I didn't end up taking the job but I was offered an inpatient psych job in Sacramento for $35 an hour. I couldn't justify taking it. I was making $40 in Minneapolis, MN. I have a BSN and about 4 years...
PsychNurse replied to katiehydrangea's topic in Psychiatric
In an acute setting that seems like an awful ratio. I worked inpatient psych and even when we were short-staffed we would have 2 nurses and 2 techs for 17 patients. On good days we would have 3 nurses...