Wabi Sabi

Wabi Sabi BSN, RN

Psychiatric Nursing

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About Wabi Sabi

Wabi Sabi is a BSN, RN and specializes in Psychiatric Nursing.


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  1. It's a very fast-paced environment. Patients come and go (often time within 3-4 hours). It's admission and discharge all day long. Things can and do get crazy really quickly. For instance, you may start your shift with 3 patients, then while you are ...
  2. Advice on Psych NP vs. Psychiatry MD/DO

    If you have time, capability, and determination, I would say go to medical school and become a psychiatrist. Having a MD or DO behind your name opens many many doors and you will get to really be in charge of patient care. As a nurse, regardless of l...
  3. LPN. or RN

    Wow, really? I have honestly never heard such a story. In my area (So Cal), RNs make a LOT more than LVNs, including LTC (I have a RN friend who has worked there since he was a CNA). That must be terrible for RNs in your area to get paid the same as ...
  4. Scared at new job in psychiatric hospital

    I think $21 per hour is too low for a psych nurse in that environment (considering all the risks and such). I make more than double of that working at a private psych facility and I have a LVN who passes all medications and processes all orders conce...
  5. LPN. or RN

    Are you kidding me? RNs (whether BSN or ADN) get paid substantially more than LVNs/LPNs, not to mention more opportunities in terms of specialization and administration. If you can afford it, go for the BSN. Don't waste your time with LVNs (as many p...
  6. Is this staffing normal???

    Definitely not safe! It's dangerous that you are the only RN on the unit. There should be at least one more RN and one more MHW.
  7. Anyone find CRNA School EASIER than made out to be?

    If you are young, I'd say go to med school. If that is what you really want, don't settle for anything else. You will be happier in the end. You have just completed your first semester of nursing school, correct? You still got a long way to go. First...
  8. Geri psych unit...no security, no respiratory therapy

    I float to a Geriatric Psych ICU unit (high acuity) frequently and what you described is pretty common. Having RT on call or even not having RT after hours at all is not really a big deal. Also, at the hospitals that I have been to security personnel...
  9. Job Hopping.........a bad thing??

    Take whatever is BEST for you and your family.
  10. alternatives to hospital-based psych nursing?

    It can be frustrating sometimes how little time we have to spend interacting with patients. Since you work 8-hour shifts, I imagine it would be hard to spend time with your patients. I work 12-hour shifts and usually we have some downtime in the afte...
  11. Is becoming a Nurse hard?

    Becoming a nurse is not hard but being a nurse (working) is really hard. The educational requirements, intensity, and difficulty are far less than medicine. There are plenty of public schools in CA for BSN and ADN. Besides UCs, there are also Cal Sta...
  12. psych tech to psych nurse?

    That is probably the best thing you could have done. Once you have your foot in the door, it would be much easier to get a job once you have your RN license.
  13. I don't know but at my work (psych hospital), certain RNs can do face-to-face for S&R. They have to be certified/qualified of some sort (most of the time it's the nurse managers or house supervisors). Physicians are always notified but from what ...
  14. First job in Psych nursing

    I would say any opportunity right now is a good opportunity (considering the state of job market at the moment). Maybe, you could work at this job while looking for a hospital job? Any experience is valuable for new grads. PS: My current pay at a ps...
  15. Nursing as a 2nd career

    If I were you, I would continue on to get a Master's degree or a Ph.D. in your field. Nursing is very different from Biology and "hard" science (and this coming from someone who has a BS in Biology as well). I don't personally find it more intellectu...