Meriwhen ASN, BSN, MSN, RN

Psych ICU, addictions

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    Nurse on vacation

    I've been called while on vacation, while driving towards my vacation, while in another state, while in another time zone, while I was out on medical leave for the swine flu, while on my way to a root...
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    Shocked...Confused...& Terminated=SAD "(

    OP: glad you are getting this behind you. Best of luck with your future
  3. My facility would schedule mandatory meetings in two sessions: one held right after the night shift ended, and one held right after the day shifted. They didn't care which one you went to as long as...
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    have you been hired on the spot?

    Congratulations! I would be careful though especially since they're rushing to hire you. It doesn't necessarily mean you're walking into a bad situation, because you very well could have just been...
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    getting a job with an ASN and a BA?

    What a BA will do for your hiring chances...well, I was hired with an ADN and a BA. And I was also turned down from jobs because I don't (yet) have a BSN. The answer there is: who knows? The fact...
  6. Docs tend to refer to MAs as nurses, whether out of ignorance or to make their lives easier by calling everyone by the same title. Patients don't always know better (or think to ask) and assume...
  7. I have no issue with how many times a person may need to take the test. I do think that after the 2nd failure, the applicant should be required to complete a mandatory review course at their own...
  8. IMO, it's not your place to outright tell her. How you would feel is she had told you that you shouldn't pursue nursing because you weren't smart enough or whatever other random reason (real or...
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    "Age Crisis"

    How to use the Help Desk: it's real easy...just go in there and start a new thread with your request :) Help Desk works just like any other forum here, except that it's set up so you can only see...
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    Dear Pysch Nurses

    Often I get the "you're crazy" stare...which changes to looks of awe once I tell them what I deal with on a daily basis. It's so gratifying, especially when they shake their heads and respond that...
  11. I wouldn't be comfortable with it either. Though perhaps have a quiet word with her about it first before you report it to her school? That may solve the
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    background failed for banner!

    The fact that you were able to get a nursing license doesn't necessarily mean that every facility will welcome your criminal record with open arms Some facilities are stricter than others, and you...
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    Disheartened

    Personally, God bless the "dinosaurs": if it wasn't for one that took me under her wing as a new grad, I would probably have left psych, if not all of nursing. May I become one myself so I can keep...
  14. I don't know how it works for LVNs. For RNs, if you move out of a compact state to a non-compact state, your compact license becomes good only for the state it was issued in. So if I was licensed...
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    I don't want night shifts

    You are certainly allowed to hate nights! But as others have said, avoiding night shifts is going to limit your employment options, especially as a new grad. If you want to work in acute care, you...
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    LPN license off probation! I made it! yippee!

    Congratulations!
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    "Age Crisis"

    I suppose someone named Robert North would have the same problem if he wanted to use his initials in his user name...but here, LPN refers to nursing, so until you become a LPN you are going to hear it...
  18. In order to keep the multi-state privileges of a compact license, you need to reside in a compact state. You lose multi-state privileges when you move your primary residence from a compact state to a...
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    Night nursing

    When I worked nights (2000-0800, and not in nursing), I'd eat around 1700 (before I went in) and then again around midnight. I didn't take my break until 0400, but I'd save the last meal of day until...
  20. Going to school would help you network, plus you can start working in a facility as a CNA/PCT and be an internal candidate. On the other hand, the market is very bad for new grads here and even the...
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    What do you say when calling out sick as a nurse?

    "I'm not feeling well so I'm calling out. I'll be in tomorrow/I'll see how I feel for tomorrow." Depending on who the supervisor is I may or may not
  22. To me, it's a good shift if no codes were called. Even if I'm dragging myself home four hours late, as long as no one died or needed to be restrained, I've
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    What's up with the RED TAPE for RN new grads???

    There are three big problems for new grads in Hampton Roads: 1. There are loads of nursing programs churning out a crop of new grads every few weeks, so there is a lot of competition for slots. 2....
  24. Again, you'd have to ask the BON what their views on Suboxone are. I don't know how your particular state feels about it...I know some states are all for it, others aren't because of its...
  25. Wherever I work has cookies...because I bring them in for us