mairose15 replied to paulschwinn's topic in Psychiatric
This is a great thread, I love these answers! I think you have to have ingenuity not necessarily artsy but being creative, resourceful and flexible in your ability to deal with potential crisis situations. The ability to dodge a punch or insult rat...
*how long does it take to become an RN nurse or LPN? *how much do you get paid? *do you have to be great at math to be a nurse? *i have a child and a husband, would becoming a nurse affect my time with my family? *what's the easiest type of nursing? ...
My biggest tip would be a technical college. I got my ADN and only paid maybe $500/quarter (7quarters). I had 2 small kids. I also have a mother and mother-in-law close by who love spending time with their grandkids. They were a Godsend! Now that I'm...
mairose15 replied to lalexa15's topic in Psychiatric
Yep, I was hired right out of nursing school. I did ADN, a two-year program at a very affordable community college. Nursing school is hard though so make sure it is really what you want to do. We employ both RN and LPN positions (1-yr program, the pa...
Okay, I get it. I'll descretely talk to my boss. Thanks for clarifying my responsibilities. I won't feel so bad about it knowing it's an obligation and not so much of a choice.
I am a new RN grad nurse in a residential psych facility. I've been there around 3 months and I really like my boss and the other nurses I work with! The problem is is that I often work with an older LPN who is physically in somewhat poor health. If ...