metricalpound

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1. safety on free-standing IP psych unit

   metricalpound replied to malepsychRN's topic in Psychiatric

   I understand that you may be afraid; however, you work in psych - it's dangerous and it's expected to be dangerous. I'm always a little afraid of going to work but I know most of the patients that I...

2. Interview for Acute Behavioral Health Unit - What questions would you be sure to ask?

   metricalpound replied to Trueblood83's topic in Psychiatric

   The one question that I got asked that really threw me was, "This is a really acute floor and every nurse here has gotten their fair share of assaults done to them, what would you do if a patient...

3. college of staten island Nursing

   metricalpound replied to alymora's topic in New York Nursing

   It's completely doable if you commit yourself to it. Here's CSI's Nursing website - College of Staten Island - Department of Nursing When they choose who they want in the 110 class, they look at GPA...

4. All of a sudden an ASN is no good anymore

   metricalpound replied to pattyslattery's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

   I live in a state where it's hard to find work even with a BSN - NY. I also live in a city that is one of the most competitive markets in the US for nursing - NYC. Yet, here I am, with an Associates...

5. college of staten island Nursing

   metricalpound replied to alymora's topic in New York Nursing

   Hi - I recently graduated from the ASN program and I am also going there for my Bachelors. What do you want to know? It's a tough program but I am very satisfied with my

6. How long from being hired to starting orientation?

   metricalpound replied to girls1's topic in New York Nursing

   I got offered a verbal hire on the 9th at KCH right after my interview. The ADON that hired me told me that the process of getting hired can take up to a few months because of the bureaucracy that is...

7. Landed a dream position in psychiatric nursing!

   metricalpound posted a topic in Psychiatric

   Hi all! I'm a new nurse graduate and since stepping foot on a psych. unit, I knew that I loved psychiatric nursing. Fortunately, I was able to gain employment to pursue my dream of being a...

8. Failed first nursing exam, feeling like I am not meant to be a nurse...

   metricalpound replied to animenurse's topic in General Students

   First thing - relax and take a breath - it's not the end of the world, no? People fail tests, I failed a few of them. The first tests in Nursing tend to be rough because you're introduced to NCLEX...

9. Will I regret Nursing too???

   metricalpound replied to mpink74's topic in General Students

   I think many people get stressed with the classes and then question whether if going through the stress of school is worth being a nurse. But after they pass the class that was stressing them out -...

10. How to tell someone not to pursue nursing? Should I?

    metricalpound replied to EightySeven's topic in General Students

    Quite honestly, I don't think it's in your place to tell her. If she is willing to take courses multiple times, pay for that course multiple times, work through the frustration of learning something...

11. What is the first thing you are going to buy once you are a nurse?

    metricalpound replied to Living4Peace's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Planning to pay off loans while saving for a new car

12. Should I quit nursing school?

    metricalpound replied to PillarofAutumn's topic in General Students

    Hey - it sounds like you are really stressed and you should do things that reduce how stressed you feel. Yes - other people may seem to have more stressors in their life like kids, two jobs or...

13. How many people did you lose?

    metricalpound replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Students

    My class started with about 120 people and we graduate in June. We have about 70 or so people now. The school I'm in had a 100% pass rate but after the last class that graduated it went down to...

14. So frustrated and discouraged - kinda long.....

    metricalpound replied to flying_ace2's topic in General Nursing

    Not to sound cliche but there may be a silver lining to your cloud. I understand that you wanted to get the prereq's out of the way and it must be frustrating that you are going to have to wait...

15. Was nursing school fun?

    metricalpound replied to Nolander's topic in Male Nursing Students

    It's very stressful but it's fun as well. I'm about to graduate in May and I've been through so much with the people I've been with, from the stresses of tests to sharing stories of the horrors of...