Merlyn

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  1. RN vs BSN decision for student hold B.S. Degree

    Merlyn replied to dpulliam's topic in General Students

  2. I need some advice!

    Merlyn replied to FtrNrs2012's topic in General Nursing

    You are starting out with two strikes against you. Better get some more medical advise. We on this board are not

  3. Just started clinical...few questions

    Merlyn replied to missie1's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Hair care and of course is she

  4. Need some advice...AM I CRAZY????

    Merlyn replied to girlswcurls's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    From what I have observe, out n the real world calculators are

  5. Thinking of dropping my RN-BSN program

    Merlyn replied to ORoxyO's topic in General Nursing

    If you want to be a manager a BSN is the

  6. Just started clinical...few questions

    Merlyn replied to missie1's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Asked them how they ate, if you are not there during feeding time. As you bath you can assess. Do they have any pain, if so scale it from one to ten. Observe any changes in skin color. Are they hot...

  7. Things you thought you would never see in LTC

    Merlyn replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    All of the things that is was taught in Nursing School that I would never do I've done. That's to my superior intellect and a Nursing home where the MD was drunk most of the time. This was back in...

  8. Male nurses student and skipping OB/L&D clinicals

    Merlyn replied to Jfarmboy's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Hey, Brother. You will have to . It will be on your boards. You will need to be aware of it to past the test. There maybe nothing more beautiful in your training that to see another human Being enter...

  9. Not many Black/African American nurses working in the ICU's

    Merlyn replied to i-njoy-being-a-nurse's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Why does this bother

  10. New Student Nurse Advice

    Merlyn replied to FutureNurse112's topic in General Students

    I would say try volunteering at a hospital or a nursing Home. Get to know how the nursing staff works. Do everything you can to get that people to people communication. Get use to the fluids and...

  11. Why such high new RN turnover?

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

    I may be wrong, but I have observed that the Nurses that come from a school that does not have a work time ( time when the student actually works on the floor as a nurse tend to drop out sooner. They...

  12. My co-worker stinks like gin every morning!

    Merlyn replied to pawsomepooch47's topic in General Nursing

    OP I feel for you. I come from a family of heavy drinkers. If you can't leave the job, talk to some one that can explain your rights and responsibilities. I don't know what else to tell you. All my...

  13. Will I get kicked out for this?

    Merlyn replied to missa-almost-RN's topic in General Students

    I hope nothing cam from this,but in today's climate,I don't

  14. Didn't Receive paycheck

    Merlyn replied to TheOracle's topic in General Nursing

    Take it easy. You'll be paid. No one is trying to cheat you. give them some more

  15. Will an arrest record affect my nursing licensure?

    Merlyn replied to kathy1285's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    What in the hell was this person thinking? It's not like a degree in gardening. We handle Narcotics, This person must get in contact with the BON tomorrow before they spend more money on a degree...

  16. Dealing w/ rude RNs

    Merlyn replied to PlumeriaSun's topic in LPN to RN

    Go to your instructor or supervisor and ask for someone else. You time as a student should be educational not confrontational. And tell the supervisor why. Life is too short to wast on

  17. Is giving meds early common??

    Merlyn replied to Bonnie86's topic in Medical-Surgical

    You do have to cut corners in these days. With the med passes of today, I would take a very long time. I found a way. Give the medicine at the time they are ordered. This may seen a stupid answer but...

  18. My co-worker stinks like gin every morning!

    Merlyn replied to pawsomepooch47's topic in General Nursing

    Is her patient care suffering? If it is, Time to go though the chain of command again. It is the hardest thing in the world to accuse someone you have work with of being unfit for duty. Maybe, and I...

  19. Will I get kicked out for this?

    Merlyn replied to missa-almost-RN's topic in General Students

    I think that the OP is worried. Reading all of the post from students Nursing schools have turned into hell hole were if you look cross eyed at one of these teachers you could find yourself out of...

  20. Does the thought of going to your job make you sick?

    Merlyn replied to Lucky724's topic in Health, Stress Management

    It is the bean counters, Sweet Soul. This ones that do not have a spec of compassion in them. Time is money. If we can get away with having just one nurse in the place of two, that is more money for...

  21. Should I become a nurse for the money??

    Merlyn replied to Wot chick's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    To the OP, you don't become a nurse because you think it would be fun to help people, or for money. You become a nurse because you have to. You see human suffering and you have to help. You have to...

  22. How would you comfort a dying atheist?

    Merlyn replied to stripbubbles's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    This tread could just as be entitled "Much to do about nothing". We, Atheist are not a separated species. We are,as the word implies without a belief in a god or gods. Some of us believe there is an...

  23. Unreasonable request

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

    Some people have difficulty doing

  24. Will I get kicked out for this?

    Merlyn replied to missa-almost-RN's topic in General Students

    Was she your instructor? Or just a staff nurse? In your nursing career, you will run into many of these people. The Medical Profession is like a human body and just like a human body it needs vent...

  25. Should I become a nurse for the money??

    Merlyn replied to Wot chick's topic in Pre-Nursing Students