Pronurse

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  1. 8 hour or 12 hour shifts?

    8 hours are fine... the 12 hr. shifts depend on whether you work through the night and still have morning hours to do... It depends on whether you are a night person or not. I worked a 12am to 12 noon shift on an inpatient psychiatric unit. It was to...
  2. provocative undergarments

    There is a time and place for everything... provacative undergarments, even colored ones, you know black or red under white scrubs is inappropriate. We are professionals, we need to dress that way to reflect our professional attitudes... let's not bu...
  3. What is your life like?

    Stephanie, Like any profession, you must take care of yourself first. I have been a Psychiatric RN for over sixteen years. It would depend where you work, inpatient, partial hospitalization program, a continueing day program or an outpatient setting....
  4. Nursing and body piercings

    Do you believe hospital administration has the right to prohibit wearing tongue piercings or multiple ear piercings while on duty?
  5. Online Masters programs

    Thank you for your response! How long has it taken you to get your BSN online? I will finish a modular RN to BSN program at a local college this May.That took 15 months... I am wondering how long the online master's programs are? Thanks for your inpu...
  6. Women's Mental Health

    I think this is an excellent idea, combing women's health and mental health. As a psychiatric RN/Primary Therapist, if you are working in psych, you MUST look at what is happening from a wholistic perspective. I am questioning whether the online cour...
  7. Online Masters programs

    I am just completing a RN to BSN modular program. I am trying to decide whether the online masters programs are worth it? I am seeking opinions for anyone who has been or currently enrolled in an online masters program in nursing.... Where I reside, ...
  8. Psychiatric nursing in USA, looking for Info

    I would suggest you narrow your interest as to where you would want to live in the U.S.A. because of different state regulations for nursing. Once you have an idea of where you might want to live, then you could contact the state board of education f...
  9. Nurses to Join Forces in Politics

    Laura, You are not even a nurse yet what incredible insight!! I ask myself the same question. I am completing a BSN program and have been a RN for sixteen years... We are addressing similiar topics in class. I agree, if we all pulled our collective v...
  10. Psychiatric nursing in USA, looking for Info

    What information are you looking for? Places to work? Pay? What is your degree and what setting do you practice as a mental health nurse? I am a psychiatric RN.
  11. Nursing issues today

    As a RN completing my BSN degree, I am wondering what other nurses believe: Do you believe if nursing was a male dominated field, would we have the issues that nurses are facing today?
  12. Is the a good path to choose???

    As a psychiatric nurse in the profession for over sixteen years, I would highly recommend it. You have to be able to take good care of yourself. You don't need to wait for a master's program to be in psych nursing. You do need to be a RN if you want ...