Hi all, I'm a BSN in NYC and I'm looking it get into L and D! I have a little over a year of med surge experience and I was hoping you guys could give me some advice on how to get on an L and D unit (as I am finding that it is not very easy to get a...
Hi all, I am an RN with 1-year med-surg experience looking to transfer to psych. I am trying to decide if I should apply for psych ER positions or go for inpatient psych instead. I eventually want to go back to school to become a psych NP. Any tho...
Hi all: I need some advice Here is the deal I am a new-grad RN, I work in a major metropolitan hospital system currently as a NA I recently had an interview with the director of nursing at a psych hospital and was not selected for the job (this hos...
justdoiting replied to justdoiting's topic in Psychiatric
Thanks again for the feedback guys. I was on one of the med-surg units when this happened and I hate to say it but the staff there just does not care for or support each other. I think I am going to write down stuff like this and once I transition fr...
justdoiting replied to justdoiting's topic in Psychiatric
Thank you so much for the feedback and advice everyone. I have recently started journaling about my nursing experience and it does seem to help. I also frequently remind myself that these people are ill, and that is a great idea about switching out...
Hi everyone, I need some advice. I'm a very new RN (just licensed last week) and I am currently applying for psych positions at the large metropolitan hospital I am currently working at as a nursing attendant. I feel I have found my niche in psych....
Hi everyone, I just graduated with my BSN in May and have been given the opportunity to interview for a psych position at the hospital I am working at now as a nursing attendant. The interview is in less than a week. Psych was my first choice. I real...