Meriwhen ASN, BSN, MSN, RN

Psych ICU, addictions

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    I am a new grad and hired with 2 nursing agencies

    Meriwhen replied to elomi18's topic in General Nursing

    Be wary...very wary. Keep in mind that when it comes to agency nursing, the facilities you are assigned to usually offer the agency nurse minimal orientation, as in "this is where everything is on...
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    Hippa and confidentiality

    Meriwhen replied to maybabe's topic in General Nursing

    I just realized that I misread your post--you were asking about whether you could tell Mom about 16's test results. I thought you were asking if you could tell 16 about her own results :) Though my...
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    Hippa and confidentiality

    Meriwhen replied to maybabe's topic in General Nursing

    For the 8 year old...the child is definitely a minor, so if parent wants to stay, parent has the right to stay. If the child wants a bit of privacy and I felt it was OK for the situation, then I'd...
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    Hippa and confidentiality

    Meriwhen replied to maybabe's topic in General Nursing

    In the first case (16 year old), I would check your local laws and see what is allowed. As someone's already pointed out in this thread, many jurisdictions will consider a teenager competent to make...
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    2yr Nursing Grad waiting to take NCLEX in Feb/Mar & wants RESUME tips (e.g. write BSN?)

    Meriwhen replied to Kit.Kat's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    The first is very easy: until you pass the NCLEX, you can not use "RN" in your title. You can list yourself as Kit Kat, or Kit Kat, GN (if your state allows graduate nurses to practice before they...
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    this is getting old

    Meriwhen replied to yoginurse29's topic in Psychiatric

    No one's ever put me down--at least not to my face--about being a psych nurse. If anything, they shake their heads in awe and/or say, "I could never do that." As for nurses coming to psych because...
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    Pt given porn-calm now

    Meriwhen replied to Jules A's topic in Psychiatric

    My poor tech was a little on the straight-laced side. He and I were dealing with a male patient crashing off of meth. We're struggling to get this patient off of the bathroom floor and into bed....
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    What to expect during orientation

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

    Also remember that while an orientation is going to provide a lot of clinical information and practice, it is not meant to be a rehash of nursing school. If you don't remember/know the fundamentals...
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    Has anyone had experience in starting a podcast?

    Meriwhen replied to Nashvillejeanne's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    I don't have any experience myself, but I would suggest doing a Google search to help you get started with the how-tos of starting a podcast in general. Also given your desired subject matter, you...
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    Bullying

    Meriwhen replied to Percvalh's topic in Psychiatric

    Document and report. If things don't improve, consider a. legal action and/or b. finding a new workplace. Best of
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    Pt given porn-calm now

    Meriwhen replied to Jules A's topic in Psychiatric

    Well, you have no idea how many of my patients resort to a little self-loving to help calm themselves down. I remember one time I had a patient on a 1:1 and the tech assigned to him reported to me...
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    Areas of nursing you would NOT like?

    Meriwhen replied to Nursetobe25's topic in General Nursing

    I thought I'd do peds when I graduated, but during my peds rotation I learned that I can't handle it--the kids get to me too much. In school, I swore I'd never do psych. Yet here I am and have been...
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    Why am I starting out making 19 an hour?

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

    In addition to everything else already mentioned, remember that you are a new grad: unless you have some extraordinary talent or skill that you haven't disclosed (bilingual, extra training, prior LVN...
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    New grad over 1 year and a few months

    Meriwhen replied to Nurse J1112's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    OP: ANY nursing experience looks a hell of a lot better on your resume than no nursing experience, because the longer you go without experience the less likely anyone is willing to take a chance on...
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    Cali new grad RN

    Meriwhen replied to UltraT's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Keep applying, that's all you can do. And I have to agree with others--look outside of CA for that experience. I can't tell you where is the best place for new grads as that seems to change...
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    Is it safe for me to start in psych nursing?

    Meriwhen replied to futuresctRN's topic in Psychiatric

    If you want to start in psych, start in psych! You're going to learn a lot of the same new grad ropes (time management, prioritization, etc.) in psych as you'd learn in m/s or other specialty. You...
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    Question about psychiatric experience

    Meriwhen replied to RHIA, RN's topic in Psychiatric

    I too would consider it psych experience, because geropsych is a subspecialty of
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    Working the Holidays

    Meriwhen replied to Omaapecm's topic in General Nursing

    If I'm not going to receive holiday pay for working a holiday, then I'm not working any holiday that I don't have to work. Just because I'm a nurse doesn't mean I'm a martyr...so no, I don't blame...
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    Why do we not get paid for lunch even if we never get to take one?

    Meriwhen replied to leekaye's topic in General Nursing

    In every job I've had, I got paid for lunch if I didn't take it. Mind you, sometimes I had to fill out a notification slip and/or notify the supervisor if I wanted to get paid. I rarely had an issue...
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    Cali new grad RN

    Meriwhen replied to UltraT's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    No, I have two jobs here. It helped that I came to Southern CA with some experience and specialty certification under my belt, so I was able to land the first job fairly quickly. The second job came...
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    Recently terminated

    Meriwhen replied to beausilk74's topic in Patient Medications

    Mistake #1: giving the wife the medications to administer and then leaving the room. It would have been something else had you stayed while she gave the meds. Sometimes with seniors/children/patients...
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    Can an employer ask you what medications you are taking?

    Meriwhen replied to blah_blah_blah's topic in General Nursing

    I've only had to disclose the medications I was on for the urine drug screens. And considering once I was told flat-out by one employer that if I didn't disclose something and popped positive because...
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    Have you travelled to Africa is a invasion of privacy?

    Meriwhen replied to IrishIzCPNP's topic in General Nursing

    I've had to ask similar questions to my patients. Almost no one has complained...and for the few that did wonder why I wanted to know this information, I explained that I'm asking as part of an Ebola...
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    Post Pneumonia Fatigue

    Meriwhen replied to ORTech2RN's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I'm sorry that you are continuing to feel unwell...however, we at AllNurses can not give medical advice per the TOS. You need to return to your healthcare provider and let them know how you are...
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    Self education - Best detox information

    Meriwhen replied to AddisonMayson's topic in Addictions

    A crash course for you: Opiate detoxers look like they're got a really bad flu and think that they are dying. The good news is that they aren't dying. Comfort care and meds, lots of fluids and rest....