MissNursieNurse

MissNursieNurse specializes in Psych, Palliative Care.

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1. Psych nursing skill set

   MissNursieNurse replied to MissNursieNurse's topic in Psychiatric

   I work in a psych hospital for the criminally insane. I feel that I HAVE to defend myself on a day-to-day basis because I am choosing psych. I started this thread to see if anyone had the same encounter as I did. I chose psych because I find it fasic...

2. Maximum Security versus Medium/Minimum Security psych

   MissNursieNurse replied to MissNursieNurse's topic in Psychiatric

   Maximum is security at all costs; medium and minimum are not. An example: medium/minimum would have a locked door to the floor, where as in a maximum there are various gates to get in and out of; different security measures etc

3. Where are you from?

   MissNursieNurse replied to noworries's topic in Canada

   I did my training at York in Toronto. Still living in Ontario working, but with hopes to move out east...

4. Salary to expect as a new grad nurse

   MissNursieNurse replied to ashfost's topic in New Nurse

   As a new grad in Ontario Canada I made $23.80 plus 14% in lieu of benefits, at a general hospital. In psych, I made just under $30/hour including my in lieu of (but that's because of danger pay, etc)

5. I'm 44 and changing careers!

   MissNursieNurse replied to Ingrid m's topic in International

   Congrats to you!!!! When I was doing my RN I managed to work each summer between semesters; I worked in activation, I worked as PSW and then I got into psych. I don't know how heavy your work load for school will be but it is dooable to work and go ...

6. Ontario Gov. Promises New Grads full-time jobs

   MissNursieNurse replied to kristen38's topic in International

   In a perfect world all new grads would be granted full time jobs. But as we all know, governments make promises with NO intentions to keep them. I would not count my chickens before they hatch in this circumstance. What about those grads this year???...

7. Maximum Security versus Medium/Minimum Security psych

   MissNursieNurse posted a topic in Psychiatric

   Do you feel more safe working in a maximum security setting versus a medium/minimum?? I have tried both and have found there to be both pros and cons to each setting. I'm wondering if anyone has had experience with either.

8. Psych nursing skill set

   MissNursieNurse posted a topic in Psychiatric

   as a rather fresh nurse, i have changed my speciality to psych nursing. i've been in the field now for just over a year, and i can not count the number of times that nurses have come up to me and told me i have made the 'wrong decision' in that i wil...

9. Do you wear different scrubs for psych?

   MissNursieNurse replied to angelfire280's topic in Psychiatric

   I work at a maximum security hospital for the criminally insane. As RN's we wear street clothes; the RPN's and unregulated health care providers (somewhat of a PSW/HCA) wear issued grey pants and a blue button-up shirt. These uniforms have been in pl...

10. Tattoo's on Nurses

    MissNursieNurse replied to gentlemother's topic in General Nursing

    I have not encountered any problems with tattoos as of yet. I have six, only visible when wearing shorts or tanks, which don't happen at the hospital. I am getting my 7th in a couple of months on my inner arm, and I'm not too worried. That's how I am...