beachhorizon

Hello - I am soon to be a Graduate Nurse in December (2 yr ADN program.) I'll be taking my NCLEX sometime in Jan. I'm very interested in Mental Health nursing and may have an opportunity to work at a local rehab/detox/addictions center. Is this a good place to get started in mental health nursing? They've already told me upfront the salary isn't competitive with MEd/Surg etc., but my biggest concern is limiting my abilities in the bigger realm of Psychiatric Nursing by starting out in such a specialized area. I have a bachelor's degree in Psychology and want to eventually get my MSN in Psych Nursing. Any advise?

I am soon to be a Graduate Nurse out of a 2 yr program. I'll be taking my NCLEX sometime in January. I'm very interested in Mental Health nursing and may have an opportunity to work at a local rehab/addictions center. Is this a good place to get started in mental health nursing? They've already told me upfront the salary isn't competitive with MEd/Surg etc. but I'm following my heart on this. Not the money. Just don't want to limit my abilities in the bigger realm of Psychiatric Nursing.