Meriwhen ASN, BSN, MSN, RN

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    Which will you choose?

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

    If it were me, I'd go for the OR job...sounds like you'd have lots of chances to travel. Best of luck whatever you
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    How important is a 4.0 once you are in nursing school?

    Meriwhen replied to DarkLotus's topic in General Students

    Good grades matter for graduate schools and nurse residency programs. As of late thanks to the poor job market and glut of new grads, they matter more during the new grad job hunt. Will a 4.0...
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    Will my tattoos hold me back?

    Meriwhen replied to MLutiker's topic in General Students

    1. Wear long sleeves 2. Wear Dermablend concealer School will probably be the hardest to get through. Work...workplace atmospheres can vary but for the most part tattoos are frowned upon. Psych...
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    New grad with a job in a psychiatric facility

    Meriwhen replied to naenaenurse's topic in Psychiatric

    Awesome! Welcome to the dark side
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    Is it possible to be registered in British Columbia as an LPN and RN at the same time

    Meriwhen replied to uk.nurse's topic in Canada

    I'm guessing that the OP has both licenses but is having a hard time finding a RN job and/or can only find LVN work...that would be the main reason I think one would want to hold both licenses. But...
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    Per Diem Question....

    Meriwhen replied to HeaFea's topic in General Nursing

    Check with HR to see how much notice you have to give to change status...usually it's two or three weeks. If there is no set guideline, you can't go wrong with two weeks. That being said, be prepared...
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    Not happy with medsurge

    Meriwhen replied to mom35's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Come to psych...we have cookies :) And more IM meds than you can shake a stick at! Seriously, start applying now because you never know when/how long it will take for you to get hired. And yes, it'd...
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    Scenario Questions...

    Meriwhen replied to rthornton07's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    The other thing to remember in these scenarios is that psych patients HAVE rights. It's a common misconception among both patients and healthcare workers that when someone enters a psych hospital...
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    Scenario Questions...

    Meriwhen replied to rthornton07's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    As far as psych scenarios go, patient safety is ALWAYS the priority. So think about what intervention(s) would bring that about. Would it be meds? Deescalation? Increased observation? They know...
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    Texas A&M Corpus??? FNP?

    Meriwhen replied to tamuccnurse's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    IMO, a lot could have happened to TAMUCC in the 3-4 years between those two posts. I would check with both the school as well as the Texas BON for the most recent information regarding that program....
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    Stretching the truth...

    Meriwhen replied to FaithGurl93's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Sorry, but clinicals are not experience. Neither is caring for a family member, though you can certainly bring both up in the interview. Volunteer work is work experience, but you need to be very...
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    Straight to MSN

    Meriwhen replied to mindlor's topic in General Students

    Good
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    Straight to MSN

    Meriwhen replied to mindlor's topic in General Students

    As far as I know, there's no drawback to skipping the BSN and going straight for the
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    Plagerizing yourself?

    Meriwhen replied to Juniper248's topic in General Students

    I don't think you can resubmit an entire paper for use in another class, but you could probably use it as a source as long as you cited it and if your instructor/school was OK with it. I had to cite...
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    So upset right now I could spit nails...

    Meriwhen replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    Excellent advice on both counts. And in the future play your job hunt cards close to your chest, even with family or best friends. Don't tell them anything they don't need to know, even when...
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    My warm and fuzzy for the night

    Meriwhen replied to Mandychelle79's topic in Psychiatric

    When it comes to what we do, you would be surprised at how many things--both good and bad--that psychiatric patients notice...and remember. They may not always be able to put actions to a face or...
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    Is it possible to be registered in British Columbia as an LPN and RN at the same time

    Meriwhen replied to uk.nurse's topic in Canada

    I would check with the Board of Nursing (or whatever they call it in Canada) in British Columbia for the most accurate
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    First Job Dilemma

    Meriwhen replied to 240zRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Tough choice. I would go with the area that interests you the most, and it seems like that's the ED or Corrections. As others have said, this is your first job and not necessarily your last. If...
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    Great contact, but...

    Meriwhen replied to LCCrn4me's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Take advantage of your contact, but don't expect it to automatically land a job at your feet or for this person to bend over backwards for you. Introduce yourself to her, explain that you got her...
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    I feel so incompetent!

    Meriwhen replied to luckynurse_1234's topic in General Nursing

    The OR should have told you about the drain...that being said, you should always check the patient for yourself even if the report included everything. Hang in
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    When will this stop?

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

    I'm 3 years in as a nurse and sometimes I still do a mental "did I remember to..." Most of the time I did and I feel silly I checked. Occasionally I didn't and I thank God that I checked. I agree...
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    Online CPR renewal?

    Meriwhen replied to DarkLotus's topic in General Students

    I would be very skeptical if the entire course was online, with no skills testing whatsoever, and they still handed you the certification card. Otherwise, the online version isn't really much...
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    It's been almost a year! Ugh.

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

    You need to accept the fact that you may have to start your nursing career outside of the hospital. The longer you go unemployed as a new grad, the harder it is to come back from that. Pretty soon...
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    Need some advice regarding sequence of classes

    Meriwhen replied to lilkimball05's topic in University of Texas Arlington

    I started with taking a few of the nursing classes first. Next I'll be taking the two politics classes together (I know, I'm a masochist). After that, I'll take the history classes along with the...
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    Online CPR renewal?

    Meriwhen replied to DarkLotus's topic in General Students

    American Red Cross offers online CPR renewal...I did it one year. You learn the theory and take the test online, then you have to go to your local Red Cross chapter to do the skills testing in...