Hello my fellow nurses! I have worked as a mental health nurse since past two years. I have been waiting for an opportunity to transitioning to a different speciality. Finally! I have two job interviews scheduled at St. Joseph's Hospital. I am bein...
Hello Nurses, I am NY State RN. Finding a job was a nightmare for me after I received my license. I took up a job in a specialty that I didn't plan to work into but, since it was my only option I embraced it. I have been working as a Psych Nurse sin...
I just came across this agency called Worldwide Travel Staffing (easily searchable on google). I know a few nurses who have been placed through them making a decent amount of money, mainly places in NC. Good Luck choosing what's best for you!
Hello nurses, I have one year experience as a psych. nurse. I wish to go back to school for a NP program. Do colleges usually accept candidates in a FNP program who have an experience in psychiatry? I wish to go for a FNP instead of a Psych. NP. ...
Dear Teacher Sue, would you consider interviewing a nurse with 1 year of experience in a Psych Center, who is v.decent and v.professional? or the psych center experience leaves her under the line of being qualified for a telemetry job opening?
So, i read about this job post on craigslist.com in New York,NY. Which said they need a RN to work 12hour shifts, for a Rehab. client in NYC and they offer an initial 8 hour training. Now this is the picture:- Its about a client who has been brough...
It's sad, desperate job seekers become victims of such scams. I have a question: even if someone gets information of ones nursing license and their number, can they seriously cause trouble or misuse their registration? (gosh! This is scary)
Macann replied to shobna1981sh's topic in International
Hi! CRNA program requires you to have 1 year post licensure experience in critical care unit. You should have a bachelors in nursing to get into the CRNA program. It cost about $30,000-$40,000/year for the course. And the course duration is no les...
Macann replied to designer-mommy's topic in Job Hunt
Dear designer-mommy, sorry to hear about what you are going through. I pray things get better with you. I came from India after my BSN and went through so much, I worked at a coffee shop for $7.25/hour and they wouldn't let me work 40 hours a week...
hello! I should be starting to work at a Psych. Center in 2 weeks, mean while I am taking time to go through my psych. text books and review a few conditions, drugs and terminologies. I have a concern that a Psych. facility works a lot differently ...
Macann replied to Greenbriar's topic in Registration
Please call the Texas board of nursing, they will give you the most appropriate guidelines on how to apply for a registration into the Texas state. Good luck !
Dear nurses, I hope and pray that you all wouldn't be discouraged or lose hope. Believe that you can do it ( that's the main key) Just be sure with your content, normal values, and master the strategies that they use to question you on the NCLEX-R...
Hello All!! I have had a hard time getting hired as a RN, job hunting is not the best thing to do in the world as all of you know. I finally have two job prospects, both away from where I live and I will have to relocate. One is a Psych. Center and...
hi gingerbell, i am not too sure if the nursing home has a acute care floor, i am thinking more upon taking the nursing home side as this place will slightly keep me more inclined to the med-surge side. psych is a different adventure in itself, ...