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1. still a good idea to get med/surg experience first?

   sayitgirl replied to HowserDoogie's topic in Psychiatric

   You get it :)

2. Psych nurses over 60

   sayitgirl replied to sayitgirl's topic in Psychiatric

   One thing I noticed about this forum, a word will be picked out of a thread that someone does not like or agree with and the main idea of the thread is lost. The remaining comments will all be fixated on the word or thought taken out of content and t...

3. Psych nurses over 60

   sayitgirl replied to sayitgirl's topic in Psychiatric

   These responses must be from the over 60 group. You looked too deep into the word "humble". I do not think that anyone just because they are older than another person should feel that they have the right to be intimidating to someone that they are wo...

4. Psych nurses over 60

   sayitgirl replied to sayitgirl's topic in Psychiatric

   That is the assignment that they do not want to do, medications. How did you guess? Many of these nurses either transfer to the unit from medical hospitals in our system or come from other facilities because they think that psych is a walk in the par...

5. Psych nurses over 60

   sayitgirl replied to sayitgirl's topic in Psychiatric

   They do not even want to pass meds, only sit and talk and not to patients....

6. Psych nurses over 60

   sayitgirl posted a topic in Psychiatric

   I have worked in psych for four years now as an RN, did other fields before. But I have noticed that the nurses that are over 60 want to have preferential treatment when it comes to assignments. Do you think that is fair? Some become angry and openly...

7. still a good idea to get med/surg experience first?

   sayitgirl replied to HowserDoogie's topic in Psychiatric

   get med surg , psych patients have medical problems too....

8. Is Psych Nursing Easy?

   sayitgirl replied to resilientnurse's topic in Psychiatric

   To also add I don't think that there are any easy jobs in nursing regardless of specialty. I think that people are coming into nursing now from other fields because they know that they will always have a job regardless of the economy. A nurse cannot ...

9. Is Psych Nursing Easy?

   sayitgirl replied to resilientnurse's topic in Psychiatric

   I have read a lot of good posts here from psych nurses, bravo ladies. Psych is no joke, but it is fascinating. Our patients contrary to popular opinion also have medical illnesses both chronic and acute. We also get patients with isolated illnesses s...

10. If you had a choice between 2 year community, or a university....

    sayitgirl replied to Lala27poodles's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I live on the east coast and the hospitals here still have it. I just did my taxes and got back the same amount paid for tutiton. Everyone can not afford to stop and go through the four years in one sitting. Some people have families that depend on t...

11. If you had a choice between 2 year community, or a university....

    sayitgirl replied to Lala27poodles's topic in Pre-Nursing

    It does not matter about the school and no one is going to ask what your grade average was on a job interview. I have been a RN for six years and in the nursing field for 16 (practical nurse for ten). You can always get the job to reimburse with tuti...

12. Is It Possible An LPN Can Make More Then An RN?

    sayitgirl replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    I was an LPN for ten years, so I know all about the insecurities and limitations of the title. There would be less cattiness if it was a website of peers. Shall we invite the nursing assistants and mental health associates? The comment was meant to...

13. Is It Possible An LPN Can Make More Then An RN?

    sayitgirl replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    There really should be an allnurses.com for LPNs.

14. Is It Possible An LPN Can Make More Then An RN?

    sayitgirl replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    "You are coming across as an RN who look down on LPNs. I'm a LPN, and I manage RNs. When I say manage, I mean I have legitimate power to hire or terminate an individual, and if one of my RNs dismiss something that I have told them they will be discip...

15. Is It Possible An LPN Can Make More Then An RN?

    sayitgirl replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    Re: Is It Possible An LPN Can Make More Then An RN? I know first hand that there are LPN's making more than RN's. It boils down to experience. I have more years and service at my facility than a newer RN. I make $7,000.00 plus differential more than ...