childpsych74

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1. Psychiatric Nursing with a Mental Illness?

   childpsych74 replied to pezamistik's topic in Psychiatric

   R.S., first go to your medical doctor. They can test your thyroid and make sure that isn't an issue. You can work with your medical doctor for diagnose or get referral to a psychiatrist and/or psychologist (for psychological testing). You don't h...

2. No I wouldn't recommend nursing

   childpsych74 replied to manuelvillanueva's topic in Career Support

   and where does it all start? At the university level. Colleges thinking they can pay nurses less than "real professors," not give them tenor or even a living wage. Professors can make more $ on the the floor! The reason nursing is so bad is be...

3. how do I break into Case Management?

   childpsych74 replied to childpsych74's topic in Case Management

   thanks, I'll try doing some searches in UR.

4. Do I want to do this career?

   childpsych74 replied to LizB's topic in New Nurse

   No, run away...fast. Just kidding Like all jobs, there will be good days and bad days. Unlike other jobs, people's lives are in your hands. You can't afford to have an "off" day and veg out in a cubicle. Nursing was definitely NOT for me. And I...

5. MD works as RN

   childpsych74 replied to nursemd's topic in General Nursing

   I worked with an ICU RN who was a Critical Care MD in her country (china). She said the same thing about working as a MD here. I think she sat for the NCLEX and was in no problem. We were always curious how they did things in China, o.k. we KNEW s...

6. ICU Nurse Personality Traits?

   childpsych74 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

   I worked ICU for 4 years before I got burned out (with nursing in general), moved to the country to homeschool our kids and raise goats and chickens. I quit work only a few months ago and honestly, I miss the camraderie. I miss the sarcasm that acc...

7. how do I break into Case Management?

   childpsych74 posted a topic in Case Management

   Former ICU nurse looking to switch gears completely away from the bedside. Applied for several positions involving case management/UR with no call backs. Are these jobs hard to break into? Any recommendations on how to market myself? Take classe...

8. What do CRNA admission committees look for?

   childpsych74 replied to runinfool's topic in SRNA

   get in the ICU ASAP. Most won't even consider you until you have at least 1 year ICU experience. Better to have more though, IMHO.

9. I've been looking for signs of burnout, I found them...

   childpsych74 replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Humor

   lol. I was so burnout in nursing I got out completely, after only 9 years. We moved to the country and we're raising goats and chickens while I drool on myself and homeschool our kids. I SOOO prefer animals to humans. Now I don't know if I'll ev...