Meriwhen ASN, BSN, MSN, RN

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    Help!!! I need advise

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

    To be honest, the only one who can accurately answer that question is your state BON. You could always drop the BON an anonymous e-mail and ask. For most criminal charges, a lot of BONs will evaluate...
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    Should I give 2 weeks or finish schedule?

    Meriwhen replied to ertrek84's topic in General Nursing

    Give 2 weeks, or as much notice as is required with your facility--check with your HR department. It's not uncommon for medical facilities to require a 3 week or 4 week notice--my last job required 3...
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    NARCOTICS?

    Meriwhen replied to sanchezlpn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Roger that. You'll find that you come across certain narcs more than others, and after looking up a narc a few times you'll know it by heart. Also, most narcs will have their schedule printed on the...
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    How is job market NOW for Registered Nurses?

    Meriwhen replied to pat8585's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm in California. I just moved here two months ago. I have no CNA experience, no BSN (an ADN instead), no family working in the hospital or AFAIK even in the state, no networking connections in...
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    Is their a way i can get a hospital to pay for nursing school

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

    IMO, there is nothing wrong with the OP asking if a free ride is possible. However, for the OP--or anyone for that matter--to expect a free ride to be readily available with little to no effort or...
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    Help! I missed a call from HR and feel like I've missed my opportunity!

    Meriwhen replied to michelle9655's topic in Nursing Career

    I had that happen to me when I was a new grad. My friend's house is a cellular dead zone for me so when she called it went straight to voice mail. I called her back within minutes of the message...
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    Help! I missed a call from HR and feel like I've missed my opportunity!

    Meriwhen replied to michelle9655's topic in Nursing Career

    Definitely call her back, but do not flood her with messages. Leaving one message a day is enough, and even then that may be construed by some as being
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    New student..what should i do?

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

    No one knows what the job market will be like in three years. Three years ago they said the job market for new grads would get better in a few years, and honestly that hasn't happened yet. To put...
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    Is their a way i can get a hospital to pay for nursing school

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

    It was more possible several years ago than it is today. The economy is tight and there's tons of unemployed nurses looking for work, so it's not as though facilities have a shortage of applicants...
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    Is the board assistance program the way to go?

    Meriwhen replied to wakeupnurse's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I know successful recovering nurses who went with board assistance programs...and others who refused to and tackled it on their own. There's pros and cons to each side and only you can decide what is...
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    EPS vs TD

    Meriwhen replied to PsychRN29's topic in Psychiatric

    EPS symptoms include dystonia, akathesia and pseudoparkinsonism (spasms, twitches and tremors) that appear earlier on than TD in treatment and can be treated. Artane, Cogentin and Benadryl are...
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    Hypothetical question

    Meriwhen replied to MomRN0913's topic in General Nursing

    It's a professional risk to leave any job after such a short period of time. However I agree with the others in that you need to do what is best for you and your family. And like others have said,...
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    No one will hire a nurse with only a Associates???

    Meriwhen replied to CNA1991's topic in General Nursing

    If you are willing to relocate, you will still find a lot of areas of the country that aren't as BSN-driven as the Bay Area. Rural areas as well as the Midwest, Southwest (excluding CA) and Texas...
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    No one will hire a nurse with only a Associates???

    Meriwhen replied to CNA1991's topic in General Nursing

    Your friend only provides how one person views the profession of nursing...unless of course, your Masters' friend is the only one of her profession. If that is the case, then she can claim...
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    No one will hire a nurse with only a Associates???

    Meriwhen replied to CNA1991's topic in General Nursing

    Education does not necessarily equal intelligence...nor common sense. Nor does it provide nursing perspective if one is not a
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    No one will hire a nurse with only a Associates???

    Meriwhen replied to CNA1991's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not a new grad, but today I start a hospital job that I was hired for while having "only an associates." An associates was all I could afford at the time. I'm in So. California. Yes, since...
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    People that can't share feelings

    Meriwhen replied to ImThatGuy's topic in Psychiatric

    I get that with a lot of the TDOs, especially those who feel they're being held unjustly. Empathy and no pressure, as well as a "if you do need an ear, find me anytime" helps there too. Again, it...
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    People that can't share feelings

    Meriwhen replied to ImThatGuy's topic in Psychiatric

    Sometimes just being locked up in a psych unit--especially if it's involuntary--is enough of a reason for them to be irritable. To that end, I will go with an emphatic approach ("yeah, it must suck...
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    New Grad, Should I Take the Job?

    Meriwhen replied to RN313's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You have two alternatives: A. Take the job, slog through the 2 years while not entirely happy, but have 2 years' acute-care experience when you are done as well as being in a hospital's system, both...
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    Not a waitress or barista

    Meriwhen replied to noyesno's topic in General Nursing

    That's why I love psych nursing: they ask for a cup of coffee and I can tell them, "the decanter, cups and stuff are in the patient lounge. Help yourself."
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    best stethoscope for school and work

    Meriwhen replied to alinaxa's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Of that list, I only have experience with the Littmann Classic II Se and it's a good scope. If money is really tight, the cheaper Littmanns (the Select and Lightweight II SE) are not bad buys...
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    How to go upon being a RN in the E.R.

    Meriwhen replied to CodyNunez's topic in Nursing Career

    1: Get into nursing school 2: While in nursing school, try to get your senior practicum/preceptorship in the ER so you get firsthand experience 2b: And/or try to get a job as a PCT/CNA in the ER...
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    Positive TB & New Employment

    Meriwhen replied to paperbagdove245's topic in General Nursing

    I have two friends who have gotten positive PPDs. Both were cleared to work in acute care facilities after getting chest x-rays. So a positive PPD isn't necessarily a career killer. IMO, get that...
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    NARCOTICS?

    Meriwhen replied to sanchezlpn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Google can be your friend: http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/schedules/orangebook/c_cs_alpha.pdf from the DEA's website at http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/schedules/index.html It's probably too much...
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    How can new RN grads in CA get experience?

    Meriwhen replied to AllNursesisCool's topic in California Nursing

    It would because: 1. It's healthcare experience in a hospital. 2. It gives you a chance to see up close and personal a lot of what you are learning in school. You may not be able to do much more...