Hey all .... I'm new to the site and I've just been scrolling around, reading a bunch of topics/replies, getting a little familiar with the site. I finally have a little bit of time to post some info about me:I am a ASN RN who entered the field in 2004 . I wanted to go straight into Psych but I was cautioned not to do that by many co-workers/management (I worked as a CNA before applying to nursing school so I could get a basic understanding of working in healthcare & to make sure I could touch peple in the sense of bedbaths, incontinance care etc you get the picture I'm sure. I loved being a CNA & I learned such valuable skills/tasks that I carried into my nursing practice, but I digress). The assistant DON recruited me straight out of school before I even took the NCLEX.So I worked on an extremely busy step down tele unit - eventually as charge RN, preceptor and orienting current RN's to the charge role - before I needed a change. I worked as a HH RN for just under a year & it was not for me as the documentation was killing me and the facility I worked for was non-supportive from day 1 but I tried to stick it out. I then worked per diem in a hospital on their tele unit, ICU, & a bit in their ED all the while looking for full time work mostly in Psych positions. Yes I was turned down a few times but I finally landed a position in a locked psych unit. I've been there 5 years and absolutely love it! So I know this is a long post, but that's me.Thanks for taking the time to read this. I know it's long but I finally found some extratime to postðŸ˜
Sparki77 44 Posts Has 15 years experience. Nov 9, 2017 Thank you! Although I still miss bedside nursing and running codes etc I think I finally found where I belong. Most of these patients have absolutely nobody in their lives. I kinda get to be that "somebody" when time allows it and, of course, with boundaries.
NightNerd, MSN, RN 1,129 Posts Specializes in CMSRN, hospice. Has 9 years experience. Nov 9, 2017 Congrats on getting into your niche! Psych is great. I wish there were more medical-psych units in the world - it's a great combination of different adrenaline rushes, whether the code is blue or green. Welcome!
Sparki77 44 Posts Has 15 years experience. Nov 10, 2017 Thank you!! Ours is code white. Once in a while I still get to participate in a code brown... Lol
