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  1. Any advice on how to get tuition reimbursement?

    HR should be able to help you with this. I get reimbursement through my job and hr helped me understand what I needed to do
  2. Psych nurses being forced to float to med surg and tele?

    Wow, thank you for all the replies. To answer some of your questions, we have no union. Our entire unit had a meeting amongst ourselves to discuss this and try to get on the same page. We all agree that it is not enough training and will not be safe...
  3. Psych nurses being forced to float to med surg and tele?

    Except for one nurse, Our entire unit has only ever worked in psych our entire careers. If I had any desire to work med surg I feel I would need an entire new grad type orientation. I have not been on a med surg floor since school.
  4. Psych nurses being forced to float to med surg and tele?

    I have zero desire to ever work med surg. I think I would rather work a lower paid non nursing job than have to work med surg.
  5. Psych nurses being forced to float to med surg and tele?

    I think the only thing we can do is look for new jobs, which almost everyone is. This just seems like an awful idea.
  6. Psych nurses being forced to float to med surg and tele?

    They will give us 3-4 days of orientation and expect us to take a full patient load.
  7. Hello, I am wondering if any of you fellow psych nurses are being forced to float to med surg or telemetry? My hospital will be starting this soon and we are not happy about it. I have never heard of other hospitals making psych nurses float and am w...
  8. Late for work excuses

    I used to live in a terrible neighborhood. I got stuck in my house because there was a dead body along with the coroner van and tons of police blocking my driveway. My boss didn't believe me when and told me to stop making excuses. It was on the news...
  9. Help covering tattoos?

    I mean merona brand.
  10. Help covering tattoos?

    I have a chest piece that goes above my collar bone and I always find long sleeve shirts that go up high enough at forever 21. Forever 21 has the best long sleeve shirts, but sometimes target has the long sleeve merits brand that works too. And both ...
  11. 30 unit option. CA BRN concurrency isues.

    Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health offers the 30 unit option.
  12. first RN paycheck?

    I took 500 out and went on a shopping spree for badly needed new clothes for myself, and paid off a credit card.
  13. Bombed my first interview!!

    I bombed my first Rn interview too. I think just the fact that I already screwed one up made me feel like I would do better in the next one, at least it can't get any worse. I did fine with my other later interviews. The thing that tripped me up was ...
  14. Just Starting this Journey

    Yes, I agree with everyone else. If you spend your time going through all of the material they provide, you will never get done. Take the PA, then study your weak points and take the OA when you are ready. If the class just had tasks to do, just jum...
  15. I completed my BSN today. Feel free to ask any questions

    How much do they prorate the tuition if you have less than 12 units a semester? It's looking like I may finish partway into my second semester.