QueeenB

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1. Psychiatric nursing... do you really lose all your nursing skills?

   QueeenB replied to lilmoongoddess's topic in Psychiatric

   I started working per diem at the behavioral health unit and I absolutely love it! I've always had a thing for psych even when I was in school so I'm really pumped I got it. As for the skills.. I was just thinking about that last night on the evening...

2. Nursing managers: what are you looking for in a staff nurse?

   QueeenB replied to QueeenB's topic in Psychiatric

   I interviewed for a psych position and the hiring manager said he wanted someone with experience so they can "hit the ground running". This totally discouraged me. I'm so bummed out. How do I get experience if no one wants to give me experience? I w...

3. Hard and Soft Skills

   QueeenB replied to TheCommuter's topic in Professionalism

   Wow. Will send you a PM.

4. Nursing managers: what are you looking for in a staff nurse?

   QueeenB posted a topic in Psychiatric

   What are you looking for? Experience? Passion? Straight A's? Also, what do you consider as a "weakness"? I just want to get a sense of what psych nurse managers are looking for since this is where I want to be. I want to end up in psych nursing! A...

5. Meet nursing managers or wait for HR?

   QueeenB replied to QueeenB's topic in Job Hunt

   Hi! I'm trying to get out of LTC.. Lol I'm trying to get into the hospital or a clinic, which is my first choice.

6. Meet nursing managers or wait for HR?

   QueeenB replied to QueeenB's topic in Job Hunt

   I'd hate to make me seem "entitled" but I don't know what else to do. I don't really know when to follow up, HR keeps telling me my application is still valid & that I don't need to resubmit. It's very frustrating. I just want to know if I have a...

7. Meet nursing managers or wait for HR?

   QueeenB replied to QueeenB's topic in Job Hunt

   They use paper applications & they're very laborious to do, wish they did online apps! Lol! I know of a nurse that works in the hospital but not at the units there are openings for. I wish there was some other way for me to meet & follow up.

8. Meet nursing managers or wait for HR?

   QueeenB posted a topic in Job Hunt

   Hello everyone, just wanted to ask something: is it ok to show up unannounced to nursing units and try to meet with nurse managers or is that borderline weird? Lol I've been applying to this hospital for what seems like forever & I've never gotte...

9. New Grad RN still no job

   QueeenB replied to annamee's topic in Job Hunt

   Lol!!! true true! I sent you a PM!

10. New Grad RN still no job

    QueeenB replied to annamee's topic in Job Hunt

    Have you tried nursing homes in your area? I know it's not the most feasible place to start but it's RN experience and it's paid :) (this is what I tell myself lololol) I also felt the same way-- people thinking I was lazy or picky but it's the total...

11. New Grad RN still no job

    QueeenB replied to annamee's topic in Job Hunt

    I first obtained my license to a different state before applying, just so they know you're serious. Pick a state or two or get the compact one and apply to those. :) which state were you planning to apply to?

12. I want to quit.

    QueeenB replied to QueeenB's topic in Geriatric

    Thank you! Does it need 1 year experience? I'd like to get into school nursing too, much better fit than ltc.

13. I want to quit.

    QueeenB replied to QueeenB's topic in Geriatric

    I guess I'm afraid of quitting because I don't have a backup plan. It will be like, ok, I quit, now what? Do I continue being a nurse even if I'm already burnt out or do I just stick it out for the sake of being a nurse? I've already wasted 8+ years...

14. I want to quit.

    QueeenB replied to QueeenB's topic in Geriatric

    Thank you. I get paid for the breaks I don't take, but if I take a break, I'd have to stay longer just to finish everything that has to be done. We're also assigned a lot of extra work on different days like pain charting, diabetic charting, etc in ...

15. I want to quit.

    QueeenB posted a topic in Geriatric

    So bad. I just don't know if it's the right thing to do when I don't have another job lined up. I have experience of less than a year in total, 4 months at my current workplace and I've loathed it eversince I started orienting on the floor. I never g...