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Hi all, I was in the mall last night buying a bday card when I noticed a lady behind the Counter having a seizure on the floor. I went to help,basic stuff I knew to do, other Sales lady already had a pillow under her head. I told her to call an ambu...

hi, your answer is of course you can! i think everyone has some problems and psych is a great place (im biased because im a psych nurse!) besides- that's like saying you have to be perfectly medically healthy to work in the areas you've worked! not ...

hi, i am a new grad and i started in psych in los angeles though. i absolutely love it and am glad i went this route. if she wants to go this route then go for it. you will get plenty of everything in psych. i have heard there arent as many jobs ther...

hi all, for those of you who don't work in a hospital setting, what do you do?? im just wondering what other fun or creative things people are doing as a nurse. (even if you dont do it personally..if you know of it) thanks a bunch!

Wow! great reply. thanks alot for your input.:)

Hi all, i want to thank all of you who didnt know you helped me. all the advice and stuff to study and encouraging words put up. you guys rock! i just found out this morning that i passed. i had 75q and i was thinking please keep going i need more qu...

I didnt take the kaplan class but i did buy their qbank. i didnt read any saunders or lippencott even though i have both of them. i had the evolve review book (from the hesi) which our school provided. i really liked that. try not to overload your br...

Thank you so much !!! I am still in shock!

btw what hospital is this?i am a new grad also starting in geropsych. i see you live in la so i was just wondering.

Thanks everyone! ill be joining my union!

Hi all, Do you guys pay the dues to be in the union at your hospital? The place im going to work offers it. they say you dont have to pay and the benefits still apply to you but you just cant vote. Im a new grad so i have no experience to go on with ...

Thanks to all who replied. Well, I guess ill be joining the union

Congrats to you too. what area will you be in? im sure you'll be okay. from from oc is pretty far but you can do it! i dont really kknow any nurses there either but when i went there they seemed pretty happy and friendly.

hi all, i always hear about how good there program is and i wanted to get opinions from nurses who actually work there. do you guys love it there? also if there are any psych nurses, id really appreciate hearing about your job there. thanks so much. ...

Congrats to finding your way back! It good to see nurses that love this field Good luck.

Hello to all the hard working wonderful nurses out there! i just recently applied for a job (almost new grad) and when the nsg. manager asked me if i had any questions for her i just sorta blanked out. i think maybe i asked one stupid question i can...

thank you all so much for replying! this really helps:specs:

hi all, does anyone know why psych rn's usually only work 8 hours? especially for acute inpatient care. sometimes those pt's have medical issues too. this is the only area in the hospital where im going to work that is eight hour shifts. so why 5 da...

thanks for all the responses. im not sure if it affects quality of pt. care. it may be better with 12's for continuity but i was simply curious as tro whether that had some effect on the reason this specialty does not have a big draw like some of th...

i was just trying to come up with a rationale why every place ive gone to is only 8 hours, but guess thats not it. everyone i ask always says "i dont know" ive just never seen 8 hours in any other speciality like er, ici,m/s etc.. maybe it's only whe...

thanks! i accepted a position at their neuropsych hospital for august as well. maybe ill see you there:nuke:

ill be a new grad soon

hello all i was just wondering if any of you experienced icu nurses would mind helping me out. i am a 4th semester student about to start in icu and i was hoping you could give me some basics to know before starting. ie. commonly used meds, abbrevs.,...

thanks so much!

hello, i was wondering if there were any nurses out there who have never worked in the hospital setting and still consider themselves experienced? i meet nurses all the time who say that you have to work in a hospital at some point to be "experien...