Merlyn

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  1. Diversity.. at what price?

    Merlyn replied to Been there,done that's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I could not agree with you more. I listen to accents. way back in the dark ages, I was an actor. I was one in a production of the musical "Milk and Honey" I played a Sabra, a Israeli farmer. One...

  2. Diversity.. at what price?

    Merlyn replied to Been there,done that's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    i always wanted to ask someone that was not born hear, does it bug you when someone ask you to repeat what you just said? because i remember my grandmother was the one that taught me to speak. she...

  3. Nurses see us coming for clinical and RUN away from us. Irritating!

    Merlyn replied to thawk28's topic in General Students

    I can't remember it I had a Nursing student follow me. I always work and nights or 3-11. But to me it would seem that the regular staff would have an other pair of hands to help them. Also I have...

  4. Is it possible to be too emotional for nursing?

    Merlyn replied to emilyleigh's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Other than the part of always finding work, Well right now no but things might change in the years before you graduate. As for the other stuff go for it, what have you got to loose? Go for it. It's...

  5. If you could do it all over again, would you choose nursing as your career?

    Merlyn replied to jordanl's topic in General Nursing

    No, I would be an Actor or Truck

  6. Nurses see us coming for clinical and RUN away from us. Irritating!

    Merlyn replied to thawk28's topic in General Students

    Maybe all the nurses have 'Post Traumatic Student Shock" Maybe the class ahead of you were all Brain

  7. Was this a fair consequence?

    Merlyn replied to danachap1's topic in General Nursing

    What in the hell were you thinking? You stole B-12. It you needed it that bad, you should have ask a doctor for a prescription. What do you think they are going to do, wait until you take some...

  8. PLEASE HELP,Need to renew license by end of month

    Merlyn replied to Yulie's topic in General Nursing

    CME can get 30 CU Elite CONTINUING ED. also 30 CU On both sites you can have them in a couple hours or by the end of the day. The Certificate e-mailed to

  9. Diversity.. at what price?

    Merlyn replied to Been there,done that's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Why do you think the Native Americans developed sign language.Lakota couldn't understand the Nakota and the Nakota couldn't understand the Dakota and nobody could understand the

  10. Preceptor nightmare(vent but advice sought

    Merlyn replied to dhusc1228's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Just tell the nurses to check you off. If they don't do it go to the supervisor get her to check you off. No check go to the supervisor. But why would an RN want an LPN's name on RN stuff. Doesn't...

  11. Dear Pysch Nurses

    Merlyn replied to Crazed's topic in Psychiatric

    and may I say not with any monitors or IV machines, we do it with our brains and a few

  12. YOU as a Pt-what would you allow a student nurse to do?

    Merlyn replied to KellNY's topic in General Nursing

    I did that after school. I'm sorry for this post. I know I'm going to hell for this one...Sister Mary Angela said I

  13. Should I do anything about being yelled at?

    Merlyn replied to kw11's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    She needs that check up from the neck up. Or She might need changing or a swift kick to her nether

  14. Dear Pysch Nurses

    Merlyn replied to Crazed's topic in Psychiatric

    Nursing Student, May I be the first to welcome you to the Tea Party,

  15. Scared of losing my licence...

    Merlyn replied to Maine's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Hold fast to dreams, for it dreams die, Life is like a broken winged bird that can not fly- Langston

  16. Sorry Nurse Recruiters/Nurse Managers!

    Merlyn replied to Isitpossible's topic in Nurse Management

    It is a horrible thing to say but whether you took 34 minutes or three hours it does not matter. You got your license that matters. All the hard work, the anxiety, the sleepless nights all for a pass...

  17. Do you worry?

    Merlyn replied to emilysmom,RN's topic in Home Health

    My philosophy of nursing, Come in, do the work, get paid, and go home. Don't take the bloody job home with you. make a list of all the things you have to do that shift do them, go home. Hubby has to...

  18. YOU as a Pt-what would you allow a student nurse to do?

    Merlyn replied to KellNY's topic in General Nursing

    I was a patient in a VA hospital in Feb for a cardiac bypass. I alluded the students to do anything they wanted I let them fix my chest tube, change my bandages 5 or7 times, my heart was assessed 5...

  19. Remember why you became a nurse...

    Merlyn replied to 2bNurseynursenurse1's topic in General Nursing

    I just re read the OP post. because we ***** and moan we don't remember why we went into nursing? For those of you that are kind enough to follow my post, it would seem at times that I was the nurse...

  20. If you have a home patient like this?

    Merlyn replied to micstn's topic in Home Health

    Keep the weapon you know the old saying better to be judged by 12 then carried by

  21. Written up.

    Merlyn replied to WittySarcasm's topic in General Nursing

    Don't forget your pension, freeze it and go to you new

  22. So.....the infection control nurse busted me.....

    Merlyn replied to mindlor's topic in General Students

    You want the scientific rationale, OK She caught you coming out of a room. She didn't see what you did in the room. whether you touched something or not she ask you if you washed your hands. She was...

  23. If you have a home patient like this?

    Merlyn replied to micstn's topic in Home Health

    He might be joking or not. If I were you, I wouldn't take the chance. Drop him from your patient list. But me being devious. I would get a water pistol carry it in your nursing bag and let it drop...

  24. Sorry Nurse Recruiters/Nurse Managers!

    Merlyn replied to Isitpossible's topic in Nurse Management

    Dear Horseshoe, I hate to disagree with some named horseshoe, because of my Quarter horse, but this is a big accomplishment to the OP. But just wait until her first job that's when old reality hits...

  25. I'm scared

    Merlyn replied to ixchel's topic in General Students

    Sweet Soul, the level of work is chaos sometimes but you will have times when nothing is going on. We all went though it. But you have something that I didn't when I work the ER, you have us. We will...