Mickey9700

Considering this now. PICU, Peds, School Nursing and Peds Urgent Care. I've always been drawn to psych, but how do you get a position if you don't have any specific psych experience?

Hi, I've worked in Pediatric Urgent Care for 7 years. I also think it depends on the part of the country. I live in the northeast and we have RNs and LPNs and MAs. However, the more southern states have Medics. I'm not sure what the difference is, but I can see how when a nurse is out sick, a few MAs can do their job, just without giving meds.

AGREED

Hi beachynurse, So, I spoke to them today and they offered me more than $20,000 less than my current salary. Needless to say that is impossible for me to take. I wish it would have worked out, but if something else is meant to be, I suppose it will come along.

I've been an RN (ADN) for 14 years and haven't had even 1 minute to do my BSN. I registered finally and was about to start last month. Once I received the syllabus and noticed it was going to be all group work, I had to drop out. WHAT RN has time to do group work!? I have no time to contact four other people every day and go over things and worry about their grade and worry about them messing up my grade. No way. I was going to squeeze school work in at 1am when I get home from work, if I had some downtime at work, maybe before I go to work in the morning. Forget it. If I'm going to advance my knowledge, I'm going to take Certificate Courses, I'm getting my CPN, tons of CE and learn useful things. I watched my daughter get her BSN. According to her and her friends, the "B" in BSN stands for you know what.......LOL. BTW, I'm 47, not time for nonsense. ?

Can you give an idea on how it was? What, if any topics were heavily focused on? All I know as I'm studying is that I have forgotten so much, I'm petrified of taking it! Congratulations~ Can you give an idea on how it was? What, if any topics were heavily focused on? All I know as I'm studying is that I have forgotten so much, I'm petrified of taking it! Congratulations~

beachynurse.....that's a big cut, something I would have to consider if I was to accept a position that may be offered to me soon. I love my job in Urgent Care, but I keep feeling like something is missing. What did you do before?

Hi, It all depends on your state and your experience I suppose. You can't compare NYC pay to anywhere else in the country I would assume (except maybe big cities in California I hear). In NYC, I believe the difference between Hospital and Urgent Care nursing is probably $15/hr difference. So, like $45/hr and $60/hr. My best guess? I answered this question about a year ago and I still love Urgent Care, but getting tired of Covid Testing and now we are worrying about Monkey Pox (like what?!), ugh. I am considering school nursing which unfortunately is another pay cut, but we will see. I'm getting older and the years are going quickly, so I want to make as much of a difference in the lives of little people as I can.

Hi, It's been a while, hope all is well if you are working. I worked in the PICU for about 5 years, then did some Home Care and I've been in Peds Urgent Care about 3 years. I'll tell you one thing, the acuity level is not even close. Yes, you'll get anaphalaxsis, asthma attacks, bad lacerations, etc., but guess what? You do what you can do and then send them to the hospital. Mostly you triage, give basic meds, assist the Dr., (You DO still assess and educate and discharge). In some places they do bloods and IVs. Most places do Covid Testing, Strep Tests, Urine Testing, etc. Some, depending on the company will do Flu shots, school physicals (mine doesn't). If you have an MA, they can do EKG's. It's a world of difference. My office is open 12-12 every day, I work 4 10 hour days. Usually the pay isn't close to the hospital as well.

Thanks so much! I know sometimes we see these posts so many years later, but sometimes better late than never!

Thank you so much, great idea! My Psych rotation in school was only 6 weeks and didn't focus on Peds and it was 12 years ago! I will def look into it. THANK YOU!

Hi everyone, I have a question for the Pediatric Mental Health Nurses out there. I work in a Pediatric Urgent Care that may, in the future incorporate Behavioral Health into our company somehow and I am so excited. It's been a dream of mine to work in the field and the fact that they are thinking of making it a part of the place I work is a dream. My question is how can I prepare? I'm trying to see if there are Certification Courses I can take, but I see it's really only for FNPs, etc., I'm an RN. Please give me some ideas. My experience is in the PICU, special needs home care and Urgent Care. Thanks!

If you're speaking about the blunt fill needles that you use to draw up meds, then attach the actual needle you're going to inject the patient with, no. Those specifically say they are for filling the syringes only. They are red.

YAY! I'm back to work.....not full hours yet, but almost. We are doing COVID antibody testing. TONS of it. Every day, all day. So, pretty much, I'm a nurse turned phlebotomist. LOL.

Sorry you took that extra shift this week, eh? ?