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Thanks I really appreciate your recommendations. I will look into Girard!

Currently I am working dual diagnosis and I would love to continue to work with this population.

Thanks for the reply, Im planning to move to Philadelphia in January and I'm looking for prospective employment opportunities as a Pysch nurse.

Does anyone have any experience working for this hospital? Especially how they treat their nurses, and is their pay competitive?

was the birth(pregnancy) of your child planned or was it a surprise? surprise how do you feel about becoming (being) a father? [color=#ff0000]it was intimidating at first did you (do you) go to the doctor visits and check-ups? [color=#ff0000]every single one what about delivery? were you in the delivery room? what was that like? [color=#ff0000]i was there for the delivery, and alll i can say is incredible have there been any changes (do you anticipate any changes) in your life since the birth of your child? what are the most noticeable? [color=#ff0000]i feel like i am more grounded now what about your relationship with the child’s mother (wife, sweetheart)? has that changed since the birth of the child? describe? [color=#ff0000]no real change what do you think a father’s job or responsibility should be in taking care of the child?[color=#ff0000]an equal role to that of the mother should they get up for night feedings? bathing? playing? [color=#ff0000]yes what is the hardest thing about being a father? [color=#ff0000]finding time to juggle work and family responsibilities what is the best thing about being a father? [color=#ff0000]getting to experience your child growing and all of their achievements do you think you’ll do the same things in parenting as your own father did as you were growing up? why or why not?[color=#ff0000]i really couldnt say my father wasnt in the picutre

Landau for Men is all I wear. Tons of pockets and extremely durable.

No regrets at all, I am still a newbie, but very content with becoming a nurse!

I must reply now that this post has resurfaced, that I haven't experienced any bias now that I am a new RN at a different hospital. I feel that I am treated equally amongst my peers, who are right in my same age range. Not saying that more mature nurses couldnt accept me as an equal peer, just that the situations I encountered were with more experienced-long timers. Shawn

Does anyone know any hospitals in the Pittsburgh area that offer new grads the opportunity to work in the ICU and offer a reasonable orientation period?

Sounds like Martyrdom to me, hopefully nursing is now becoming a profession where people are respected for the work they do, not stepped on!

I think you hit the nail squarely on the head with this post! Everyone should play to their strengths.

ETOH = Alcohol

A large part of nursing school is self study, whereas they teach you how to seek out and find the information you need. Therefore, it is expected of you in your future occupation to keep your education current, by seeking out new information as it is released and to keep your practice current, regardless of when you graduated from nursing school.

(male) First born oldest of 8, very dysfunctional family, alcoholism and mental illness.

I totally agree with everyone that the patients feeling are the priority, without a doubt. My concern lies with the biases which exist in nurses and nursing instructors in the field.