Meriwhen ASN, BSN, MSN, RN

Psych ICU, addictions

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    narc waste a little long

    Meriwhen replied to ohmeowzer's topic in Patient Medications

    Even if my facility didn't have a P&P in place addressing witnessing a waste, I would still waste any narcs with a witness, strictly to cover my rear. I also wouldn't carry a narc in my...
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    Newly employed ADN nurses please read!

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

    True that: it really does depend on what part of the country you are in. On the east coast I had no problem getting hired as a ADN. BSNs didn't have the advantage...actually, those students who...
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    Pts right to refuse treatment

    Meriwhen replied to joanie2341's topic in Emergency

    From the psych nurse POV: a statement about being tired and not caring wouldn't be SI, or perhaps very vague SI. Is it enough to warrant a hold? I don't know: I wasn't there so I don't know...
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    Student Response to "Court Subpoena"

    Meriwhen replied to guest042302019's topic in General Students

    Sorry about that :) P&P: Policies and procedures. NPA: Nurse Practice Act And yes, a hospital/school's malpractice insurance may protect you...but only to a point. The facility or school's...
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    New Grad need a job for nclex

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

    See if you can legally work your state as a GN (graduate nurse/registered nurse applicant). There are several states that will not let you work as a GN, and I'm not sure if MI is one of them. So...
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    Student Response to "Court Subpoena"

    Meriwhen replied to guest042302019's topic in General Students

    Maintain malpractice insurance at all time. Learn to document meticulously. Know and adhere to your state's NPA at all time, and stay within your scope of practice. Know and adhere to your facility's...
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    Catholic hospital

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

    IMO, if you for the most believe in, support or at least respect that Catholic tradition--and you need not be a card-carrying Catholic to do so--then you could mention something about how you share...
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    Does nursing home experience count the same as hospital experience?

    Meriwhen replied to Ted D's topic in General Nursing

    Correct.
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    Easiest and Toughest Classes In UT Arlington RN-BSN Program

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

    It's the volume of what is covered in each assessment that is the most time-consuming and annoying. I've found that keeping the textbook/lab guide open and assessing or asking every little thing on...
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    No luck getting med/surg job in hospital, what are best alternatives?

    Meriwhen replied to Ct22's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    1. Most facilities will not hire RNs as CNAs because they know the minute a RN job opens up you are out of there, and so they don't want to waste the time and money on training you as a CNA when they...
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    Does nursing home experience count the same as hospital experience?

    Meriwhen replied to Ted D's topic in General Nursing

    IMO any nursing job is better than no job, because a nursing job means nursing experience. It may not be ICU experience, but it's valuable experience and definitely more than you'd get if you sat on...
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    Catholic hospital

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

    I was once an openly Catholic employee in a large Jewish organization. My not being Jewish was never an issue except during Passover: I was requested not to bring in my own lunch that week since the...
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    Weird job...

    Meriwhen replied to MN-Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Not entirely shocking. Administration wants to spend as little as possible and so they get upset whenever someone works OT. On the other hand, the floor needs to be staffed and staffing/nurse...
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    How important is it to work as a Graduate Nurse first?

    Meriwhen replied to heavenwith7's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't work as a GN, half because I had personal issues to take care of immediately after graduation, and half because there were very few GN spots in my area--the classmates who did become GNs had...
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    I failed nclex pn again..

    Meriwhen replied to 2Bnursexo's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I admire your spirit, OP. Because in all truth, that's all you really can do: pick yourself back up, keep studying and retest as soon as they will let you. Everyone gave great tips...the only thing...
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    Staff splitting going too far?

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

    Ann may think that by her actions, she's trying to be helpful to and taking care of the patients...that's not uncommon to see from someone who's new to psych nursing--they don't understand the concept...
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    How to choose the CORRECT answer in the BOARD EXAM

    Meriwhen replied to klouwey's topic in General Students

    Another tip: patient safety ALWAYS is the
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    Can a nursing home have their RNs work 60 hour weeks?

    Meriwhen replied to mell260's topic in General Nursing

    The best way to answer this question is to check with your HR to see what your status is. If you're salaried or exempt, then yes, they can claim your position is exempt from OT. If you're hourly or...
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    Want to know what the number of questions you got means?

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

    imo, certification exams are in fact worse than the nclex. on the brighter side, you will know if you passed or failed before you leave the testing
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    How to choose the CORRECT answer in the BOARD EXAM

    Meriwhen replied to klouwey's topic in General Students

    With these tests, there may be multiple responses that are correct...but only one that is the BEST answer for that question. So be sure to read every response--don't just stop when you think you've...
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    So.....the infection control nurse busted me.....

    Meriwhen replied to mindlor's topic in General Students

    Because in this case it's not strictly a matter of science: it's also of money. Let's be honest, hospitals are not exactly the most benevolent of entities...they're looking to maximize profits and...
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    New Nurse- Staffing Agency Requires Level 2 Background

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

    Psych nursing...but I'm not a new grad. I'll try to tell you more once I figure this new app out
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    Waiting for an answer from the BON!!!

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

    Congratulations!
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    Opinions Please!!

    Meriwhen replied to TFos's topic in General Students

    As someone who has had a baby...you will most likely need more than a week before you feel up to returning. You will also have no sleep for several weeks since as mentioned before, newborns eat q3-4h...
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    New Grad Nursing Jobs in CA

    Meriwhen replied to canuck1019's topic in California Nursing

    Good to know. I'm in SoCal so I'm going based on what I've heard around here: most are frustrated and think things are better in the North. We may have more residency programs down here, but we...