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Do you know any professionals at your facility? My references have been physicians I've worked with, other staff RNs, MSWs. These are people I've known over the years at work. They don't have to be direct supervisors.

Hello, So as far as assaults In my facility, its a rare thing- However, can it happen? Yes Having said that, I never blame the patient. I blame management. Are they staffing the units correctly? Psych nursing is team nursing. You need a good team. ...

I've already accepted another offer, but wanted to see what you guys thought about this offer. I'm a new grad still trying to navigate my way through the business side of things. I want to be more prepared next time around for contract negotiations. ...

Thank you for all the replies. I appreciate all the insights. I have been quite busy interviewing since I made this post. It has been quite a whirlwind and my head is spinning. I have gotten 2 offers. I have a few days to make a decision. Thanks ag...

No I have not started the job yet. I am not scheduled to start until the first week of June. I have no other offers yet, so this is all just supposition at this point. I have scheduled the interviews over the next 7 days. I'm hoping one of th...

Thanks for the reply. I would really prefer to work in an out patient setting. I hate that I would be burning a bridge with my preceptor. I feel such a heavy weight with that. I'm so torn. He's hired others in the past from my program. If I end up...

Does anyone know anything about this? I graduated in December. Will start my first job as a psych NP in June. I am seeing big discrepancy in price from 2 companies. CM& F - discount total cost would be less than $200 for first year new grad NP. ...

I must have been too excited that I didn't pay attention to this part. I just went back and read all the paper work. I will be reimbursed. I still want to know why there is such a big discrepancy though.

I will be supervised. Its not a typical agency so maybe I shouldn't call it that. Its run by a group of physicians. You could say they get Locums work for local clinics/hospitals/. Some of the assignments are temp, some are permanent. This will be a...

I will be an independent contractor. Not an employee. They have a contract for a local clinic. I am employed through the agency not the clinic.

I graduated in December. I'm over school. If I ever went back to school. It would be law school. Maybe.

Racial/Ethnic issues are complex. However, I do get the over all point she is trying to make. I know we are talking about maternal health and what is happening with black women. I'm a psych nurse. Black men are more likely to be misdiagnosed when i...

There are no calculations on the exam. I took the exam 10 days ago. The exam IMO is really a test of your critical thinking skills. That was where Board Vitals was most helpful to me. To help me hone my critical thinking. The exam questions are not...

I took the PMHNP exam today and passed it. Seemed like it was the longest 4 hrs of my life. What a relief to finally to put this behind me. First let me share my thoughts about the exam. In my opinion this test is a test of critical thinking skil...

Thanks for the responses. Zennman I sent you a PM. Thank you!

Hey everyone, I'm in my 1st semester of my NP program. I need to interview an NP. I work in a psych facility that does not utilize NPs so I am in desperate need. I will keep it simple and send the questions I need answers for through messaging her...

Just got my acceptance letter a few days ago,and I am super excited! Its the only place I applied to so I am so happy. I did the same for nursing school, only applied to 1 program and got in. Cost is a big factor to me so I had my heart set on going ...

Congrats on the job! As far as what to brush up on. I would say, brush up on WD symptoms from various substances. Wouldn't hurt to do a little research on slang terms for various substances. Sometimes I admit a patient, that tells me something like ...

Depends on experience - In talking to folks that have worked there with different years of experience, their rates have varied anywhere from $23-$30 plus shift diffs. Average seems to be about $27 plus shift diffs though.

If Detox is something you still want to do, check out Peachford Hospital. They don't use Methadone for Detox but your experience dealing with Drug Rehab may still help you getting a job there.

Go speak to someone in Financial Aid. There is an appeal available for Nursing and other health care majors since it takes longer to finish those programs and is not the "normal" 2 year degree. However, how much time your appeal grants you will stil...

Has anyone worked at both facilities? I'm a new grad RN and I recently accepted a job at Peachford. ( I love Psych by the way so I am really excited to have gotten the job!) However, I had both interviews scheduled for this week. I was offered the Pe...

Hello everyone, Can anyone recommend any useful resources for new grad psych RNs? I still have my psych textbook so I am going over it again. I got a list of over 100 psych meds from my new job that I need to go over before orientation starts so I'...

I'm a new grad working in psych. I looked up all the psych facilities and hospitals with psych units within my state and applied to all the ones that were within 1 hr's driving distance. My first job, I had the opportunity to interview there due to a...

I'm a new grad working in psych and I can totally relate to your post. Some days I feel completely overwhelmed and find myself staying an 1hr or more to finish up tasks that should have been completed on my shift. I work the 3-11p shift and it tends ...