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  1. Scared at new job in psychiatric hospital

    GypseyGirl posted a topic in Psychiatric

    I started a job a month ago with a state mental hospital. I was happy to get a job as a new grad, and they said they would give me 6 weeks of training. However, being in the unit, I've been feeling...

  2. Considering leaving hospital after new grad internship

    GypseyGirl posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi all. I finished nursing school in May 2011 in California and have been looking for a job as a new grad RN, which as all new grads know has been really difficult in this economy. Before I did my...

  3. Considering leaving hospital after new grad internship

    GypseyGirl replied to GypseyGirl's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Like I said, sorry if I offended anyone. I know hospital nursing is more intense than home health, but I did my clinicals at a small hospital in California where the patient ratio was a lot smaller...

  4. Considering leaving hospital after new grad internship

    GypseyGirl replied to GypseyGirl's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I could still go back to my home health LVN job in California. I was making $28 an hour taking care of patients with disabilities in the home setting. I found it rewarding and felt valued for being...

  5. Considering leaving hospital after new grad internship

    GypseyGirl replied to GypseyGirl's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I did not mean to offend anyone by my post. I know it's a very tough economy. My classmate from nursing school was offered a job here and I got hired on last minute by the hospital for the...

  6. Anyone applied for an Internship for Scott & White, June 2012?

    GypseyGirl replied to aghols12's topic in Texas Nursing

    I am also coming from California and was called for an interview for the OR internship position. There are very few new grad programs in California, so I was so excited to hear from S & W, even...

  7. Scared at new job in psychiatric hospital

    GypseyGirl replied to GypseyGirl's topic in Psychiatric

    Update- I ended up turning in my resignation letter at the psych hospital after I was offered a home health Case Manager job. I still have a lot to learn as a new grad (I'll be doing a lot of wound...

  8. First job as a new grad- wondering if I made the right decision

    GypseyGirl posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am a new grad RN and just passed my NCLEX in August and have been looking for a job ever since. I was lucky enough to actually get 2 job offers in the same week. One was a RN state job at a...

  9. First job as a new grad- wondering if I made the right decision

    GypseyGirl replied to GypseyGirl's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Believe me- I really don't want to be a job hopper. I have really been trying to give the psych place a chance, and have been trying to learn as much as I can there from my preceptor. I am just so...

  10. Mean coworkers?

    GypseyGirl replied to 9064's topic in Correctional

    9064, which prison do you work for? Or which area? I'm working for a psychiatric hospital right now that is really unsafe and am considering corrections. I would imagine it would be very similar in...

  11. First job as a new grad- wondering if I made the right decision

    GypseyGirl replied to GypseyGirl's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Well I would say that the place I was at did about 90% of the procedures of laser hair removal. It was not as glamorous as what you would think- mostly lasers on butt and bikini area. I guess it...

  12. Scared at new job in psychiatric hospital

    GypseyGirl replied to GypseyGirl's topic in Psychiatric

    Hmm, maybe the staff starts to turn like the patients after awhile? Just kidding! :) I started on the swing shift now and it is a lot more quiet, which is better. Some patients still act out, but...

  13. Interview for RN position at Lancaster prison

    GypseyGirl posted a topic in Correctional

    I got called for an interview for an intermittent RN position at the Lancaster prison this week. I have interviewed at 2 prisons for LVN jobs- San Luis Obispo and Calipatria, but didn't get the job...

  14. Scared at new job in psychiatric hospital

    GypseyGirl replied to GypseyGirl's topic in Psychiatric

    They teach us to use verbal de-escalation when patients start getting riled up, but I agree that that doesn't always work. Luckily, the facility I'm at does use restraints when necessary. They also...

  15. Scared at new job in psychiatric hospital

    GypseyGirl replied to GypseyGirl's topic in Psychiatric

    Thank you Wabi. I understand that it is probably normal to feel overwhelmed and stressed out with everything you need to learn in a new job (especially as a new grad). I'm not sure whether this...

  16. Scared at new job in psychiatric hospital

    GypseyGirl replied to GypseyGirl's topic in Psychiatric

    Yes, thank you for your advice. The more advice I get from some of you who have worked in these types of facilities, the more afraid I feel! I actually got a call for an interview at a hospice place...

  17. Scared at new job in psychiatric hospital

    GypseyGirl replied to GypseyGirl's topic in Psychiatric

    Thanks for the advice Merlyn. Maybe this environment just takes some getting used to. But I feel like all it takes is just one time for a patient to attack. They are very unpredictable. I would...

  18. Scared at new job in psychiatric hospital

    GypseyGirl replied to GypseyGirl's topic in Psychiatric

    I agree! Except about the pay

  19. Scared at new job in psychiatric hospital

    GypseyGirl replied to GypseyGirl's topic in Psychiatric

    I am thinking about it Kica! I don't want to be bouncing around from job to job, but if I can find something for the meantime to make some money. I'm living in Nevada right now, but I'm considering...

  20. Scared at new job in psychiatric hospital

    GypseyGirl replied to GypseyGirl's topic in Psychiatric

    I hope so too Woodflower. We worked hard in school and I believe in my heart that we will find a nursing job that we can learn at and enjoy too. We just need to stay positive and also it helps to...

  21. Scared at new job in psychiatric hospital

    GypseyGirl replied to GypseyGirl's topic in Psychiatric

    Woodflower, maybe your experience will be better. I have not personally been attacked, but I've been on the unit for only 2 weeks. I've seen a few take downs and they also do B52 injections in the...

  22. Scared at new job in psychiatric hospital

    GypseyGirl replied to GypseyGirl's topic in Psychiatric

    I liked my psych rotation in nursing school. I was at the VA and many of the patients had PTSD. I know safety was an issue there, but I felt challenged and not overwhelmed. The facility I'm at now...

  23. Scared at new job in psychiatric hospital

    GypseyGirl replied to GypseyGirl's topic in Psychiatric

    I will keep looking into the prison system. Which state do you work

  24. Scared at new job in psychiatric hospital

    GypseyGirl replied to GypseyGirl's topic in Psychiatric

    I was actually very interested to work in a prison! In California, they pay very well and I've heard lots of good things from some of my nursing classmates who got jobs in the prisons. I had a...

  25. Scared at new job in psychiatric hospital

    GypseyGirl replied to GypseyGirl's topic in Psychiatric

    Thanks Multi for understanding. I feel like I'm letting my family down to leave this job- they keep telling me the economy is bad and that there aren't jobs. I don't want to feel like a quitter, but...