Nurse1220

Thanks! I think I may just have to wait it out. I do hope to go back to my psych unit in the future, hopefully in a couple of months, but I'm grateful I still have a job now. Thanks for your encouragement and advice!

Thank you for your advice. That is true, I don't favor those meetings at all hehe ?

Yeah, I thought so too. A lot of my coworkers said that they wouldn't spend all this money to change the unit, and then undo it again for a psych unit. The state does want 50% of the hospital beds to be open so maybe that's why but it is still not reassuring to me ? Thanks for your advice.. I think I will wait it out and see what happens because I really love my unit, coworkers and my manager. I hate floating, haha, but I tell myself this is temporary (fingers crossed!) ?

Hey!. I am in the same boat as you - this is the second time our unit is closing this year because of the second wave of covid. My hospital is reconstructing my unit and making it into a med surg or covid unit, with negative pressure rooms and call bells (which we don't have in our psych unit). I'm sorry you are going through all of this, it is very stressful. I'm glad your new management is supportive - which makes a big difference and a sense of relief. Hang in there, we got this. Thanks so much for your advice, and thank you for the welcome! ?

Hi, I hope everyone is doing well and staying safe. I am new to this site and would like some nursing advice. I work on a psychiatric unit, which closed down "temporarily" as per leadership a few weeks ago. I have been floating to different units, mostly med surg. I'm not really a big fan of med surg, but I am getting used to it and the staff are so welcoming. There is an opening for the med surg unit I am working on while my unit is closed, but I am having second thoughts. I really love my unit (psych unit) and hoping that my unit will open again, but I also have to think about job stability (med surg unit). Any advice? Should I wait and float to the med surg unit until my unit opens up or should I just apply to this med surg job? Thanks!