NurseSheGirl

NurseSheGirl has 4 years experience and specializes in Psychiatric, Addiction, Geri-psych.

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1. Why did you become a Psych Nurse?

   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...

2. Safe staffing levels

   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...

3. "I'm an addict...not psychotic." Aren't they both mental health issues?

   NurseSheGirl posted a topic in Addictions

   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...

4. Working while in the RN full-time track program???

   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...