Meriwhen ASN, BSN, MSN, RN

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    New Graduate, Only one interview, Should I Be Picky

    Meriwhen replied to Mrsvirgomama's topic in General Nursing

    IMO, unless you are financially secure enough to weather not working for a long period of time and/or are willing to risk becoming an old new grad (which is even worse than being a new grad)... you...
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    The Nursing School to Welfare Pipeline

    Meriwhen replied to panurse9999's topic in General Nursing

    Of course, I would not include schools who falsify/misrepresent information about their credentials and pass rate, as that is unethical, as well as a criminal act, on the part of the school. The...
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    BSN BUT NO LICENSE

    Meriwhen replied to alberstage's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I agree, check with your state BON. You may have been out of the loop so long that you may be required to go back to
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    The Nursing School to Welfare Pipeline

    Meriwhen replied to panurse9999's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. If someone chooses to take on massive amounts of debt going to nursing school, especially when people--especially nurses currently in the trenches--keep warning them that the job market for...
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    Poll: do you have professional liability insurance?

    Meriwhen replied to SDANG's topic in General Nursing

    Even with relatives, unless it's anything beyond basic first aid, I always go with, "but you really should see your PCP" or "what did your PCP
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    Poll: do you have professional liability insurance?

    Meriwhen replied to SDANG's topic in General Nursing

    NSO. Should something happen (God forbid), I don't trust any employer to have my back. I'm sure that they would protect me to a point...but if it ever came down to an employer choosing between...
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    Sent STUPID email "joke": what now?

    Meriwhen replied to Zuzu's Petals's topic in General Nursing

    Been there, done that, got the T-shirt. 1. Apologize to the parties involved. This does NOT mean a blast e-mail sent out to everyone. Make amends to whoever was directly impacted by the message...
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    Difficulty with coworker

    Meriwhen replied to CommunityRNBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Could be that the OP's MA may have decided to take a quick study break and pop on AN to see what was going on, and lo and behold, there's a thread starring someone that sounds suspiciously like
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    Is it necessary to call report before transferring care of a patient?

    Meriwhen replied to C.diff Aint Sexy's topic in General Nursing

    If you don't call first and just show up to psych with the patient, you will politely be told to take the patient back to the unit they came from and call for further instructions. There are good...
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    Working Out with 12 Hour Shifts?

    Meriwhen replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked 12s (not as a nurse), I would exercise after work just before I went to bed. But I also walked or rollerbladed to and from work as long as the weather permitted it, so if I didn't get...
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    How long does it take to become a psych nurse?

    Meriwhen replied to Marie_30's topic in Psychiatric

    Here is the US, you can go straight into psych nursing right after you graduate nursing school and pass the NCLEX. You just have to find a job on a psych unit that is willing to take on a new grad,...
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    When do you hold clonidine?

    Meriwhen replied to dbabz's topic in Psychiatric

    I know the thread is a little old ? Generally, clonidine is held if the SBP is under 90, DBP is under 60, or pulse is under 60. But I don't work with kids, so the "when to hold" guidelines may be...
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    Med Psych anyone?

    Meriwhen replied to KJoRN81's topic in Psychiatric

    I work about 50% of my shifts in
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    Restraint question

    Meriwhen replied to lucy8686's topic in Psychiatric

    Our facility policy is that we can't "trial" release from restraints. If a patient meets criteria for release from restraints, then they are to be released, though for safety reasons the restraints...
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    HELP! New Grad Nurse trying to go back to CA

    Meriwhen replied to nrsngstudent1's topic in California Nursing

    CA's BRN is very strict about its requirements for licensure, and it has no problems telling an applicant that doesn't meet those requirements, "sorry, but No." They don't care if CO or any the other...
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    Nurses that “only do it for the money”

    Meriwhen replied to AFJ32780's topic in General Nursing

    As long as they are competent at performing their job, their motivation for going into nursing isn't my
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    Medication Error

    Meriwhen replied to jeane1090's topic in General Nursing

    Plus, if it falls right at shift change, each shift may think that it's the other shift's responsibility to give it. Back to the OP: While I'm not downplaying the seriousness of medications...
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    Why working as an ED nurse so competitive?

    Meriwhen replied to ScaredRN's topic in Emergency

    You're absolutely right. I just double-checked the postings I were thinking about when I wrote that, and I have it backward...my
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    Per diem rejections

    Meriwhen replied to Coffee Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I had that happen to me. I ended up getting the job and staying there for more than two
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    Written Up

    Meriwhen replied to medteleER's topic in General Nursing

    IMO, the orders are clear. But I wouldn't have thrown both doses at the patient at one time...not because I'd be worried about overdose (while I'm not writing off overdose concerns, a 1 mg dose of...
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    Associates if I don't get into a BSN program?

    Meriwhen replied to n0rse's topic in General Nursing

    It also depends on your job market. If most of the employers in your area are hiring only BSNs, having an ASN is going to put you at a disadvantage. Granted, who knows what the market will be like...
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    Alzheimer Requirement

    Meriwhen replied to adventure_awaits's topic in General Nursing

    Here you go: https://www.nursingce.com/ceu-requirements/massachusetts/rn#requirements https://www.nursingce.com/ceu-courses/alzheimer-s-disease-diagnosis-treatment-and-research You can Google for free...
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    Help with ACLS

    Meriwhen replied to Aliens05's topic in General Nursing

    Verbalize out loud every single thing that is going to happen, because when you run the megacode you will be telling each of your team members what they will have to do. They're going to give you...
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    Why working as an ED nurse so competitive?

    Meriwhen replied to ScaredRN's topic in Emergency

    It's competitive because a lot of people want to work in the ED. Why? It's a stepping stone to a lot of critical care specialties and advanced practice, it offers a lot of variety (seriously, most...
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    New Telemetry Nurse

    Meriwhen replied to love lilacs's topic in General Nursing

    I actually bought one of those Incredibly Easy guidebooks to learn the basics of reading strips. I also found some websites to practice on. But then again, I'm not a telemetry nurse so keep this in...