I'm a RN in an acute psych facility. I think that it is extremely important to search EVERY patient on admission!! Although they are each wanded when they come through the door, this can miss things....
I am in western nc @ a for profit hospital owned by tenet healthcare. Starting pay for new grad RNs regardless of ADN or BSN is $19 with a $3 shift diff. In previous years a BSN would earn an extra...
Halle396 replied to whitneyraeRN's topic in Psychiatric
I have been a psych RN for almost five years. It was the first and only nursing position that I applied for as a new grad. No real reason, I just saw the opening & applied. When I was offered the...
Halle396 replied to Sweet charm's topic in Psychiatric
I am in NC. I started out with just an RN associate's degree and worked at an acute care psych unit in a small town hospital. It started out @ $19 per hour almost 5 years ago with $1 more per hour if...