Excited about new psych position!

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Specializes in Psychiatric nursing.

I graduated RN school in may 2010. Right out of school I got a job at a private psych hospital, working on their locked dual diagnosis unit. It was a 26 bed unit with two RNs and 4 MHAs. The work was hard (alot of people acutely detoxing) and the pay with low. So excited to be starting a new job on Monday, on a 31 bed psych unit. The pay is great, 34$ per hr, the nurse manager is a sweet heart, and even better the RN-to-pt ratio is 1:5. Can't wait to start!

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Specializes in Psych ICU, addictions.

Welcome (back) to the dark side :) Congratulations!

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Specializes in LTC and School Health.

Congrats! Nice to know that there are nurses that actually enjoy psych, because I couldn't!

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that is so great! good for you sweetie!!

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Congrats! Good luck!

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I graduated RN school in may 2010. Right out of school I got a job at a private psych hospital, working on their locked dual diagnosis unit. It was a 26 bed unit with two RNs and 4 MHAs. The work was hard (alot of people acutely detoxing) and the pay with low. So excited to be starting a new job on Monday, on a 31 bed psych unit. The pay is great, 34$ per hr, the nurse manager is a sweet heart, and even better the RN-to-pt ratio is 1:5. Can't wait to start!

What city/state area do you work in?? Pay sounds great to me!!!

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Specializes in Psychiatric nursing.

I live in southeast massachusetts. The position is per diem though, so it is non benifited.

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Congratulations! I just got a job offer in psych, and I am very excited!

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Specializes in Acute Mental Health.

Holy hell 1:5!!!!!! WooHoo!!!!!! Congratulations!!!!

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