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  1. Psych floor in hospital vs Free-standing Facility

    Guest321574 replied to Guest321574's topic in Psychiatric

    Thanks :) Have you ever felt that hospitals preferred hospital-psych experience as opposed to a free-standing psych

  2. New grad check-in - how are you doing?

    Guest321574 replied to pinkiepie_RN's topic in Psychiatric

    I'll be on the adult unit, but can work on the others if I pick up shifts (adolescent/dual-diagnosis/detox - its a free-standing facility not in a hospital) I had zero experience in psych. I have...

  3. New grad check-in - how are you doing?

    Guest321574 replied to pinkiepie_RN's topic in Psychiatric

    Thanks for this post, it has inspired me! I'm a new grad starting orientation in a few days, and I've also been worried about delving straight into psych for the same reasons you mentioned, namely...

  4. WOW!!!!!!!!!

    Guest321574 replied to mRpeNa's topic in Psychiatric

    My school did not have a psych rotation at all...though we did have a LTC rotation that had a heavy geropsych

  5. Don't know what to do. I just CAN'T. TAKE. THIS. ANYMORE...........

    Guest321574 replied to JoblessRN's topic in General Nursing

    Wow that was meanspirited and not really

  6. LPN to RN Schools in/near Philadelphia?

    Guest321574 replied to misdetermined's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I can't say for sure about the LPN admissions, but I do know that some people believe that CCP regular admissions has a waiting list. There is NO waiting list for the regular (non-LPN) admissions, so...

  7. LPN to RN Schools in/near Philadelphia?

    Guest321574 replied to misdetermined's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    CCP has an lpn-rn option. The LPNs joined our class during our second (out of four)

  8. Rationale behind jobs posted but not ready to fill yet

    Guest321574 replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in First Year After Licensure

    A lot of times the temp license is in reference to out of state candidates who may have a temp license pending endorsement. In other words, just because it says temp license, that doesn't mean they...

  9. Philly.com Mega Career Fair

    Guest321574 posted a topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Was anyone planning on attending this? I looked at the website last week and there was a long list of employers under the healthcare pavilion heading. Today I looked, and there are only 6. I'm...

  10. Same Day Surgery vs Long Term Care?

    Guest321574 replied to Nuieve's topic in First Year After Licensure

    In SDS you will be using a lot more technical skills than in LTC. SDS you'll have dressing changes, IV's etc. The patients in LTC are mostly stable, while patients in SDS are getting anesthesia...

  11. Same Day Surgery vs Long Term Care?

    Guest321574 replied to Nuieve's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Definitely same day

  12. Questions to ask at interview for womens health floor

    Guest321574 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Well I have an interview tomorrow for an RN position on a women's health floor. They take gyn and general surgery pts, oncology pts and MB overflow. I'm kind of at a loss as to what would be good...

  13. Questions to ask at interview for womens health floor

    Guest321574 replied to Guest321574's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I think the MB overflow is truly just for times when the normal MB unit is full. So its probably not very frequent that they get postpartum women/babes. I'm pretty sure there will be no antepartum...

  14. Working 11p-7a M-F, what to do about sleep schedule on weekend?

    Guest321574 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Title says it all: If you work 5 8h night shifts in a row, how do you manage to flip back to a regular schedule for your 2 days off? If I am offered this job, my work week essentially will be Monday...

  15. Working 11p-7a M-F, what to do about sleep schedule on weekend?

    Guest321574 replied to Guest321574's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks

  16. Going from psych to med/surg or another specialty

    Guest321574 replied to Guest321574's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for all the replies :) Well I now have a tentative offer, so it is becoming more of a reality that I will be starting in psych. I'd love to hear any other anecdotes of people successfully...

  17. Going from psych to med/surg or another specialty

    Guest321574 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Has anyone ever done this, or does it happen often? I'm a new grad struggling to find a job, and I might have an opportunity in psych. While I might be happy for a while in this area, I know in my...

  18. A question for those of you that began in ICU or CCU

    Guest321574 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    i have an interview for the micu coming up (tomorrow eek! ) and i'm getting a little nervous. i'm wondering what questions you were asked in your interview? i'm asking here instead of the critical...

  19. A question for those of you that began in ICU or CCU

    Guest321574 replied to Guest321574's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Well to update, I did not get the job, so back to square

  20. name that hospital and its starting salary

    Guest321574 replied to krazaygerl's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Those can't possibly be RN

  21. Going from psych to med/surg or another specialty

    Guest321574 replied to Guest321574's topic in General Nursing

    Hmm, this is a child/adolescent hospital. Do you think there will still be m/s opportunities? possibly wound care, if they came in after an cutting episode, anything

  22. Going from psych to med/surg or another specialty

    Guest321574 replied to Guest321574's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks :) that is encouraging (not that I've gotten the job yet, I refuse to get my hopes up

  23. Going from psych to med/surg or another specialty

    Guest321574 replied to Guest321574's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks:) I think though since it is a free-standing psych hospital it probably won't come up. I envision my career path going something like this: free-standing psych hospital-->big hospital...

  24. For all GN's starting in ICU or CCU, I have a question

    Guest321574 replied to Guest321574's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks for the replies :) I had the interview today, and it went well. The questions were very basic (Why did you become a nurse, why are you interested in the ICU, etc. how do you work in teams)...

  25. For all GN's starting in ICU or CCU, I have a question

    Guest321574 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    i have an interview for the micu coming up and i'm getting a little nervous. i'm wondering what questions you were asked in your interview? i'm asking here instead of the critical care forums,...