wanna_be_brave_nurse

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1. Getting med/surg exp after 2 years psych

   wanna_be_brave_nurse replied to ali9802's topic in Med-Surg

   How can I get a med surg job? It seems like recruiters frown upon my only psych experience (worked 4 years in psych). I am planning on becoming a psych nurse practitioner but I really would like to get some med/surg experience so I can be a better nu...

2. Psych RN to MedSurg

   wanna_be_brave_nurse replied to katyb213's topic in Med-Surg

   I am a psych nurse (for 4 years) and want to get a med surg job to get more clinical skills. Some places looked down on nurses who only did psych and only hire RN with med surg experiences. How can I get med surg experience if I can't get a med surg ...

3. adolescent psychiatry

   wanna_be_brave_nurse replied to wanna_be_brave_nurse's topic in Psychiatric

   Thank you DesertKat and Jules A! I will check out the First Days by Wong and Wong. Since I am hired for the adolescent unit I will try that out first and go from there. Even though I have slightly low self-esteem, I learn really quickly and I hope m...

4. adolescent psychiatry

   wanna_be_brave_nurse posted a topic in Psychiatric

   Hello! I am a new grad, currently hired for an adolescent substance abuse unit. I've always thought that I would like to work with the pediatric population. I think I still do, but I am feeling intimidated by adolescents that act out or are overly co...

5. I gave my first injection today

   wanna_be_brave_nurse replied to LilRedRN1973's topic in General Students

   Hi everyone, I think you guys are all so brave to be so confident in giving injections! I am in the middle of my nursing program and still very very afraid of giving injections. I only gave four SQ injections and can't even think about giving IM or t...