Evergreen09

I am a psych RN and although you don't have to deal with some of the things you mentioned in your post, I can tell you from personal experience that psych nursing is very emotionally draining. It can suck the life out of you, especially dealing with ...

Hi, This March, I will have 1 year under my belt as a psych RN. I am thinking of relocating to Austin from the Chicago land area. Does anyone know how the job market is in Austin for psych RNs? Thank you.

Hi, I work inpatient psych and as a RN, one of our duties is to lead a group in an 8 hour shift. The problem is that there is so little time to do this and to do admissions/discharges, passing meds, entering orders (we don't have unit secretaries), a...

Thank you!

I know MacNeal Hospital in Berwyn has recently hired new grads.

I am a little confused. Do you want to return to psych?

Be sure to follow through. For example, if you applied to a job that you really want and you haven't heard anything back from them, give them a call and say, "I would just like to follow up on the status of my application." Grant it, most of them wi...

I am in the same boat. It is so frustrating and depressing. I really need a job because I have to pay my bills and my student loans. I don't know what to do either. I have started to apply for tech and nursing assistant positions. I am also trying to...

Hi, I am a new grad RN with a BSN. I live in Chicago and cannot land a nursing job. I have expanded my job search to include the whole state of IL. You have an advantage because you have one year under your belt. I have found that there are so many...

Hi Everyone, I am a new RN. I want to work in Psych, but there a no jobs around me in this field. My questions is this: Do you think I should work as a Patient Care Tech in Psych, just to get my foot in the door? Do you know of any RNs who would take...

Thanks for all the feedback!

Hi Everyone, I need some advice. The only area of nursing that I want to work in is Psych. Unfortunately, there are hardly any psych job openings for new grads in IL (I have already applied to all of them). I have seen several openings for med-surg...

Thanks, MBARN08!

I can only write from my own experience. Nursing school was very challenging for me. I was an A student, until I experienced nursing school. I went to an accelerated one year BSN program, which for me, was way too much information, way too fast. The...

thanks for your reponses. dolcebellaluna - how do you like your job thus far? orange tree - interesting insights. i would prefer to work in a hospital setting. i talked with a psych rn who has worked in the field for many years and she told me that ...

Not in Chicago or the Chicagoland area. I am in the same boat you are. Thanks for posting and for all the responses!

Hi Everyone, I am just curious if there is anyone from the Chicagoland area who has landed a job in psych. I have been looking for a job in psych mental health, but have not had any luck. Any suggestions or leads would be most appreciated! Thanks.

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Is there anyone out there who graduated from an Accelerated BSN program, took Kaplan, and failed the NCLEX? I am just curious, because I am one of them. I graduated with honors from an Accelerated BSN program, took Kaplan (answered all Qbank questio...

Hi. I have a quick question. I tried the trick, but when I enter the country, state, and city of my nursing program, a pop up reads, "Nothing matched your search criteria. Please change your criteria and try again." This is not the message of the pop...