mmfry1979

I work at Detroit Receiving in Psych and we can wear whatever we want...the only RN's that have mandated colors at Receiving as of now, as someone mentioned before are the ER nurses who wear navy blue. The nurses on Burn ICU and in OR wore surgical scrubs for infection control purposes.

Thanks for the feedback...it is truly appreciated! I have been leaning on going into the regular ED, so I guess this is probably the right decision. I know my assessment and skills will be that much better from working somewhere more medical focused before specializing. As far as the Master's program I applied for, there is no requirement for experience before applying. Most of the programs in my area (Detroit) are like that...but even if I pursue my Master's right away, I will only go part time and that will give me a good three years of RN experience before I would complete the program. Plus the ANA is on the push for all NP's to have their Doctorate..so it looks like I will be a student for eternity!! That is alright with me though...I love to learn, and I think going ED will be my best chance for learning....thanks again!

Hello...just wondering if I could get some friendly advice! I am graduating from a BSN program in two weeks, and I am having a lot of trouble deciding on what position to take. I have worked in psych for 5 years both as a tech and as a student nurse...on inpatient adult and emergency psych. I have applied for a Masters program as a Psych NP, because I truly love psych. I really feel torn about working some Med/Surg or ER though as a new grad. I know that the nurses I work with in psych now have little medical experience and I think patient outcomes are not what they should be because of the lack of skill. I was told by a professor not to pigeon hole myself as a new grad...and I am thinking maybe she is right? I have an offer for a full time RN position in the ED in a community hospital that does get a lot of psych patients that come through and was also offered a full time position in the psych Emergency department that is in a major urban hospital...which is where I have worked for the past three years. Don't know which way to go!! Love to hear what any seasoned psych nurses think.....THANKS!! Melissa