Merlyn

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  1. New Grad released during orientation, HR uncooperative

    Merlyn replied to coolnurse42's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I hate to keep writing this but if they wouldn't give you a termination letter that keeps you from being employed elsewhere, get some legal help. It will light a fire under

  2. Problems with the aging nurses

    Merlyn replied to RNGriffin's topic in General Nursing

    Some like me can't handle it anymore and I, for the most part,am out of nursing. I have seen nurses in their eighty's run rings around the twenty year old's. It all depends on the Nurse. As long as...

  3. How old is too old?

    Merlyn replied to Maryea's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I'm not too old for nursing, I'm just sick over what it has become. I personalty never go back to school. This is just me. Anyone that wants to go back, more power to

  4. Will I be facing discrimination?

    Merlyn replied to OwlieO.O's topic in Men in Nursing

  5. Shocked...Confused...& Terminated=SAD "(

    Merlyn replied to NrsLucky's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I guess we monkeys shouldn't be allow to get next to any IV needles or EKG monitors. We might poke someones eye out. I think someone should tell the Veterans Clinics that LVN/LPN should be...

  6. Will I be facing discrimination?

    Merlyn replied to OwlieO.O's topic in Men in Nursing

  7. No exp. LVN hired. Scared/Confused help?

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

    Never trust a patient, never give out personal information, not even the smallest thing. Such as where did you work before, what school did you go to, Do you have any children. Never get in between...

  8. On responsibilities to fulfill schedule

    Merlyn replied to Kashia's topic in Agency Nurses

    Talk it over with you supervisor. She may re-leave you or my not but at least you made her aware. I had one home case where the wife was a fruit cake, she was stealing the drugs, the patient's son...

  9. This has been bothering me...

    Merlyn replied to tss2507's topic in Men in Nursing

    As I use to say during OB. Don't want me. No problem. I get a female for you. I switch someone

  10. Shocked...Confused...& Terminated=SAD "(

    Merlyn replied to NrsLucky's topic in General Nursing

    People have been killed during 'adrenalin moments.' Having been a cop in the service, I know. He needs to protect his rights and not get screwed

  11. Shocked...Confused...& Terminated=SAD "(

    Merlyn replied to NrsLucky's topic in General Nursing

    It should not worry the OP because this is a threat. I wonder what the lawyer would

  12. Shocked...Confused...& Terminated=SAD "(

    Merlyn replied to NrsLucky's topic in General Nursing

    He is scared that you are going to do the things that we have advise you to do. Make the the son of a dog sweat. Make an investment and show up with a lawyer. Make him as upset and shaken as you...

  13. Religion Needed to be a Good Nurse?

    Merlyn replied to Kabin's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    It was not my original post. The OP, Kashia was relating the story of a dying patient who requested to see a priest. The DON and SS refused the request. The patient died three days later without last...

  14. No exp. LVN hired. Scared/Confused help?

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

    At some point you will be thrown to the wolves, it is just a question of when. Here is what I did when I was on by myself 1 get report on the patients. Next check if the patients are all right. Pass...

  15. What's Wrong With 21st Century Nursing

    Merlyn replied to All4NursingRN's topic in General Nursing

    You or anyone doctors included don't know everything. That's why there are specialist. new Information is coming out constantly. New meds new procedures. you can't keep up with it all. The best...

  16. What's Wrong With 21st Century Nursing

    Merlyn replied to All4NursingRN's topic in General Nursing

    You or anyone doctors included don't know everything. That's why there are specialist. new Information is coming out constantly. New meds new procedures. you can't keep up with it all. The best...

  17. Shocked...Confused...& Terminated=SAD "(

    Merlyn replied to NrsLucky's topic in General Nursing

    If Doctor god pushed you and someone witnessed it, then you have leverage to make God sweat. It's a small thing called assault. Write the Board of Medicine in your state. Don't inform Nut ball that...

  18. Lots, Lots, and Lots of anxiety with new job

    Merlyn replied to AngRN6726's topic in General Nursing

    Good Luck, Sweet Soul. Life is to short to hang around the

  19. Scared at new job in psychiatric hospital

    Merlyn replied to GypseyGirl's topic in Psychiatric

    Private Hospitals and Clinics. These are places that are on the cutting edge of the Psychiatric field. Behavior therapy, Biofeedback, Hypnosis therapy and so forth. If you what to work in the...

  20. Feeling extremely frustrated :(

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

    Jobs are hard to come by for anyone. Agency work would have been a good way to start but those jobs are drying up. Keep sending those applications out and then follow them up with a phone call. That's...

  21. Has anyone made BASIC skill errors that made them feel incompetent?

    Merlyn replied to kris113's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I can see the cause of your problem and It's BIG. You are human. I hate to tell you this from my throne this sitting up here on Mt. Olympus, but in all honesty you are a human being. Don't sweat the...

  22. Scared at new job in psychiatric hospital

    Merlyn replied to GypseyGirl's topic in Psychiatric

    No

  23. Religion Needed to be a Good Nurse?

    Merlyn replied to Kabin's topic in Spirituality, Religion

  24. Scared at new job in psychiatric hospital

    Merlyn replied to GypseyGirl's topic in Psychiatric

    The State hospital in which I worked was divided by counties. So you had the chronic on one floor, the acute on another, and so forth. except for one building that housed the criminality insane and...

  25. Overwhelmed & stressed out...

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

    You have done everything. Lighten up on yourself. Over study is just as bad as under study. Take a