I'm wondering if any nurses here work on a psych unit in Manhattan, Queens, Bronx, Brooklyn, or Staten Island. What are your nurse to pt ratios and do you work on an acute psych unit, geriatric psych, long term care? How many patients are on the unit when your unit is at full census and how many health care aides work with you on the day, evening, and night shifts? How many nurses work on the day, evening, and night shifts?
Also, if you work on a psych unit in NYC, where do you work and how do you like it? How are the nurses treated by the doctors and other nurses? Do staff and management generally welcome travel nurses on these units or do travel nurses generally get overloaded with the "heavier" patients? How is your turnover of nursing staff, etc?
I'm looking to relocate to NYC but interested in trying travel nursing there first.
Thanks
*also posted in the new york forum*
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