Meriwhen ASN, BSN, MSN, RN

Psych ICU, addictions

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    Contact

    Meriwhen replied to Parannor's topic in Addictions

    Wherever I've worked has had a P&P in place that prohibits us from having outside contact with patients for a set period of time, usually a year or so. This doesn't mean we can't say Hello and...
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    New Grad

    Meriwhen replied to MissRis13's topic in Psychiatric

    Contrary to popular belief, you don't have to work in med-surg first to have a successful psych nursing career. It can't hurt, but it's not required. You will learn the same first year basics of...
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    Training too much to fast?

    Meriwhen replied to rella23's topic in Psychiatric

    You said that this was unlike anything you had ever done before...so its reasonable to expect that you're feeling like a lot is being put on you, and that it may take some time to adjust to this new...
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    Things I wish I could tell my patients

    Meriwhen replied to vintagemother's topic in Psychiatric

    Only if you're making things all about you, instead of keeping the focus on the patient where it should
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    Working with a schizophrenic nurse

    Meriwhen replied to SarahSweetie's topic in Psychiatric

    That is my thought too. OP's coworker may be a little too immersed in her spirituality, but that alone isn't enough to diagnose her as having schizophrenia. And I agree with Chicago's advice. I...
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    Intake Nurse

    Meriwhen replied to fiba's topic in Psychiatric

    I agree--experience is a must for intake because you're the one doing the initial assessment of the patient. You need that experience and knowledge to evaluate them and help determine their ultimate...
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    Help, question about a patient

    Meriwhen replied to david0188's topic in Psychiatric

    This, this, this. Anyone working in psych should make an effort to keep up their medical-based nursing knowledge because of situations just like this. Even though treatments and O2 are on tap--and it...
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    ACLS Certification #?

    Meriwhen replied to Lola Lou's topic in General Nursing

    There is no ID number on my AHA ACLS
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    Pay for parking?

    Meriwhen replied to Paws2people's topic in General Nursing

    I pay $1.25 per pay period (every 2 weeks). Most of the time I actually park in the lot/garage
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    museum for psych rotation

    Meriwhen replied to OnlinePersona's topic in Psychiatric

    I agree, it does. I do not agree with nor condone the school's practices, but the fact is that the students are AOx4 adults and should know that if something sounds too good to be true, it probably...
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    ANA petitions Feds (educ. funding) for 1.1 million more RN's within 8 yrs.

    Meriwhen replied to Guttercat's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    That's great and all, but it's pointless if hospitals and other organizations aren't creating the jobs to go with them. Do they really think employers are so eager to fill the gap left by a departing...
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    Too much stuff behind ID badge!!

    Meriwhen replied to NurseEric81's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I don't know what I'm required to have on my badge. But recently I removed everything but my ID and my RN placard because I got tired of it being weighed down. I know all the codes and RACE/PASS by...
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    Discrimination Against ER Nurses?

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

    OP: you are not being discriminated against. First, being an ED nurse is not a protected class. Second, if they are looking for someone with a certain level of m/s or tele experience and you don't...
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    The Importance of Backing Up Your Work

    Meriwhen replied to Rose_Queen's topic in General Students

    Once a month (I should probably do it more frequently), I back up my important documents and pictures on a 64 GB jump drive that I store separately from my
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    When you are at clinicals

    Meriwhen replied to nowim clean's topic in General Students

    The one time I want to see students confined to the break room is during a code for patient violence/acting out. Things can be very unpredictable during such codes, and the last thing I need to deal...
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    When you are at clinicals

    Meriwhen replied to nowim clean's topic in General Students

    I notice this a lot in psych: students tending to hide out in the lounge either because they are nervous about being on the floor, or don't want to be bothered with their psych rotation because it's...
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    To cut or not to cut?

    Meriwhen replied to ICURN3020's topic in General Nursing

    Unless it seriously interferes with treatment (such as surgery) or has become a health and/or safety hazard, I'd leave the patient and their hygiene habits
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    Career change...several questions

    Meriwhen replied to thall125's topic in Nursing Career

    Hireability as an ADN has a lot to do with the local job market. I started nursing in the South, where ADNs and diplomas had no problem at all getting jobs. Then I moved to California, where many...
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    Highest possible pay for ADN/RN

    Meriwhen replied to pcgizzmo's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Honestly, it is EXTREMELY unlikely that you will make 90k right out of the starting gate as a new grad with an ADN, at least not with working just one job. With two jobs, maybe. Perhaps in a market...
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    Firstlab

    Meriwhen replied to Studentnursedgm's topic in Nurses Recovery

    The odds of legit medications triggering false positives for drugs is actually lower than people think. That being said, TXRN2 perfectly summed it up what you should do. In your case, it's far...
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    On Negative Feedback

    Meriwhen replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Then that's your decision and your risk to take. Hopefully such a decision won't come back to bite you in the rear, but if it does I'm sure you'll deal with the fallout
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    Facts about NCLEX results

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

    I'd amend the first one to let them know that they can pass or fail with the minimum, the maximum, and any number in
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    Passed NCLEX, got licensed...now what?

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

    That is the official Ohio Board of Nursing Website. Information for both RNs and LPNs is there, though why they make the RN info so hard to find on it, I have no idea. In fact, I will say that...
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    Pearson Vue: Bullies?

    Meriwhen replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not dissing your school. But I am very surprised that your school had a protocol for this, and that they rely so heavily on an unofficial trick that isn't even 100% accurate and which now may end...
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    Holiday Scheduling - how to make it fair

    Meriwhen replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in General Nursing

    The first facility I worked at was just like RNsRWe's: they broke everyone up into two teams (seniority didn't matter). Then they divided up the holidays and assigned them to each team. They divided...