Working at State Psych Hospital

[margnurse]

I have an interview next week for a RN position at a state hospital in Virginia and I am a little nervous and excited. I have spent almost 10 years working med-surg but have always had the desire in the back of my mind to enter psych nursing. Even before I entered nursing school I had a BA in psychology and mental health has been prominent in my life since my older sister was diagnosed with a mental illness when I was a teenager. Even though I did my rotation in nursing school at this facility and enjoyed it, I am still a little nervous. Even though this move makes me a little nervous I really think this is what I want to do. Any advice from nurses who work at state hospitals?

[mailnurse]

Sanacruz,what state hospital in CT were you employed at?