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Thanks everyone for your replies.

Hello all Montana nurses. My name is Wendy and I am from West Virginia. My husband has always fantasized about moving to Montana. Can you provide me with some information like: What is the pay like for an RN with 2 years psych experience, 1 year critical care pediatrics, 6 months correctional nursing, 1 year of geriatiric experience? I am a psych nurse, and would really like to remain in the field. Are there plenty of outpatient clinics for mental health? Is there a demand for nurses in Montana? What is the cost of living like there? What is the weather like there, do you have 4 seasons? Any help would greatly be appreciated. Thank! :kiss

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OK, let me vent a little. I live in Parkersburg, and around here, they don't want to pay RN's squat. It is unfair. I took a paycut to go work private practice, but to me that was worth not working holidays or weekends. But even the hospitals don't pay squat. I only took a 50 cent paycut per hour to have my own office. I read some of the other posts saying they make 40-50 dollars an hour. That is twice what I am making now. I wander how beneficial it would be to get a BSN or MSN. Living in WV, I can't see where I would make that much more money with those letters behind my name. Thanks for listening to me vent!

Thanks for the replies.

I was recently diagnosed with Bipolar II and Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Come to find out, there is another nurse that works with me in the small practice that has the same thing. Keep your head up and keed advocating for yourself. After all, you are the only person who know you. (((((HUGS)))))

We get all holidays off and receive 8 hours paid time in addition to being off. Rumor has it that this year Doc get $500 bonus, Nurses $250 and all support staff $100. We will wait and see.

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I think I need some encouragment. I was recently diagnosed with Bipolar II and Generalized Anxiety Disorder. I was started on Tegretol, Ativan and Desyrel. Do you think that maybe I should get into a different field of nursing? I love psych nursing, but can a Bipolar provide support to other mentally ill clients. I work in an outpatient clinic, so most of my clients are stable. I would hate to give up psych nursing....I love it dearly. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated or if there are other Bipolars in psych nursing, I would love to hear from you.