Meriwhen ASN, BSN, MSN, RN

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    "Age Crisis"

    Meriwhen replied to downsouthlaff's topic in Nursing Career

    The only thing I could think that would work against you is that you are legally still a minor, and a facility may not be willing to take you on for that reason. That being said, just go ahead and...
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    Units with Least Amounts of Call Offs?

    Meriwhen replied to kirstyne's topic in General Nursing

    IMO, ER is probably the only unit that you can be certain won't have as many call-offs, since a lot of underinsured people like to use the ER as their primary care provider. Otherwise, you're at the...
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    OPINIONS? PLEASE

    Meriwhen replied to promote.health's topic in General Nursing

    If it were me, I'd go for it. Days PLUS weekends off is a very rare combo to get, especially as a new nurse. It would give you plenty of family time and be kinder to your health...and that may be...
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    Shocked...Confused...& Terminated=SAD "(

    Meriwhen replied to NrsLucky's topic in General Nursing

    Hopefully the OP is being wise enough to refrain from posting more about this until the matter is resolved...then please, OP, come back and let us know how it all turned out! Good
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    Certification after school

    Meriwhen replied to cdgpatterson's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If you mean specialty nursing certification like ANCC, CCRN, CEN, you can't. Specialty certification require experience as a RN, plus a set number of hours (2000-3000 or more) of work in the specialty...
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    Certification after school

    Meriwhen replied to cdgpatterson's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    (duplicate
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    Child/Adolescent Psych Interview!!!

    Meriwhen replied to LadyLovelilocks's topic in Psychiatric

    Pretty much depends on what it is and how severe it is. Benadryl or Cogentin is used for treating EPS symptoms; in fact it's often automatically ordered with some antipsychotics such as Haldol as a...
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    Ketamine for Depression

    Meriwhen replied to wtbcrna's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    i don't think that's what she may have used special k
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    IA nursing board and Suboxone therapy?????

    Meriwhen replied to ls66's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I second that--the BON is the one with the final ruling on suboxone use. All First Lab is going to do is tell the BON if/what you tested positive for; it's up to the BON to determine if that's
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    do we wear our white uniforms for pysch clinicals?

    Meriwhen replied to starrys's topic in General Students

    In school we were told to wear conservative street clothing for our psych clinical. That translated to no jeans, no shorts, no skirts, nothing tight, nothing revealing, no open toed shoes, and no...
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    Ketamine for Depression

    Meriwhen replied to wtbcrna's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Definitely is an interesting group. They know I work at the psych hospital and one of them said, "Did you know they're using Special K for depression? It apparently works!" I didn't ask what her...
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    Ketamine for Depression

    Meriwhen replied to wtbcrna's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I heard about this...not at work, but at my local knitting circle where I am the only nurse :) I definitely want to research it
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    "Old", New Grad still trying to break into the Hospital scene...

    Meriwhen replied to NorCalRN85's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Unfortunately, you are not a new grad anymore. However, you will have more than a year and a half of nursing experience under your belt, which while it's not technically acute care experience is...
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    Humanities credit suggestions

    Meriwhen replied to BostonNurse2876's topic in Excelsior College

    I've never attended EC, but based on my experience researching RN-BSN and RN-MSN programs, all of them wanted me to take/have taken an ethics class in one way, shape or form. So I think taking ethics...
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    VA in southern CA hire a grad whose a veteran....

    Meriwhen replied to Aimmm's topic in California Nursing

    The thing about veterans' preference is that it doesn't guarantee you will be hired. It does give your application more weight compared to other applicants with comparable skills and experience--that...
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    Psych Nursing Opportunities

    Meriwhen replied to gptrn's topic in Psychiatric

    A warning to people looking to come into psych: the pace isn't always calmer and more sedate than med-surg. There have been many shifts where I've never had a chance to sit down. I may not be...
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    Child/Adolescent Psych Interview!!!

    Meriwhen replied to LadyLovelilocks's topic in Psychiatric

    Know the side effects of medications. Particularly know the warning signs of severe complications such as EPS, NMS, serotonin syndrome, etc., and how you would deal with them (actions you would take,...
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    did you become the nurse you thought that you wanted to be?

    Meriwhen replied to K+MgSO4's topic in General Nursing

    Hell no! I hated my psych rotation in school. The class was interesting but psych nursing wasn't what I wanted. I'm not sure what I wanted--probably progressive or tele--but I knew what I didn't...
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    HELP! i need advice! New Grad with two job offers...

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

    I agree: it's not often you will get people willing to shepherd you in your desired career. Plus the fact that it's day shift means you will have more time with your family. This is the one that I...
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    Job shadow offer after interview good sign? And advice please.

    Meriwhen replied to Nursein2011's topic in Psychiatric

    Congratulations! Enjoy the dark side with
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    To the nurses: clinical instructor who called me out

    Meriwhen replied to starrys's topic in General Students

    As this is not the first time you've posted about how a CI told you that you would not be a good nurse, I think you should take a little time to self-assess and see what you could possibly be doing...
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    What is your clinical makeup routine :)

    Meriwhen replied to loveoutloud's topic in General Students

    I wish I could get away with doing that, but a lot of the time the rosacea makes it impossible. I did try going bare a couple of times, and both times I had to deal with repeated "Are you feeling all...
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    Salary offered seems too low

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

    You have nothing to lose by trying: after all, the worst they can say is No. But you have an uphill battle because you lack experience. Yes, you had your practicum there but as far as HR is...
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    Are You still footprinting infants in delivery for identification?

    Meriwhen replied to aimeern33's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Speaking as a patient and not as a nurse...where I delivered, the footprinting was done more so we'd have a memento and not really for ID reasons. I was never fingerprinted. As far as security...
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    Shocked...Confused...& Terminated=SAD "(

    Meriwhen replied to NrsLucky's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not referring to trying to milk the doc in a lawsuit, I'm referring to filing criminal charges against the doctor. Because the way the OP has described it, the doctor's pushing wasn't just some...