Dmayonurse121

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1. Stuck in Psych?

   Dmayonurse121 replied to Dmayonurse121's topic in General Nursing

   Update: Went on my first Med/Surg interview and it went really well. However, at the end of the interview the nurse manager said she couldn't hire me because she "didn't have enough time or resources...

2. Taking a year off after Graduation

   Dmayonurse121 replied to Nursestudent103.2's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I think you should give a new nursing position a chance. Even if you end up not liking it, getting SOME kind of experience will help set you up for opportunities later down the line if you find you...

3. Psychiatric emergency nursing

   Dmayonurse121 replied to Ladysin21's topic in Psychiatric

   First off, congratulations on your new job! :) I have worked as a psychiatric nurse since I graduated nursing school in 2012. I first worked in an adult inpatient psych ward and after a year and half...

4. Stuck in Psych?

   Dmayonurse121 replied to Dmayonurse121's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you for your input! I definitely don't have much concern about us not getting admissions or having a low census. The LOS here is very short because it is a Psych ER. We are crisis stabilization...

5. Stuck in Psych?

   Dmayonurse121 replied to Dmayonurse121's topic in General Nursing

   I am not 100% sure where I want to go from here, that is why I would like to get some med-surg experience to hopefully help me decide. I do enjoy psych, but I am not sure if I will be doing psych PRN...

6. Stuck in Psych?

   Dmayonurse121 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I have been working in psych nursing since I became a nurse 3 years ago. I used to work on an adult inpatient psych unit. I now work in a Psychiatric Emergency Room in Dallas, TX. Majority of the time...

7. Nursing Student-Getting discouraged and overwhelmed

   Dmayonurse121 replied to beatrice1's topic in General Students

   I am going through this similar feeling right now!! Just started my second year of nursing school and feel completely unprepared most of the time no matter how much I study. I don't work while in the...