Meriwhen ASN, BSN, MSN, RN

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    Backround and drug tests...............

    Meriwhen replied to liberty_bell's topic in General Nursing

    Usually they'll overlook traffic violations (including speeding tickets) as long as they were minor and not
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    Older Nursing students

    Meriwhen replied to MarieD's topic in General Students

    You win. I had a classmate in my ADN class who was in her late 50s, possibly 60. I never dared ask her exact age Good for you for doing this and good luck with everything! The first time in nursing...
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    What meds will I see geriatric vs adolescent?

    Meriwhen replied to newtress's topic in Psychiatric

    Also, you'll probaby see a lot less of the benzos on the adolescent floor. At our facility, we use Vistaril and Benadryl for anxiety for the
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    Role of LVN's in Mental Health/Psychiatric Units

    Meriwhen replied to ntgale08's topic in Psychiatric

    In my facility, LPNs do meds and help the techs out as needed. They can't do assessments in our state, and they can't be charge. I don't know about advancement opportunities for LPNs...I do know that...
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    Moving,asked to write a letter of resignation

    Meriwhen replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    Both letters are good. IMO you don't need to give a reason why you are leaving if you don't want to...if you are in an employment-at-will state,you don't even need to. That's up to you. But...
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    my co-worker set me up

    Meriwhen replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    That's usually how we do it where I work. More than likely your coworker DIDN'T set you up--it sounds like she forgot to say anything to the DON, she only mentioned her change to the DON and forgot...
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    How often do your pts thank you?

    Meriwhen replied to cmonkey's topic in General Nursing

    Most of the time, I'll get a cursory "thanks," especially when I'm passing meds. Occasionally, I'll get patient who is serious about thanking me...to which I reply, "You're welcome" and let it go at...
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    Psych Meds

    Meriwhen replied to dj_nurse's topic in Psychiatric

    When writing PRNs, most doctors will indicate what each drug should be used for. This is the guideline I follow, which pretty much mirrors most of the doctors' preferences: Benzos if it's mostly...
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    Advice to a new grad

    Meriwhen replied to stormdanzr23's topic in First Year After Licensure

    That your education doesn't end when you graduate, but it is in fact just beginning...and that no matter how well you did in school, you're still going to feel like an idiot the very first day you are...
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    How many hours of sleep did you get a night when you were in nursing school?

    Meriwhen replied to 2bnurseofchrist's topic in General Students

    I admit to having gone to class/clinical on 2 hours of sleep on the rare occasion, usually because I had a ton of clinical paperwork to do and was up late finishing it. With enough coffee, I made it...
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    Can one challenge the NCLEX-PN partway through a RN program in VA?

    Meriwhen replied to wih02906's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Someone once mentioned to me that you can not sit for the NCLEX-PN in VA unless you graduated from a LPN/LVN program. I don't know if that's true or not... Your best bet is to contact the VA BON...
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    Alcohol Withdrawal Assessment Tool or Beer with meals?

    Meriwhen replied to Mbshil's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's a common name confusion: whenever nurses float to our unit who aren't familiar with detox, they often call librium lithium. The regular staff makes sure they're set straight though
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    Should I quit my job?

    Meriwhen replied to shortsuzy87's topic in First Year After Licensure

    They do. I'm also fairly new (and like NurseThis21, I'm also in psych) and when I first hit the floor, the days weren't bad, but they were rough. I was leaving late a lot. But every day I learn how...
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    How many hours of sleep did you get a night when you were in nursing school?

    Meriwhen replied to 2bnurseofchrist's topic in General Students

    I aimed for 6 a night, and I usually got between 4-6. Occasionally, I'd only get a couple because I was wrestling with some clinical paperwork. The exception was the night before test days: come hell...
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    HELP! Research paper sources!

    Meriwhen replied to miss_pitty_pat's topic in General Students

    I don't know about the websites for your specific topic, but Google books (http://books.google.com) has over 7 million books scanned in that you can look through, including textbooks, periodicals and...
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    Alcohol Withdrawal Assessment Tool or Beer with meals?

    Meriwhen replied to Mbshil's topic in General Nursing

    In our alcohol withdrawal protocol we have standing orders for Librium q1h PRN, and our docs are pretty good about ordering us other drugs if we feel the patient needs them. I'm not sure what the name...
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    Trifling, tricky, 2 faced cnas!!. what to do what to do??

    Meriwhen replied to sasha2lady's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Agreed. If you feed into the gossip it'll just keep going on. So keep yourself out of it and if you hear it, shrug it off and don't give them the satisifaction of seeing it get to you. They'll get...
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    Is it too late to send a thank you?

    Meriwhen replied to suzyq1107's topic in General Nursing

    IMO, it's never too late to send a thank you for ANY
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    How often does the interviewer not follow up?

    Meriwhen replied to prinsessa's topic in Nursing Career

    Reviewers not following up seems to be the trend lately...guess they figure with so many applicants beating their doors down, they don't need to bother When I was hunting, if I didn't hear anything...
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    State Board Exam Identification

    Meriwhen replied to needsmore$'s topic in First Year After Licensure

    I replied to someone in another thread...but I'll post it here. Someone from my NS had changed her name (I can't recall why, I think it was marriage). She went to take the NCLEX. The name she...
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    Nightly chart checks - last 24 hours only or go through ALL orders?

    Meriwhen replied to Iggy123's topic in General Nursing

    If charts are being checked nightly, then why is there a need to go back to the beginning of the chart every single night? Do they really think that orders checked--and completed--from two weeks ago...
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    NCLEX Question-Name on I.D.

    Meriwhen replied to charlquin's topic in Alabama Nursing

    There was once a student at the NS I went to who had changed her name (I can't recall why, I think it was marriage). The name she registered with did not exactly match the name on her ID. She went to...
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    New Grad, for how long?

    Meriwhen replied to mia98's topic in First Year After Licensure

    According the the nurse recruiters I spoke to at two hospitals, you are considered a new grad by them until you have a year of
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    will ACLS help me get that job?

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

    Having ACLS has helped me get interviews--one NM told me that my getting it showed initiative. Did it land me the job? I'll never know: I accepted the offer with the place that didn't care that I...
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    Anyone ever heard of a policy like this??

    Meriwhen replied to martin738's topic in General Nursing

    We have a policy like that too. All staff are required to do at least every other weekend, and (I was told) because people were taking too many days off on the weekends they were supposed to work,...