Meriwhen ASN, BSN, MSN, RN

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    A&P at TCC

    Meriwhen replied to twosugars's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Keep in mind that people are more likely to rant about bad experiences with professors than they are to rave about good ones. So take what you read on these rating/review sites with a grain of salt....
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    Sentara's new BSN program

    Meriwhen replied to hoping2nurse's topic in Virginia Nursing

    I liked what I heard there so I applied. My grades are good, I have all my sciences done and only have a couple of the non-critical prereq classes to finish...so we'll see if I'll be joining the class...
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    Sentara's new BSN program

    Meriwhen replied to hoping2nurse's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Agreed. Microbio is so specific--you're focusing on bacteria, viruses, etc. and not much else--that you really don't need to take a college-level bio right before it. Though if you think you need a...
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    advice...i'm pregnant!

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

    Actually, she can be fired...just not because she is pregnant. She has to do her job as successfully (with the necessary limitations for the safety of her/her baby), as they'd expect a non-pregnant...
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    Recruiters vs straight hire from the hospital

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

    Based on my non-hospital experiences: with reputable recruitment agencies, the recruiter gets paid for their services by the hiring organization. You should not have to pay anything for it. I'm...
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    Quit in orientation

    Meriwhen replied to NewRNdreams's topic in General Nursing

    If you are not happy, then you should leave...but you should be as professional as possible about it. It's a small world and you never know if you will want/have to work there again in the future, or...
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    Sentara's new BSN program

    Meriwhen replied to hoping2nurse's topic in Virginia Nursing

    thanks for posting that list. i already have a ba and am a licensed rn (adn), so the only classes i would need from that list are public speaking and statistitcs. i have to see, if being an rn, i...
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    Fluid and Electrolyte Test!

    Meriwhen replied to Starfish1's topic in General Students

    Congratulations! And don't feel one bit guilty about it. I always used to get the eye-rolling and remarks after tests too. At first, they never really understood how hard I worked to get that...
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    Sentara's new BSN program

    Meriwhen replied to hoping2nurse's topic in Virginia Nursing

    I'm going to one of the information sessions this week--I'm going to apply to the RN-BSN program for 2010/2011 (whenever it
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    New Grads with No Job...Back to School???

    Meriwhen replied to JMRN09's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'd love to go back, but financially it's not possible this year. Plus, I really needed a break from being a student. I'm not working now (graduated in May, still hunting). However, I decided that...
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    VENT--no call after my interview.

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

    Unfortunately, it's a buyers' market, so they can choose and discard the best of us without a second thought...or a rejection notice. It sucks that they haven't gotten back to you. I don't know what...
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    Test taking realxation techniques

    Meriwhen replied to vickyp's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    To relax: I would never study the night before. I'd also listen to upbeat songs and think positive thoughts as I drove into
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    Anybody that is in the tcc nursing program

    Meriwhen replied to BOOKWORM09's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Unfortunately, there is no substitute for MTH 1--so if you fail the diagnostic test you have to take it. They will not accept other math classes in
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    New Grad RN-->No Jobs, Then what?

    Meriwhen replied to lperkrn's topic in Nursing Career

    Right now I'm training to do patient teaching and referrals. It's not as hands-on with the patients as I was hoping, but it's an area they really needed someone in so I took it...and from the looks of...
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    New Grad RN-->No Jobs, Then what?

    Meriwhen replied to lperkrn's topic in Nursing Career

    I asked my local hospitals about that--and found out that a lot of places won't hire an RN as a CNA because they know that once a nursing position opens up, the RN will be out of there. They don't...
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    Picking out a new stethoscope

    Meriwhen replied to Joe N635DC's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I think what's more of a drawback is that high-quality stethoscopes sometimes have a habit of "walking off" at clinicals, be it accidentally or intentionally. If you get one, you should get it in an...
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    Resume Qs: employment gap and volunteer experience

    Meriwhen posted a topic in Nursing Career

    My last paid employment was several years ago, and not in healthcare (neither were the ones before it). I stopped working in order to start a family, move across country and back (not by choice), and...
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    Missed my clinical day

    Meriwhen replied to kikwon89's topic in General Students

    It's happened to the best of us :) I used two alarm clocks set to go off at 3 different times about 10 minutes apart. I never failed to wake up past alarm call #2. At least your school is giving you...
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    Missed my clinical day

    Meriwhen replied to kikwon89's topic in General Students

    You're welcome.
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    Missed my clinical day

    Meriwhen replied to kikwon89's topic in General Students

    Seriously, get a new alarm clock...or a second alarm clock...or both. Have a friend or family member who gets up early give you a wake-up call. And go to bed very early tonight! I wouldn't stay up...
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    Do people tell you all about their medical problems because you're going to be an RN?

    Meriwhen replied to worf's topic in General Students

    Yes, they do...and when they ask, I tell them they should see their doctor unless it's some basic patient teaching such as telling them what they can do to lower their risk of
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    Are nursing instructors really that bad?

    Meriwhen replied to Kyla.ann's topic in General Students

    Nursing instructors aren't bad people as a whole. Some of mine have been phenomenal (sp)...actually, I can't really complain about any of them. I think why most people complain about them is that...
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    advice...i'm pregnant!

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

    Congratulations! You can't be fired for being pregnant--that is illegal. You CAN be fired if you're not doing your job, though. If you're so tired from the pregnancy you're chronically coming to...
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    License Expiration date

    Meriwhen replied to vanurse08's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It depends on the state. In my state, when they issue your license, if you're born in an even-numbered year your license will expire at the end of your birth month in the next even-numbered year (so...
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    Does it matter?

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

    Being employed by the hospitals did help a few of my classmates...but at the same time, there are other classmates who are still CNAs, aides or LPNs because they have not been able to find and/or get...