Darkstar1485 BSN, CNA, LPN, RN

Geriatric and Mental Heath

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About Darkstar1485

Darkstar1485 has 4 years experience as a BSN, CNA, LPN, RN and specializes in Geriatric and Mental Heath.


30 year old trying to be a Nurse Practitioner

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    New grad RN cant find job. HELP

    I've noticed that places are dying to hire new grads for psych. I know it my not be majority favorite, but it will get your foot in the door and your bills paid. Who knows, you might like it. L
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    New York Presbyterian Interview

    Hello everyone!!! I moved from NYC to FL 6 years ago and now im ready to go back. I have an interview coming up for a psych RN and I don't want to low ball myself. I've been in FL for a while and $30/hr is considered great. What does the pay look lik...
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    Psych Nurse Expectations

    I agree with the above post. Having exceptional communication skills is KEY. Having the ability to keep your cool when a patient begins to escalate can be the difference between life and death. You need to pay attention to behavioral changes as wel...
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    Please help, I need advice on a new career!

    Don't let age stop you. Nursing isn't easy, but if you put your kind to it, you will succeed. I'm not good at math and science either, and I graduated with a 3.6. Nursing school is not: What is the definition of bipolar disorder? It's more like: Dur...
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    You Know You're a Psych Nurse When . . . .

    you reach for your keys whenever you approach a door You look at homeless people and try to diagnose them You can de-escalate a situation in the snap of a finger You memorized the best now orders You can give an IM injection with your eyes closed
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    Forcing patients to attend groups?

    We encourage patients to to to group but we don't force them. We don't have to force them simply because during group time bedroom doors are locked and the TV is turned off. I would go to group as well if I didn't have anything else to do.
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    2017 Nurse Salary

    Happy New Year!!!! Let's start 2017 with some brand spankin new Salary stats!!! Thank you in advance!!! Location: Northeast Florida Experience: BSN RN 07/2015, LPN 12/2014 and CNA 08/2011 Specialty: Psychiatric Nurse Facility: large urban hospita...
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    Lied to in Interview

    Consider yourself lucky. I didn't find out I was lied to until I was 3 months in. My job manipulates pay periods and days off so they don't have to pay OT. I have worked 10 8 HR shifts with ONE day off in the middle. Then add 16 hrs when someone call...
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    Halifax Health (Daytona Beach) - Need Info please!

    The pay is terrible. $15 per hour for an "RN Intern" and a few bucks more when the internship is complete. The benefits are really good though.... that's why nurses stay. I believe they have a pension.
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    Pearson Vue Trick 2014

    I just found out this morning that I passed on the BON site. So, The PVT worked for me I'm really sorry that you didn't pass.
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    Super Nervous for NCLEX-PN

    I know your pain. I took the NCLEX-PN yesterday. I decided to challenge it. Maybe its because I'm a BSN student, but i found the test to be difficult, but that could be relative. I have SOOOO many Alternate format questions. If yo have a saunders boo...
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    Pearson Vue Trick 2014

    You should check again in 24 hours. I feel your pain. I took the NCLEX-PN yesterday, and I was a nervous wreck when it was over. I sat in my car for an hour. Good luck!
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    BSN Student looking for LPN jobs.. Don't ask, don't tell?

    Thanks so much for the info!!!
  14. I'm looking for LPN jobs in the state of Florida. I just challenged the NCLEX-PN. I'm tired of being a CNA. The pay is awful and I'm struggling. The problem is that I'm going to school for my BSN and I'll be done in May. I'm not sure if divulging thi...
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    NCLEX-PN.. Scared to death.

    I just got my ATT letter this morning. I had the choice of taking the test 12/20 or 1/5. I chose 12/20 bc I want to get it over with... Now I'm scared to death. I'm a BSN student in Florida PNEQ challenging the LPN bc I really need to make money and...