newpsychrn

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1. Nursing Superstitions!

   newpsychrn replied to codebluechic's topic in Humor

   on our ward we never mention a former patient's full name because that means they will be re-admitted again---psych is a revolving door:eek:

2. Survey: How old were you when you entered the nursing profession?

   newpsychrn replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   i graduated with my BSN at 26 and didn't go into nursing until 8 months after i graduated---so glad i took time off

3. burnout

   newpsychrn replied to newpsychrn's topic in General Nursing

   thanks for being the only one who replied to me. maybe i'm just freaking out. i graduated from nursing school wanting to help everyone and i suppose i was just frustrated at the fact that some psych patients just do not want to be helped.

4. Nursing Salaries

   newpsychrn replied to jfpruitt's topic in General Nursing

   if you are going into nursing because of the salary--then you got a lot of thinking to do. in order to work as a nurse you have to be committed to the profession--faults and all. i knew several girls in my class that dropped out because they were o...

5. burnout

   newpsychrn posted a topic in General Nursing

   i am a new nurse working on a psychiatric intensive care unit. i loved psych during my clinical rotation as a student nurse and i worked as a mental health worker till graduation. although i was discouraged to go into psych straight from school i k...