NurseSheGirl replied to Alicia_Has_Tats's topic in Psychiatric
I love being a psych nurse. I was one of those students that changed her career goal every semester because everything was so exciting to me. I tried to get into the med/surg thing after graduation, but many of our local hospitals were on a hiring fr...
NurseSheGirl replied to chelleanne's topic in Psychiatric
Working night shift, we are constantly understaffed. 1 unit has up to 20 patients with 1 nurse, 1 med nurse, and 2 techs. The med nurse leaves early though. That leaves me 20 patients to complete paper charting on including detox patients that need Q...
I work for a small, private hospital specializing in mental health conditions for adults and adolescents as well as chemical dependency and rehab. While the acutely psychotic patients are placed on a separate unit, the main unit of the hospital conta...
NurseSheGirl replied to joianett's topic in Nevada
I graduated from CSN in '09. I worked a full time job (40 hours/week) and was in the full time nursing program. It is doable. I was even pregnant during my last semester. Had my baby 2 weeks before graduation. Before I got pregnant, I survived on cof...