pleeaustin1842

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1. The Psychiatric Nursing Profession...a thread to begin learning about it

   pleeaustin1842 replied to Thunderwolf's topic in Psychiatric

   I was offered the job but I just could not accept due to the salary. It is serious pay cut. I stressed on it for five days. I am very upset about it. I will have to wait until I finish my RN in order to even get near a unit in a hospital.

2. The Psychiatric Nursing Profession...a thread to begin learning about it

   pleeaustin1842 replied to Thunderwolf's topic in Psychiatric

   Thank you. The inteview went great but they had already given the shift I wanted to someone else. Well i will be willing to work as a resource nurse. Considerably more money but no benefits. I had a terrible day in the ltc facility but just the idea...

3. The Psychiatric Nursing Profession...a thread to begin learning about it

   pleeaustin1842 replied to Thunderwolf's topic in Psychiatric

   Thank you for your post. I worked in an outpatient clinic for the severly mentally ill for two years as a secretary and was in school working on a business degreeand one of the nurses encouraged me to go to for my lpn. I truly enjoy this population a...

4. Any tips for new nurses in LTC?

   pleeaustin1842 replied to GatorLPN's topic in Geriatric

   I have visited this site for the last couple of years during LPN school. It has been a great help. I graduated in December and started at a LTC that was my first choice one week after passing NCLEX. I got the shift and wage I wanted. I oriented for ...