New Psych RN Here!

TitaniaSidhe · Feb 24, 2005

Welcome & good luck in your new career choice.

Psychaprn · Feb 24, 2005

I got into nursing to be a psych RN ... Did my 6 months in purgatory (ie, Med/Surg) ...
And I've just been offered a job on a psych unit!
I am going to take it ... my unit sucks, even the director quit ... our management is suffering from chronic, incurable cranio-rectal co-location ... so I am outta here, baby! :angryfire
Looking forward to getting started in my specialty after 3 years of school and a hellish 6 month intro to nursing ...
Norm

Good luck Norm-glad you've joined the ranks! I've been in psych for 25 years-now an APRN and love it. I promise you'll NEVER be bored.

guitarguy2 · Dec 21, 2005

I hope you like your psych position. A theme I hear from med-surge nurses turned to psych is 'wow, people in psych are actually nice to work with'.

GooeyRN, ADN, BSN, CNA, LPN, RN · Dec 21, 2005

Good luck to you! I miss working psych. I am stuck in purgatory now (med/surg) due to moving and that is all thats available. I am jealous! :chuckle Just kidding... Good for you.

Thunderwolf, MSN, RN · Dec 22, 2005

Congrats, Norm!

I have done the reverse...you see this too. I was an psych APN/CNS who now works Med Surg. I love what I do....yeah, I know you don't believe me. But, change is nice...THAT you can believe!

Good luck, buddy!

Enjoy yourself and your new position.

2002MissRN · Dec 23, 2005

I've just been offered a job on a psych unit!
Norm

:yeah: CONGRATULATIONS Norm!!!!

I went straight from nursing school into pysch and have been doing it for 4 1/2 years and I :redbeathe it. I precepted in psych and worked as a mental health tech PRN while in school. I knew that this was the field for me.........

Good luck with your new job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!