crazy4psych

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1. Are my fears warranted?

   crazy4psych posted a topic in Disease

   Just started nursing school a little over a month ago and I had my first day of clinical today. Pretty basic day. I just did vitals, hygiene and had the opportunity to do a couple of accu checks. Everything was going well and my nurse even offered t...

2. Are PHN in demand?

   crazy4psych posted a topic in Public/Community

   I am going to be starting my BSN program in a few days and I know I'm jumping the gun, but I'm trying to get an idea of job prospects that will keep me motivated when I'm up late studying and thinking "this isn't worth it!". I already know that I am...

3. Am I being naive

   crazy4psych posted a topic in Psychiatric

   Hey everyone! So I'm reaching out again to all of you lovely people for some advice, personal experiences...anything really to make me a little more sure about the path I am taking in life. I'm starting nursing school at the end of the month and to ...

4. Advice for newbie in mental health

   crazy4psych posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hey everyone! So with my BSN program starting in the coming weeks, I decided to take a position as a MHW at College Hospital in Costa Mesa. I'm gonna be working in the CSU which is their crisis stabilization unit--lowest functioning patients in the h...

5. Feeling stuck

   crazy4psych replied to crazy4psych's topic in General Nursing

   I'm pretty much worried about everything when it comes to bedside care. I take medication for anxiety so I am already a naturally anxious person and the scope of practice on a medical floor is something that I know I would absolutely crumble under if...

6. Feeling stuck

   crazy4psych posted a topic in General Nursing

   I joined this site not too long ago to get some more info on the nursing profession as a whole and to be honest, the more I look around the site and see the reality of what nursing is, I become more doubtful that I will succeed in this field. I went...

7. Southern California Psych nurses

   crazy4psych posted a topic in California

   First post on this site, so I am hoping for some good feedback if its out there! I am starting nursing school this fall at Cal State Long Beach as well as starting a new job as a Mental Health Worker at a local psych facility. Prior to getting the j...

8. Job outlook for So Cal

   crazy4psych posted a topic in Psychiatric

   First post on this site, so I am hoping for some good feedback if its out there! I am starting nursing school this fall at Cal State Long Beach as well as starting a new job as a Mental Health Worker at a local psych facility. Prior to getting the jo...