Meriwhen ASN, BSN, MSN, RN

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    sign of possible hope on a new grad RN job interview?

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

    Get an entire box of salt. Interviews do not mean guaranteed job offers (ask me how I know) and employers often request these items or have you fill out forms upfront to start screening processes and...
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    IN licenesed RN looking to get CA RN license

    Meriwhen replied to lindsbeck23's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Here in the great state of CA, we technically no longer have a BRN...go, California government :/ It is now known as the Registered Nursing Program. They're still licensing and endorsing people...
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    the "mean girls" of nursing school

    Meriwhen replied to loveoutloud's topic in General Students

    With all due respect, it's you who sound like the mean one, not them. From what you write, their only crime appears to be talking during class...and if the instructor is letting them get away with...
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    San Diego Area Hospitals

    Meriwhen replied to Ashley2011's topic in California Nursing

    I got a job fairly fast. Then again, I'm an experienced psychiatric nurse and there's not as many applicants beating down the doors to get into psych as there are to get into a critical care or even...
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    Saunders or Mary Ann Hogan for nclex rn review

    Meriwhen replied to maia718's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    About 2 months, and far too many questions to count. I didn't do it every day though--I'd give myself a rest day every 2-3 days so I didn't burn out. Also, the day before the test I did not do any...
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    Saunders or Mary Ann Hogan for nclex rn review

    Meriwhen replied to maia718's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Took it a few years ago. Do lots of practice questions and don't expect to know everything in detail. They put a lot of questions on that test about topics that I will swear with hand on Bible we...
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    Things You Know Now (And Wish You'd Known Then!)

    Meriwhen replied to x_factor's topic in General Students

    I would have applied for jobs before graduation instead of listening to our instructors who kept telling us we could wait until we graduated because we'd have no problem getting hired. I wonder what...
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    Have a done too much damage?

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

    i started when i was 34. the ages of my classmates ranged from 20 to 50+. average age was in the mid-30s. if you go to your local cc for nursing school, more than likely you'll be with a wide mix...
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    Saunders or Mary Ann Hogan for nclex rn review

    Meriwhen replied to maia718's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I never heard of the Hogan one. I used Saunders and Kaplan--passed the test in 75 on the first
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    Interested in chemical dep.nursing

    Meriwhen replied to ivorylovecali's topic in Addictions

    There is a certification for addictions nursing: Certification - International Nurses Society on Addictions You can get certified as a CARN (Certified Addictions Registered Nurse). But it's not...
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    Psych Nursing Opportunities

    Meriwhen replied to gptrn's topic in Psychiatric

    There are a wide range of populations in psych facilities, and you will find that except for the ICU and geropsych units (both of which are their own beasts), psych hospitals are not quite as chaotic...
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    I had eight jobs last year, I'm tired of job hopping. Advice for this year?

    Meriwhen replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    Keep the PRN job until you definitely land a hospital job. Also, you need to find and fix those underlying issues that are causing your employment problems. In the meantime, I agree with the others...
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    Info on UTA online RN-BSN?

    Meriwhen replied to Jess84's topic in University of Texas Arlington

    I was told that it's all online, so there shouldn't be any
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    Can I become a nurse with a criminal record?

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

    Nursing schools, BONs and employers all review criminal history on a case-by-case basis. However, schools, BONs and employers can be as finicky as they like, and just because you got through one...
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    New Grad in need of Advice =(

    Meriwhen replied to >--stethoscope--o's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Don't take it as a slur against your degree because there could be a ton of reasons why the ADN got hired, none of which have to do with the fact that you have a BSN: The ADN could have had prior...
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    Patient Abandonment?!?!

    Meriwhen replied to TaylorMaidRn's topic in General Nursing

    If you didn't accept the patient then you didn't abandon them. I'd still get the lawyer ready just in case the BON calls...but if it's as you write, I don't think you'll hear from
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    Pay discrepancies? Security makes more then ER tech?

    Meriwhen replied to mamaxmaria's topic in General Nursing

    Given all of the crap that security guards have to put up working in the ER, IMO most definitely earn their pay. OP: I don't understand why you feel it's unfair--you didn't get the new tech rate, but...
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    Patient Abandonment?!?!

    Meriwhen replied to TaylorMaidRn's topic in General Nursing

    Check with your state's BON to see exactly what is considered abandonment. Generally, leaving a patient assignment without handing over to another nurse is abandonment. Refusing a assignment in the...
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    nurses that take anxiety meds

    Meriwhen replied to forgivenfaith119's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    IMO, I wouldn't disclose it unless you had to (e.g., if you got hit with a
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    References for a new grad

    Meriwhen replied to mell260's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    It doesn't have to be nursing-related: they will know by your application that you are a new grad, so they're not going to expect all of them to be nursing-related. You could use a former
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    Excelsior: State Board Requirements

    Meriwhen replied to Meriwhen's topic in Excelsior College

    That's great and good luck on the boards! But if you decide to travel/move keep that list in mind, because there are stipulations for endorsement in most of those 13 states as
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    Excelsior: State Board Requirements

    Meriwhen posted a topic in Excelsior College

    Since I've seen a few posts asking about whether they can get licensed/endorsed in their state if they graduated from Excelsior, here are the state BON requirements for Excelsior graduates:...
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    References for a new grad

    Meriwhen replied to mell260's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I would because many employers do check references, and it's better if they had a heads-up so they could be prepared for the telephone call/e-mail. Also, it's common courtesy to ask if they mind being...
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    What do I do after my clinical instructor told me I will never be a good nurse?

    Meriwhen replied to starrys's topic in General Students

    What do you do if your instructor told you you'd never be a good nurse? First, thank her for her feedback. Second, go over her feedback to see if there is indeed something you can benefit from in it....
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    Info on UTA online RN-BSN?

    Meriwhen replied to Jess84's topic in University of Texas Arlington

    I think you can only take a max of two classes at a time. Your course map may have you taking one or two classes, so you could really only double-up during the times you are taking one