Meriwhen ASN, BSN, MSN, RN

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    Working with a bad back, light duty?? Opinions welcome

    Meriwhen replied to J89Mike's topic in General Nursing

    A lot of facilities will offer "light duty" because there's usually a ton of administrative and non-physical work that they could use assistance in getting completed. However, see your facility's...
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    NCLEX-RN: What does it mean to pass with 75

    Meriwhen replied to NS94's topic in General Nursing

    The testing program keeps giving you questions until it is confident that you have--or lack--the knowledge to pass the exam. It needs a minimum of 75 questions to make this determination...60...
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    this is why I want to call off on my last day

    Meriwhen replied to treeye's topic in General Nursing

    Agreed. I would think really hard about this before you decide whether to call off on the final day. Your facility may consider it as not fulfilling your notice--and in all honesty, they have a...
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    Why do most psych jobs seem to be 8's rather than 12's

    Meriwhen replied to Pug RN's topic in Psychiatric

    12 hours with psychiatric patients can be mentally and emotionally taxing (and yes, physically taxing as well). Plus for all the research studies that are in favor of 12-hour shifts, there's just as...
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    Suicide

    Meriwhen replied to jdub6's topic in Psychiatric

    Unfortunately, if he truly wants to die, he will find a way to kill himself no matter what we or anyone else does. There is only so much we can do. He may decide to play "I'm better!" while...
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    Manager wants me to alter documentation on expired patient

    Meriwhen replied to All4NursingRN's topic in General Nursing

    No no no no no. If you didn't take these vitals, then don't chart these vitals. If your manager wants them to read 0, then let him chart them and put his *** and license on the line. You need to...
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    ER Nurse to Lunch Break Before Medicating Patient for Pain

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

    Another thing to consider in addition to everything else: sometimes, we HAVE to take lunch when we do. In California, we are required to take our meal break within a certain number of hours after...
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    Are SNF/LTC common clinical sites for nursing school?

    Meriwhen replied to BiscuitStripes's topic in General Students

    I would be concerned if EVERY or almost every rotation in a nursing program was at a SNF/LTC. But a couple of rotations there is perfectly normal--I personally don't know of any programs that don't...
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    My Family can't see me as a Nurse but it's my dream

    Meriwhen replied to Adrianaboydlewis's topic in General Students

    It's not their lives, it's YOUR life. So if you want to be a nurse, go ahead and do it. And the family will either learn to deal or they won't--that's their problem, not yours. Best of
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    Hurricane Irma: Are per diem nurses USUALLY required to work during a hurricane/disaster?

    Meriwhen replied to justSara's topic in General Nursing

    Check with your facility's P&P regarding coverage during natural disasters/emergent situations. I have never heard of a facility mandating casual/per-diem employees come in to work during these...
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    Lymph Nodes Mystery

    Meriwhen replied to NatashaDW's topic in General Nursing

    Per the AllNurses Terms of Service (TOS), we can not offer medical advice. You should make an appointment with your primary care provider to discuss your concerns. Best of
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    How honest to be when quitting a job

    Meriwhen replied to Caramarie's topic in General Nursing

    Or maybe the person the OP plans to tell off will turn out to be her coworker at her new or another future job. Or worse, she'll end up being the OP's manager again at another facility. Think it...
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    Can I stay home and watch my boyfriend.

    Meriwhen replied to sgray2008's topic in General Nursing

    If that is the case, then it would be up for a court to determine if he truly lacks that capacity. The family would have to pursue that. Until that happens, he's considered
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    Can I stay home and watch my boyfriend.

    Meriwhen replied to sgray2008's topic in General Nursing

    Also, as far as I can tell based on your info, your BF is currently an adult and considered competent to make his own healthcare decisions. That is, he has the right to do what he wants even if it...
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    Can I stay home and watch my boyfriend.

    Meriwhen replied to sgray2008's topic in General Nursing

    Legally, you could do it. There's no law saying you can't stay at home and monitor a sick loved one. Will someone pay you to do it? No. No agency is going to pay a person unskilled in healthcare to...
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    Caught diverting methadone.

    Meriwhen replied to Nursemel05's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Well, what's done is done. Now you need to work on the immediate concern...you. One instance of diverting methadone does not necessarily an addict make. Only you can determine if you have a...
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    Psych Nursing CEUs

    Meriwhen replied to rheister03's topic in Psychiatric

    Some of the ones I've used are: Nursing Continuing Education | Free CE, Online Courses, Unlimited Nurse CEs Nursing Continuing Education | Lippincott NursingCenter CEUFast.com - The Fastest, Easiest...
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    Is psychiatric nursing a dying profession?

    Meriwhen replied to LilaDavis's topic in Psychiatric

    Given how overloaded our ED is with psych patients, there's a definite need for psych inpatient and outpatient services. Recidivism is sadly common among psych patients, and many patients experience...
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    Working two nursing jobs?

    Meriwhen replied to Cardiac_Nurse1's topic in General Nursing

    I had three jobs at one point :) It didn't stop me from getting hired full-time...in fact, I had kept one of the other jobs while working full-time. I had to eventually drop it as I was spreading...
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    seeking help from non-"traditional" nurses..

    Meriwhen replied to loveineverylanguage's topic in General Nursing

    Float pool doesn't necessarily mean that you'll just work your desired unit. Often, you can and will be floated to any unit which they feel you are capable of working on. So getting floated to...
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    N4465 Vulnerable Populations (RN-BSN)

    Meriwhen posted a topic in University of Texas Arlington

    I'm starting this class next week...probably (still not 100% if I'm going to postpone it until the spring). I've heard mixed things about this class: some say it's pretty easy, others say it's a...
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    Does anyone know of any nurses who were fired because they did too much overtime?

    Meriwhen replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yes, and it was usually filed under the excuse of "poor time management skills." It's a Catch-22. Stay over on the clock and they have to pay OT, which they don't like. Stay over off the clock and...
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    Being called a baby nurse

    Meriwhen replied to NurseA1987's topic in General Nursing

    Depends. If I were working in L&D, postpartum, nursery or a NICU, I would say that it would be a rather tounge-in-cheek (though accurate) job
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    "I Narcanned Your Honor Student"

    Meriwhen replied to EAGirl's topic in General Nursing

    Working in psych for several years, I've developed a warped and occasionally dark sense of humor. OK, correction: my sense of humor was rather warped to begin with...so it's become even more so. OP:...
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    APNA and networking

    Meriwhen replied to verene's topic in Psychiatric

    Go to your local chapter's monthly meetings. You can attend even as a student. Going in person is the best way to network. Also consider attending the state and national APNA conferences. Students...