Meriwhen ASN, BSN, MSN, RN

Psych ICU, addictions

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    Still Waiting

    Call and say that you're just checking the status of your application and if they need any further information from you. Then slip in the "oh, by the way, do you have a timeframe as to when you'll...
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    Should I rent a house directly across the street from the hospital?

    I'm not a psych nurse and it looks like you made your decision, but my 2 cents anyway... Don't do it, because then you'd never be able to escape your job. Besides the worries with the psych patients,...
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    Working in the hospital while being a student

    I never did it myself, but our instructors kept telling us that if we do work during school to remember that at work, you're NOT there as a nursing student but as a CNA/aide/whatever and to remember...
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    Help! Memorizing Lab Values

    I took the normals out of Saunders, put them on flash cards, and used that. True, normals are going to vary from facility to facility (and from book to book as well). And true, facilities will print...
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    Do whiners make it through nursing school?

    Unfortunately, some do make it. One can only hope nursing in the real world will sort them
  6. Volunteer. See what local organizations in your area could use volunteer nurses and sign yourself up. Sure, its no pay, but it's at least primary care
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    Is bad credit a factor?

    It may or may not be a factor: it depends on the institution. And they are the best people to ask for the answer...look at it this way, if they're going to run a credit check on you, they're going to...
  8. I liked Saunders--I used it throughout school as well as for the NCLEX (with
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    Blogging

    My advice comes from 10+ years of non-nursing blogging, so I can't give you detailed advice about patient privacy. But this will help you anyway: 1. Be as vague as possible, even when it comes to your...
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    Advice. I do not want to fail Nursing school!

    Agreed. You will learn so much so fast that to wait until the last minute to crack open the books would be committing educational suicide. Everyone studies differently and a plan that works for...
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    ACLS question

    They told us in ACLS that though each one of us will get to do everything in the megacodes, in real life we all have to stay within the scope of our practices. So if ordering drugs or pushing drugs...
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    Does speaking Spanish get you higher pay ?

    Same thing throughout a lot of Texas. I'm working on my Spanish while I'm meaningfully unemployed...maybe it might open up a few more job interviews, but I don't expect it to result in a higher...
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    Hospitals hiring in Virginia

    it's not merely "word of mouth": i've spoken the to sentara recruiter many times since april. she knows me pretty well by now :) the sentara recruiter was blunt and said they place their own school's...
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    Hospitals hiring in Virginia

    Forget Hampton Roads all the way up to Williamsburg: the hospitals are not hiring new grads right now...ask me how I know Someone at one of the hospitals that I talked to did tell me that northern...
  15. At our pinning, we told the two guys in the class they were welcome to wear caps if they wanted to :) Both declined. Neither voiced a complaint about the Nightingale pledge...I think they (just like...
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    July 2009 NCLEX Support Group

    Good luck to you--it sounds like you made it :) And good luck to everyone who has taken it recently! This thread moves so fast it's hard for me to keep
  17. It is probably in there somewhere, but since you took the test today and are probably not thinking straight right now... 1. Go to the Pearson Website 2. Log in 3. Look at the status of your test. If...
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    Do you think this was rude?

    At least she told you where you could get a stamp nearby... It sucks, but as everyone's said, it's par for the course in many institutions and something you'll have to get used
  19. I'd like to start off in a hospital...I've got some wiggle room left to look a bit longer, but pretty soon that's going to end and I'll have to take whatever I
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    Practice questions Or read books?

    I did better with practicing questions. Then if I got a question wrong, or got it right but was unsure of something, I'd go look it up immediately. Also when doing questions, review the rationales...
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    Transcript Issues

    And it's not contingent upon their receiving a transcript? Odd. Then definitely request a new one be sent. Where I am, we could apply before graduation as well, but we wouldn't get our ATT until our...
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    Transcript Issues

    I'd go ahead and request another transcript from your school--the worst thing that happens is that your BON ends up with two copies of it. But first, double-check with your school to see if you have...
  23. I also don't think they'll ask--they know not everyone takes the NCLEX immediately after they graduate. And while 6 months may sound long, it's not an eyebrow-raisingly long period between graduation...
  24. 1. I honestly don't know. Some people have had good luck doing it that way because it does set you apart. On the other hand, I've called a couple of local places and they specifically stated that they...
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    do you type or write your notes?

    I used to write them while in class. At home, I'd retype them and add stuff in from the textbook, handout, etc. Two reasons I typed: my handwriting sucks, and I can type a lot faster than I can...