Pug RN

Not internal transfer. Sorry for the misinformation.

I am transitioning to the ER after 30 years of psych and pediatrics/NICU. How long would you expect orientation to be?

Good evening everyone, I am in the process of job hunting, as an experienced RN of 30 years in the Baltimore/DC area. Can anyone give me input on Lifebridge and Medstar in regards to culture, staff treatment, etc? I know Hopkins and University of Maryland are the "big dogs" around here, but these two systems currently have some really interesting job opportunities.

Child psych. 4 to 12

I was a pediatric and NICU nurse for the first 21 years of my career. About a year and a half ago I finally jumped into psych nursing on a very acute inpatient eating disorders unit. I love the psych part of it but so much of eating disorders was not for me, the hyper regimented routines, meal symptoms, etc. Anyway, I thought I was going to lose it, hated going to work everyday. Then, I was offered a fulltime position on the child psych unit with a new, awesome manager (she has a rep as rhe best) and am being given the opportunity to help with education and other things on the unit. Give me your tips for transitioning from ED to child psych please.

Ours is about 8 weeks on our eating disorder units. I believe it is the same on the other units. If you are a float you spend several days on each unit to get signed off in meds, milieu, and charge. You are also expected to spend a week with the mental health workers. Mental health workers get a month. The first 2 weeks are classroom.

Coming from a pediatric med/surg/icu setting I was wondering if these people were the trauma junkies of the psych world.

Going green/hands on is the term they use at my facility for all hands on deck for a possible physical intervention.

I'm a seasoned nurse of 20 plus years but brand new to mental health nursing. Here is something I've heard several folks say that confuses me. "I love going green/hands on." Now I'm new to this, but possibly missing something. I could see where pride in a therapeutic hands on would be beneficial, but enjoying them and jumping at the chance to run throufhout the hospitsl to each and every one seems counterintuitive to me. Could some of you folks who have been around psych a bit longer please explain for me? I haven't had to go hands on at all yet but I know it will happen and want to know what may be going through the mind of my team.

I did 12's while in pediatrics/medical nursing. No choice. I just started my first psych job, and it is 8 hour shifts, no options.

I'm excited? After 23 years of pediatric/picu/nicu, I finally chased my original dream and got it. I've been offered the dayshift charge poaition on the Child/Adolescent Eating Disorders unit at a very nice local psych hospital. What tips can you guys give me?

I can tell you the local psychiatric facility here has 47 openings for nurses.

Just out of curiosity for someone working on transitioning into psych nursing. Why do most psych jobs seem to be 8 hour rather than 12 hour shifts? Personally I like 8's so no big deal, but curious about this when most "medical" slots seem to be 12 hour?

Exactly! HCAP has made it that nurses can't even do necessary things because they may offend someone.

I have my CPN. It has been very helpful for me.