GypseyGirl

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 extremely overwhelmed. Many nurses and psych tech...

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 RN program, I worked in the home health setting for...

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 than at the hospital I'm currently doing my trainin...

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 there, but I also felt like I wasn't advancing sin...

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 internship because they had a spot available. I know it's ...

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 though I've never been to Texas! I am doing a phon...

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 care, and PICC line care, wound vac dressing change...

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 psychiatric hospital in Las Vegas, where I have been liv...

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 scared though. There are about 20 patients for eve...

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 corrections with "watching your back" and not get...

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 might beat emesis basins and bed pans though! I didn...

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 I haven't seen anything too crazy over the last co...

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 even though I'm a new grad RN. I'm very excited to...

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 do the B52 injections in the butt, and usually at ...

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 feeling I have is being scared in the environment, or ...

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 on Friday. The pay is much better and I think it...

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 listen to the CNA's at my work, but there are none! ...

I agree! Except about the pay thing!

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 going back to California, where I went to school. ...

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 encourage each other! Allnurses is great for that! ...

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 buttocks when the patients get agitated and out of ...

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 is a lot more intense and a lot less staff. The w...

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

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 couple of interviews, but it is competitive and also ta...

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 I also want to feel safe. I do enjoy certain asp...