Meriwhen ASN, BSN, MSN, RN

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    Holiday Pay, Working Holidays

    Meriwhen replied to Liverpoollover's topic in Agency Nurses

    I would review the employment contract that you signed with the agency to see if it mentioned a holiday requirement. If it did, then you have an obligation to meet. If it didn't, then you can tell...
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    HELP

    Meriwhen replied to goodlooknpr's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Moving to the Nursing Licensure with a Criminal History Forum. Please be advised that all posts in this forum are reviewed and approved--therefore, it may take a bit for your post to be
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    New Grad BSN Considering position at a private practice. Good or bad idea?

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

    Agreed, it depends on what your long-range goals are and what other priorites there are in your life (family, hobbies, etc.) and how you want your career to fit in with all of that. Contrary to...
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    How to follow policy when off duty?

    Meriwhen replied to RNduke129's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You would be wise to know the Good Samaritan Laws (if any) that are in place where you live. These laws would protect you from legal action if you offer emergent assistance within the scope of your...
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    International, eligible for NCLEX-RN, can I take NCLEX-PN?

    Meriwhen replied to sarmi's topic in Nurse Registration

    Beachy nailed it. If you want to try to sit for the NCLEX-PN, you need to contact the BON of the state in which you wish to apply for licensure and ask if it's an option. However, given that are...
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    Whats a good position to be available for kids schedules.

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

    Keep in mind that new grad jobs with plum hours are hard to come by, and are rare to find in acute care (i.e., hospitals). Most facilities require staff to work every other weekend or every third...
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    Help! I have a felony on my record.

    Meriwhen replied to tevisco4's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    The fact that the BON gave you a license doesn't mean that employers have to welcome you and your criminal record with open arms. Employers do retain the right to accept or reject applicants based on...
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    Criminal Record?? Help!!

    Meriwhen replied to aspiringnurse07's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Moving to the Nursing Licensure with a Criminal History Forum. Please be aware that this is a moderated forum, and all responses are reviewed before being approved...so it may take a little bit for...
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    Expired narcotics question

    Meriwhen replied to Ddestiny's topic in Patient Medications

    Given that painkillers are one of the more widely abused meds out there...if you don't have a valid prescription, it won't bode well for you should you pop positive. Either get a valid prescription...
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    Can psych nurses do psychotherapy

    Meriwhen replied to Novo's topic in Psychiatric

    As far as I know, here in the States, it's an advanced-practice nursing
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    Pre-employment drug screening

    Meriwhen replied to ConcernedHusban's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    If you are asked before the test what medications you are on, I would disclose it at that time. I was on a scheduled medication at the time I took my UDS for my new job. On the form they gave me, I...
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    CEU expiration date question

    Meriwhen posted a topic in General Nursing

    I tried searching the site but didn't find my answer, so the answer either doesn't exist in a thread or I haven't searched correctly...could go either way, really :) I see that CEUs have an expiration...
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    LVN license revoked, need assistance to regain licensure

    Meriwhen replied to wandiawinfield's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    I have to agree with Esme: you need far more assistance than we can provide here, and our TOS prohibits offering legal advice. You need a lawyer if you want your license back. To find one in your...
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    DUI Prior to Licensure

    Meriwhen replied to pmdig's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Now to answer your question... The problem is that the job market is saturated with nurses, and new grads have the worst of it. Many employers would rather not waste time training a new nurse when...
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    DUI Prior to Licensure

    Meriwhen replied to pmdig's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Moved to the Criminal History forum for a better response. Please be aware that this is a moderated forum, and all posts require review and approval...so it may take a short while for them to
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    Trying to figure out the best job applying strategy.

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

    Moved to First Job Hunt Assistance to help you out, since you're looking outside of
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    experienced psych nurse please chime in

    Meriwhen replied to Isitpossible's topic in Psychiatric

    Sadly, yes. It's all about the bottom line in many places. And employers know that there's a line of nurses who'd happily jump into your job--some will even take a pay cut--so you're easily...
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    Does going to a "top-rated" nursing school really make a difference?

    Meriwhen replied to pantherfan14's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    IMO, what matters more is whether the school is accredited. A flashy name from a top school will get you nowhere if NLNAC or CCNE won't even touch their nursing program. FWIW, I did my undergraduate...
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    Best alarm clock tone for an iphone?

    Meriwhen replied to Axmann, RN, BSN, NREMT-B's topic in General Students

    I have a 5s. I use the Clock...reminds me of church bells/Big Ben. And I crank it up as loud as possible. I also use the multiple alarms feature to my advantage and have several alarms programmed...
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    routine at psych unit-morning gathering

    Meriwhen replied to parabone's topic in Psychiatric

    A lot of facilities will have a "morning focus" or "morning group" where they'll be told what's going on that day and find out the name of the staff working that day. Patients aren't forced to attend...
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    What do you think about this Staff/pt ratio? Potential job offer

    Meriwhen replied to ivyleaf's topic in Psychiatric

    1:8 is a pretty good ratio,
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    experienced psych nurse please chime in

    Meriwhen replied to Isitpossible's topic in Psychiatric

    Reading things like this ****** me off. Spitting it out is not severe agitation/aggression. Unless he's an immediate danger to someone or there is a court order specifying otherwise, he has every...
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    HRN and SoCal per diem pay

    Meriwhen replied to mursinary's topic in Agency Nurses

    I think it's because we have plenty of nurses to spare but not enough jobs to go round. Plus SoCal is in demand for travelers, especially those tired of being frozen during the winter
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    CEU expiration date question

    Meriwhen replied to Meriwhen's topic in General Nursing

    Good to know. Between the BON, maintaining one certification and obtaining another, I have to accrue A LOT of CEUs every year. I was worried that if they expired, I couldn't use them anymore....
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    Texas BON

    Meriwhen replied to Vindication's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    I do not know what BONs do about background checks come renewal time. I do know that most if not all BONs require nurses to self-report convictions, usually within a certain time period (10-30 days or...