armywifeRN replied to louis345's topic in Pre-Nursing
Please, please follow your heart. There are people who will give you a hard time because you want to be a nurse and will say it's too hard, you're too old, but DON'T listen! There are so many environments a nurse (male & female) can work. If y...
armywifeRN replied to felixfelix's topic in Psychiatric
WOW. I work at an inpatient psych hospital and I am going to have to check our policy on theraperutic holds. If I have to be concerned with termination when I am attempting to protect an out of control patient (and the people around him/her) I may ...
I could not help but to respond to this thread. How immature it is to think you would never get caught cheating. The fact is, you SHOULD be caught by your own concience. If you do not know your drug calculations and have to cheat, who are you goin...
armywifeRN replied to armywifeRN's topic in School
It's been a while since I posted on here. While I enjoyed my school nursing job, I am finding Psychiatric nursing to be my cup of tea. I LOVE it! The school nursing definately prepared me for my current job. Best of luck to all of you in the job ...
Hey everyone, I graduated this May, passed boards in June and was hired for my first nursing job as a school nurse. At first I thought it was going to be an awesome job because of the hours...but now I'm scared as I have NO experience as a nurse and...
armywifeRN replied to akumal987's topic in Psychiatric
Not exactly sure how to send you a private message, but wanted to post anyways. At the facility I work at you need to be a HS graduate and be able to pass a background check and a drug screen. If Psych nursing interests you I would encourage you to...
armywifeRN replied to Glenda West RN's topic in Psychiatric
google psych hospitals in your area. that's how I located the facility I work at. It was not listed on job websites or the newspaper. Experienced psych nurses are such an incredible asset, especially for nurses like myself who are new to this fiel...
armywifeRN replied to LovePsych's topic in Psychiatric
I have just recently started working at an inpatient psych hospital as an RN and I completely see where you are coming from. I try my best to talk and interact with my patients, but as the charge nurse I also have to (depending on the unit) pass med...
armywifeRN replied to armywifeRN's topic in School
Thank you for your comments. I did accept the school nurse job and have completed my 1st year. I will start my 2nd year in a few weeks. Although I love the job and will continue because of the hours, I wish there was a way I could work in a hospit...