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  1. Quit my permanent job to do travel nursing?

    gnursjr2 replied to Nur-C's topic in Travel

    I don't advise you to travel with a 6 yr old. It would be really hard moving to a strange town, looking for daycare etc., it would also be really rough on the child - I would imagine. There seems to...

  2. Virgin island Travel

    gnursjr2 replied to ERRN324's topic in Travel

    I have also heard Virgin Islands does not want 1st timers. Probably because it is a shock when you get

  3. New grad needs advice from experience Psyc nurses

    gnursjr2 replied to Scooter5's topic in Psychiatric

    I went straight into Psych as a New Grad. I love Psych and intend on staying in this field, but I seriously think as a new grad to do Med Surg 1st for 1 year. That way if you ever want to expand your...

  4. VA in southern CA hire a grad whose a veteran....

    gnursjr2 replied to Aimmm's topic in California Nursing

    The VA in San Diego wants BSNs only. So forget it if you have a ADN. They have some LVN's that went from LVN to ADNs that work there and they won't let them work as a RN d/t only having a ADN,...

  5. Travel Nursing Housing

    gnursjr2 replied to Levimiller2000's topic in Travel

    The current job I am on did not supply housing, I had 2 weeks notice to find a place, did it over the internet, very expensive, had to rent furniture, more expense. It's a pain. I'm making good $$,...

  6. ACT team as a new nurse.

    gnursjr2 replied to ccoombs's topic in Psychiatric

    Be Careful: I was recruited for an ACT program. They neglected to tell me that I would be going out on crisis "on call" by myself in the middle of the night, into a dangerous, gang/drug infested...

  7. Psychiatric Travel Nursing??

    gnursjr2 replied to MiaLyse's topic in Psychiatric

    Hi: I'm a Psych Travel RN. Currently in San Diego, CA. Very expensive place to be a traveler. I'll be done here in Sept., ready to move on. I've been here almost 5 months. Homesick. Psych travel jobs...

  8. I am not an addictions nurse...

    gnursjr2 replied to 4_Sq's topic in Addictions

    The Meth addict usually comes on the unit and is very psychotic (drug induced), then they usually sleep 1 to 2 days straight, getting up to pee and sometimes eat, they usually start asking for either...

  9. I am not an addictions nurse...

    gnursjr2 replied to 4_Sq's topic in Addictions

    I am a psych RN, and have seen a huge increase in Meth Addiction in the last 2 years. Prescribed and unprescribed pain med addiction is also huge right now. Yes, this is a growing industry, especially...

  10. Recv'd Letter of Interest to work at San Quentin

    gnursjr2 replied to king_of_the_hill_fan's topic in Correctional

    A LVN I currently work with used to work at San Quentin. He told me that he used to have to wear bullet proof vest and face shield when passing meds d/t urine or feces being thrown.

  11. Too old to travel nurse????

    gnursjr2 replied to nitronymph's topic in Travel

    I am on my 1st travel assignment and just turned 54, so there is hope for us oldies but goodies! I never tell people my age, how much I make, or that its my 1st assignment, watch your back at all...

  12. Need some travel advice from black nurses

    gnursjr2 replied to abbottcr's topic in Travel

    I am a RN 1/2 Hispanic, 1/2 German. I am blond with blue eyes. Well, I experienced the worst reverse racisim ever in Southern CA at a big well known hospital in their Psych ER. I was the only white...

  13. sw to psych nurse

    gnursjr2 replied to laurenlee's topic in Psychiatric

    If you have your Master's I would strongly suggest getting a RN and then applying with VA hospitals (especially in CA) they love pp with their Master's, pay is according to how fat a degree you have,...

  14. Electroconvulsive Therapy

    gnursjr2 replied to Mashira's topic in Psychiatric

    I work at a VA hospital, and they do ECT all the time. They use it for pt's that have been unresponsive to Meds, and have chronic depression. I've seen it help patient's for

  15. New grad RN in psych, encountering difficulties...

    gnursjr2 replied to JentheHen's topic in Psychiatric

    Welcome to the world of nursing. Be aware that even though your co-workers may be nice to your face, and say you are doing a great job, they will throw you under the bus if need be. Don't let your...

  16. To be or not to be a psych nurse

    gnursjr2 replied to marcnaslipknot's topic in Psychiatric

    I graduated when the recession hit hard. No one would hire me except a private psych hospital in another state. I got some excellent experience there, thrown into the fire, sink or swim. I made this...

  17. friend had great pay and decent experience

    gnursjr2 replied to 4hams's topic in Travel

    Dina, Wow, I thought I was doing good with my agency until I read your

  18. B-52

    gnursjr2 replied to BSN_DEC_2006's topic in Psychiatric

    I've given Haldol, Ativan, and Bene all in one big syringe and a private Psych hospital and at a big Psych ER in LA. I guess it depends on where you work. I always drew up the Haldol, shot it into the...

  19. How is your unit staffed?

    gnursjr2 replied to Mashira's topic in Psychiatric

    I work acute adult at a VA hospital. 14 beds on our Pod. I work days. Today we had 3 RN's, a LVN and a tech, plus we had a person in seclusion so we had another staff assigned to him. At another...

  20. Reno Nurses, I need some help! (New Grad)

    gnursjr2 replied to HappyGirl2011's topic in Nevada Nursing

    It's tough out there for new grads. I moved to Reno 2 years ago d/t I could not get a job as a new grad anywhere in CA. So I was offered a job at the Psych Hospital there in Reno, worked there for a...

  21. Which Travel Agency Do You Recommend?

    gnursjr2 replied to Madiera's topic in Travel

    Rod, You are right. You need to be working with a few, get all your needed paperwork into them. I like my current recruiter for this current travel job I am on, because she always gets right back with...

  22. Travel Nursing for New(ish) nurse

    gnursjr2 replied to sully75's topic in Travel

    Hi: Well, you need a full year experience before you can travel, and many agencies won't consider you until a full 2 years, depends on the situation. Also, travel nursing can also be very lonely,...

  23. coalinga state hospital registry psych nurse questions

    gnursjr2 replied to jmnurse08's topic in Psychiatric

    FYI: Coalinga is kind of in the middle of no where. Next door is a state penitentiary. I don't know where the heck people would live. I went there for an interview a couple years back, some people...

  24. a blank slate

    gnursjr2 replied to floridariz's topic in Travel

    Hi: It seems like the areas most in demand for travel are: Med/Surg, Tele, ER, ICU. Psych jobs are not nearly as plentiful. I am currently working a travel psych job in CA, but they are harder to...

  25. Want to specialize - Should RN become substance abuse counselor?

    gnursjr2 replied to tuttle13's topic in Addictions

    When I graduated from RN school in December 2008, no one would hire me. After 8 months of searching I had to move out of state to a private psych hospital. I had to leave everything behind, it was...