Merlyn

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  1. The Mockery of Nursing

    Merlyn replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If you rub them together you get fire, or Baby

  2. preparing to work in the nursing home

    Merlyn replied to shatikaz's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Nursing home work is NOT easy. It is hard work. I've work nursing home for nearly 25 years. No spot in Nursing is

  3. Burned out from floor nursing, need advice, please..

    Merlyn replied to frazzled2012's topic in General Nursing

    OK. Here we go again. If you want to bring people to your god be a minister. If you want to help people no matter what they believe or if they believe be a nurse. The OP doesn't have time to work let...

  4. The Mockery of Nursing

    Merlyn replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It is Hell in July. My ancestors were in this country during the Revolution. But they were

  5. How do nurses practice giving shots?

    Merlyn replied to sakiohma's topic in General Students

    we practiced on oranges for some reason. I was good at darts, so giving injection was no problem. But the site was a problem for me. I was always afraid of hitting the sciatic nerve so an RN told me...

  6. Burned out from floor nursing, need advice, please..

    Merlyn replied to frazzled2012's topic in General Nursing

    I can't think of any place in nursing that isn't busy. This seems to be the norm all

  7. Unemployed & inexperienced New RNs. Vent it out!

    Merlyn replied to captain byakuya's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Don't you know there is a nursing shortage? I got criticized for saying that there wasn't. There is. You were lie to in school and you get lied to on this board. There is an over abundance of new...

  8. LPN vs. RN

    Merlyn replied to Pneumothorax's topic in General Students

    I didn't want to be in charge. I like beside nursing and 40 years ago, The LPN did the bedside and the RN's were in charge. Today that is all changed. RN's are doing bedside nursing. And the last job...

  9. Do I still have hope ???? :(

    Merlyn replied to hopefulnurse83's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    You will pass, it is only a question of when. Try to relax, study and review. The are some good relaxation tapes or CD on the market. If you still have this crippling anxiety, talk to your doc. I'm...

  10. The Mockery of Nursing

    Merlyn replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

  11. No wonder our profession is messed up

    Merlyn replied to NeuroNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I hope that you will always hold to your goal but why stop at MSN ? Go for the PHD. Knowledge is power. Also the letters after you name is power too. The thing that I fear is the day to day work as a...

  12. Help with nursing

    Merlyn replied to lisa861971's topic in General Students

    Study hard and do your best. That is all you can do. Take the test because if you don't all the other hard work that you put into the school will be for nothing. If you can try and take a brake....

  13. Are there any psych LPN's?

    Merlyn replied to sakiohma's topic in Psychiatric

    Go for the free LPN. Get in to a State Psych hospital. After a year or two apply for a scholarship to be an RN. If they still have them that

  14. question

    Merlyn replied to poulakimou's topic in Nursing Career

    Nursing shortage? Depends what part of the country, specialty and RN 0r

  15. New nurse here. How do I overcome a suspension from work?

    Merlyn replied to BradenRN30's topic in Nursing Career

    For heaven's sake, take the offer of

  16. How long after licensing?

    Merlyn replied to fxmama's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I had my job all ready. I just switch from signing SPN to LPN. I waited six weeks for

  17. The Mockery of Nursing

    Merlyn replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Sing it anywhere. I spent months and months in Air Force in Louisiana eating Gumbo for your right to sing that song -ANYWHERE. Even in the Vatican...Oy, I think I just got censor

  18. Useless manager or have I misplaced my backbone?

    Merlyn replied to sofla98's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When I work for the state, there was a sentence that use to make supervisors or head Nurses stop and ponder. It was "I will not take to you about this without my union rep/attorney present." and then...

  19. The Mockery of Nursing

    Merlyn replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Was there ever a track for this Choo-Choo

  20. How would you comfort a dying atheist?

    Merlyn replied to stripbubbles's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    That is very considerate of her to think of us as Human Beings. I hope her holy man is there for her last hours on this earth and not an atheist. We would do the same thing her holy man would do only...

  21. Do I still have hope ???? :(

    Merlyn replied to hopefulnurse83's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    It's true. It's a holiday. Nothing will get down until next

  22. Rather frustrated with work management

    Merlyn replied to Double-Helix's topic in General Nursing

    What is a holiday? I remember we had them when I wasn't a nurse but they disappear sometime ago. Who did you **** off to get a schedule like that? It's

  23. Oh dear . .Audited for proof of CEUs and don't have

    Merlyn replied to Norma_Saline's topic in General Nursing

    Go to your old job, give the lady your name, and she will get the CEU's certification. How can the lady look up the information without your name. Past job too far. She can mail or fax them to you....

  24. Im here to complain. you can too:)

    Merlyn replied to Pneumothorax's topic in General Students

    No one has told you that's what Nurses do. There will be pettiness, you will be judge by your looks, and you will have to study like hell just to keep up with the new information that comes out...

  25. The Mockery of Nursing

    Merlyn replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Thank you.. Is this the night of the full moon? It would explain a