xenogenetic

xenogenetic

Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Nursing

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  1. Psych Nursing Opportunities

    xenogenetic replied to gptrn's topic in Psychiatric

    Overall, from what I've heard from other psych nurses that started out in MedSurg, is that psych nursing is much better because the pace is reasonable and a lot less involved (less treatments, not as...

  2. Updated info re: new grads in CT?

    xenogenetic replied to MissM.RN's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    The State of Connecticut hires a lot of new grads. Like Russodem mentioned, some Uconn Health Center nursing jobs are State jobs. Here is a central website if you want to explore working with the...

  3. Scared at new job in psychiatric hospital

    xenogenetic replied to GypseyGirl's topic in Psychiatric

    A state psych facility is tough to work at because it's where the toughest to care for mentally ill patients are sent when all the private non-profit agencies throw their hands up and yell "I give...

  4. does it really matter where you got your degree from?

    xenogenetic replied to Nolander's topic in General Nursing

    Be aware that some graduate schools will absolutely, very carefully scrutinize where you got your degree from before admitting you into their Master's

  5. LPNs help please

    xenogenetic replied to 2bthelpngirl's topic in Nursing Career

    I agree, if given the opportunity, go for RN as a first choice. If you can't get into an RN program right away, then enter into an LPN program. Sure you are limited in where you can work as an LPN,...

  6. LPN to RN Question?

    xenogenetic replied to Melissa2237's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    You are absolutely going in the right direction, Melissa! I'm an LPN and doing the bridge program into an RN program (Goodwin's). Not only will having an LPN allow you to leapfrog a year of RN...

  7. Correctional vs Psych nursing

    xenogenetic replied to gptrn's topic in Nursing Career

    In my opinion, Psych has more career options and flexibility. With corrections, you can only really work for one or two employers, either a state or federal prision (some states have outsourced their...

  8. Should I stay an LVN in acute care while looking for an acute care RN position?

    xenogenetic replied to ProgressiveThinking's topic in Nursing Career

    Be sure to factor in any employer tuition reimbursement benefits. I also work for a government agency and being reimbursed for most of my schooling is a huge

  9. Working third-shift while attending school for nursing?

    xenogenetic replied to heidster's topic in General Students

    I think a large part of whether to consider working nights while going to nursing school is based on what your work environment is like. If most of the patients on your unit are sleeping during the...

  10. Anyone else receive a PAY CUT recently?

    xenogenetic replied to jewelgirls's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    I am so sorry to hear about your pay cut. It's such a punch in the gut to bust your butt at work to not only fail to get rewarded with a raise, but get your pay cut. Working in nursing sometimes feels...

  11. I gave two weeks,,,but I dont want to finish

    xenogenetic replied to KarriRN's topic in General Nursing

    Whatever you decide to do, don't omit writing down that you worked there on your future resumes/job applications. A growing number of employers are requiring that they have permission to pull your...

  12. Anyone successful in switching from psych to med/surg?

    xenogenetic replied to Guest321574's topic in Medical-Surgical

    God bless you, why ever would you want to do such a horrific thing. :-) Your best shot would be to somehow convince your workplace's current nurse manager in charge of the M/S unit to orient you in...

  13. night shift question

    xenogenetic replied to Jenni811's topic in General Nursing

    There was a large study done some time ago (1980s?) on the effects of night shift on worker's work performance. The study showed that the workers that did the best on their jobs on night shift were...

  14. Franchising Assisted Living Homes?

    xenogenetic replied to Hithere's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Instead of paying through the nose directly to a nursing home or for premiums on a Long Term Care insurance policy, I was thinking of buying such a smaller nursing/assisted living home. By buying it,...

  15. Loans, loans and more loans

    xenogenetic replied to Jennyfour's topic in General Nursing

    What state ur u in? If ur interested in working in Connecticut I might be able to point u in the right

  16. Connecticut LPN to RN Programs?

    xenogenetic replied to Daria5363's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    ExhaustedNurse, How it works is that you apply to the individual RN programs here in CT (i.e. Goodwin, Capital Community College, etc.) and then once you get your letter of acceptance into the...

  17. Need Advice!!! RN or LVN!? Pls read, very complex situation!

    xenogenetic replied to claudia1986's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My answer is best summed up by a few do's and don'ts: DO consider LPN school first if you need to. The reason being is that RN school is getting more and more competitive. Each class being accepted...

  18. educational audio CDs for commute

    xenogenetic replied to mountain/lake,rn's topic in Emergency

    If you have such a long commute as you do, I would recommend subscribing to SiriusXm satellite radio. They have a multitude of great stations including one called "Doctor Radio" that has great medical...

  19. Staffing Levels in Psych

    xenogenetic replied to ajt575s's topic in Psychiatric

    When the acuity gets high in the hospital (meaning there are an increased number of one to ones) staffing levels can get downright ugly. I had to transfer out of one hospital due to flat out...

  20. New Psych Career

    xenogenetic replied to laura_pauline3's topic in Psychiatric

    Look at from this perspective, what if you get into psych and find out this specialty fits you perfectly, like a glove, and you never want to leave (this is what happened to me!). What if in reality...

  21. CPI certification needed / new grad

    xenogenetic replied to MiamiPsychNurse's topic in Psychiatric

    I'm not sure how Florida works (noticing your screen name I just assume you are located in Florida), but it's really unusual for a psych employer to require you be already certified in the behavior...

  22. Loans, loans and more loans

    xenogenetic replied to Jennyfour's topic in General Nursing

    You have to play good offense and defense. Offense is how much you earn. Defense is how much you save by cutting expenses. Nursing is one of the unique professions where you are able to work any of 3...

  23. Goodwin College Point System

    xenogenetic replied to Ajajade's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    Just got my acceptance packet and am starting Goodwin nursing in Jan

  24. Tips for Psych nursing

    xenogenetic replied to HeatherPsychRN's topic in Psychiatric

    1.) Use humor as one of your tools for building rapport with and managing difficult patients. Sometimes infusing a little appropriate humor and making a patient laugh when a patient is perseverating...

  25. Psych RN jobs in Orlando?

    xenogenetic replied to Erikadawn RN's topic in Psychiatric

    Wow, upstate NY vs. Orlando, FL? Talk about two totally different ends of the spectrum! I would choose Orlando in a heartbeat. I'm from Connecticut and the snow is brutal in the Northeast! I love...