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If you don't mind Psych -Peachford Hospital hires LPNs

I'm in the ATL area and the job situation here is similar to other major cities. New grads have a tough time here just like many other major cities. Yes many hospitals here have new grad programs but there simply are not enough spots for all the new ...

I am not a morning person. I despised getting up at the crack of dawn when I was in nursing school to make it to clinicals. I'm a new grad nurse and I do 8s. 3-11. Love it! - I picked up an extra shift today working 7-3 and I hated it. UGH! The traff...

My first job. A part time job, got an interview due to networking. I didn't stay there very long though because shortly thereafter, I got a position at my current job. For this job, I went to their website and filled out the online application. It t...

Hey guys, I know in time my judgment will get better at this but I would like your input. I worked with a nurse tonight that thought I was over scoring on my CIWAs. She thought one particular patient was med seeking and faking symptoms. I just scored...

Thank you Meriwhen. I definitely need to educate myself more on withdrawals. It wasn't covered much in school so I will definitely be reading up. I will also pay more attention through out the day and not just at the time when I'm doing the CIWA ass...

Congrats!!

Congrats!!!

Georgia Psych and loving it!

If you like psych, try applying for psych tech, mental health assistant or behavioral specialists at psych facilities or on psych units in hospitals. Some do require that you have a degree in psych but I have seen others that don't and will hire nurs...

Graduated in May 2012. Sat for NCLEX 6/21. - Got offered my first job - a part time position about 3 weeks later. Then during orientation for that job, I got a call from the very first place I applied to after graduation in May. So right now I have 2...

Thanks for the info for motivational interviewing. I don't feel so hot right now with my communication skills when I'm doing new admissions. Ahhh well, still loving my job though and trying to learn as much as I can. I'm still orienting though so...

Not exactly what I wanted my first job to be but who knows when I'll get a job so this will give me something to do in the meantime. I knew getting a job right out of school would probably take a while so even though this is a temp job, I'm OK with i...

Is it a requirement to have the nursing apps? I survived nursing school with a basic cheap phone. Almost everyone had a smart phone with apps and could find their meds with a touch. I still did it the old school way with my drug book. My school offe...

At a new grad job fair, at the table for the Oncology Unit, I was asked why Oncology? I honestly did not have a good answer. I stuttered my way through the answer. I'm sure I came off very fake with my answer. I was not offered the position. All fo...

Thank you!

Thank You! I bought my Saunders @ Borders. Too bad they no longer exist. You can find it on Amazon and the book store at the Clarkston campus. The library has older editions but I highly recommend buying the latest edition so you get the CD so you c...

Are you going in person? I think these days, you have to do more than just email or fax resumes. During orientation at my PRN job The HR manager gave us her personal cell #. She said she doesn't hardly pay attention to her office phone or emails reg...

I passed first time, 75 questions without a review course. So did the majority of people in my class. Same thing for the graduating class before us. I don't think paying for a review course is necessary. Matter of fact, a well respected member here ...

Not sure if I should still go to the interview tomorrow. I'm a new grad that wants to work psych. I had already accepted a PRN position at a small child/teen behavioral health facility a few weeks ago. Its not full time hours though so I was delighte...

i'm a new grad myself so take my advice for what that is worth. i'm originally from ny also but i have no plans of going back. from what i'm hearing the job market sucks big time in ny big time for new grads. its tough everywhere but i am constant...

Thank you lovleeme. I already passed NCLEX. Graduated May 4th and took it June 21. In all honesty, I did a lot of procrastinating and ended up only "studying" for a little over 2 weeks before the exam. I used Saunders Comprehensive, I used it all t...

Peachford or GA Regional? I'm not sure if Peachford is still hiring new grads. I applied back in May when they first posted about new grad openings. Just got called last week for the interview. Never hurts to try though. I still went to the GA Regi...

Congratulations!

You can do the Pearson View Trick - lots of threads on that so check them out for more info. Its not official but its one way you can find out within hours if you passed or not. Again its not official, but the trick is pretty reliable. For official r...