. For a job interview, no. You need something with...
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    Seeking a first job with planned travel?

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

    Normally, I'd say be prepared to give up that vacation if it was going to interfere with a new grad job offer...but this isn't a drunken week in Tijuana that you're talking about--this is a pretty...
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    Yet another unnecessary takedown

    Meriwhen replied to algebra_demystified's topic in Psychiatric

    If that's the case then that is truly a tragedy. Psych nursing shouldn't be about power struggles. I agree that some people are quick to call codes if the patient shows the slightest bit of...
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    What does it take to be a good psych nurse?

    Meriwhen replied to paulschwinn's topic in Psychiatric

    Sometimes that is the answer. As long as the patient and the milieu are safe, sometimes the better option is the, shall we say, less-than-normal one. I had a freshly-arrived patient who would spend...
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    Almost complete school

    Meriwhen replied to futurenurseOB's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Best of luck during the last
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    RN Licensure with Dui and juvenile record

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

    OP: all you can do is mail in all the documentation they ask for and hope for the best. There are many nurses out there with criminal records who are working as nurses...it's not easy and it can be...
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    The patient from heck, funny vid

    Meriwhen replied to nurse2033's topic in Emergency

    The video states it can't be accessed because it's private, even after logging
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    Food stamp violation

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

    Just because you (generic, not just the OP) never went to court doesn't mean you were never convicted. Take speeding tickets: if you pay the speeding ticket fine, you avoid court because there's no...
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    Online Courses vs. In Class Courses

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

    Trying out a class is a good way to get a feel for how it works. If at all possible, don't make the first class a critical or too complex class, but instead one that's not too demanding and that...