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I did not see the nurses posts here as judgemental. Sometimes i want to vent and I go to these forums. I give the PRN's as requested because I don't want to see people unable to sleep at night, or have such high anxiety. I know that what they are doi...

get it over with in one shot and get your BSN, meanwhile you can get work as a CNA or and its a beginning to learning the medical field. good luck!

try and get the class syllabus ahead of time, or go to your nearest college or community college library and start reading those two subjects you just mentioned. Good luck, and if you are also working while going to school, rember that school is your...

I once interviewed for a methadone clinic a few years ago, it seemed like I'd be a bartender except I am bartending methadone, plus I dislike routine and I would be behind a plate glass window. I knew once I saw the big barreled methadone jug and pla...

I had to quit a inpatient treatment facility. I was only per diem, and I was working 1 day a week. but on the day I would come in, the printer was offset to computer so I had to handwrite new meds on the med sheet, there was no internet explorer acce...

HI Well coach Rn, i just Pm you and hope you respond, i am interested in health coaching also.

I felt incompetant just after leaving nursing school. i took a job completely not in nursing for about 6 months just to regain my composure from the stress i felt in nursing school. During that time, i evaluated what kind of settings i was drawn to. ...

right now i am in perimenopause, and about 2 years ago, while using acupuncture for tennis elbow, i told the acupunturist i was having hot flashes and she treated that also with acupunture, so my hot flashes dissapeared. now i have not done acupunctu...

Seek a therapist specializing in anxiety/ dyslexia. GET YOUR BSN! when i was a med tech student ..i had a fear if drawing blood, so i went to a therapist who did "biofeedback' and i eventually became very good at phlebotomy. overcoming that fear ma...

Congradulations Anise1 for getting the job , you are right that MSW receive alot more training in psychology than RNs, I wish LCSW made as much as RN's, especially during these times, people need counseling and are 'unaware' that they do. I hope the...

Thanks Orca for answering my question, knowing now that I do get nervous when being interviewed by 3 people is half the battle. I will make my answers succinct and to the point, which is how I usually behave. I will find a place where i feel comfort...

sorry about your experience, you can only learn and grow from it. I was interviewed by one person who was the nursing director..About the meningitis question..off the top of my head, i would first see if they had a fever..if child had a fever plus co...

As a former school nurse now looking for a psychiatric position. I'll help as much as I can. I used to do community nursing working with adults and children..so any prior experience working with children is an asset. You will be updating health reco...

I have been applying for psychiatric RN positions and when granted an interview there are usually 2- 3 people present, sometime all three ask me questions. I am not a new grad, my experience has been mostly in "community nursing". For my past intervi...

You guys were right, i went to interview at 2 methadone clinics and its an 'outpatient" facility..its not about interacting with psychiatric patients...was very curious about it, the interviews and the RN views here satisfied my curiosity...so ...wil...

Hi JCmoore, I am an BSN who contemplated becoming an LCSW, took 2 MSw courses...but the reality of the salary and work to get the MSW made me realize i could become a mental health nurse practioner...I was good in science but bad in math..so i bought...

I've also had an interest in substance abuse nursing so this position would offer me insight into this area of nursing..thanks for the responses..within 5 yrs i want to get an APN so I'm looking for my niche..:redbeathe

I am trying to enter psychiatric nursing, having 10 years of experience working in the community as BSN and having difficulty because i dont have 'psychiatirc Rn experience'..would working at a methadone clinic provide me with some psychiatric experi...

Thanks NVRN for stating your caseload, i think 160-200 cases is alot but 80's sounds better :wink2:

I interviewed for a position with a temp agency to work at telephonic case management... with PIP, handling 160-200 cases. Since i do not have any experience ..is this alot?...i would work with temp agency for 6 months then work for this company dire...

In the excitement of this job offer and willingness to accept it, you completely forgot about your family obligations...i would say this to the recruiter. Family comes first ...not $$...just remember your family obligations during job interviews. en...

To Prevent sinositis, anise tea for stomach ache I once asked my ENT md what to do about preventing sinositis, He suggested "Sinofresh"..i use it when i am congested from a cold...no sinositis since.2004..i also sniff tea tree oil at night when i hav...

I wish i saw this thread back in 11/08, in 6/08 i took the meyers brigg because i had reached a road block in nursing ( BSN x10 yrs.) I am in midst of 2 msw non-matiric grad courses. Ii came to appreciate how much knowledge about medicine/pscyholog...

What i did was approach my supervisor & tell her honestly that i needed to get another job closer to home and i would like to stay until i accept a job offer..she said yes, worked out fine...

Wow, there are others in nursing like myself who love challenges, learning new things. I enjoy working in the community and was going to leave nursing for MSW..did 2 grad courses ..and realized "hey, I am already helping people, and have come to a ne...