Rnurse 2008 ASN

Rnurse 2008 is a ASN and specializes in BH.

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1. public health nurse position for written exam prep.

   Rnurse 2008 replied to Sunshine0321's topic in Career Support

   Did you do your interview yet? I'm on the same boat, I have a written interview coming up and I don't know what to expect.

2. Written Interview

   Rnurse 2008 posted a topic in Job Hunt

   Has anyone ever been in a written interview? I have one scheduled and I never been to an interview like this. It's supposed to be on a video call, so it makes me even more confused about it. I tried googling RN specific-written interview, but have no...

3. Switching from Acute Care to Ambulatory

   Rnurse 2008 replied to annieliz98's topic in Ambulatory

   I've been working on inpatient psych for 11 years and transitioning out to a ambulatory speciality clinic. I'll be floating around to the different specialties. I'm nervous and excited at the same time. How has it been for you so far?

4. Is it necessary to come in off the clock?

   Rnurse 2008 posted a topic in General Nursing

   So my employer wants to give me a verbal warning for calling in sick, that's fine, but I work noc shift and management want me to see them in the daytime when they are there and off my work time. I have a night shift supervisor who is capable of educ...

5. Scared at new job in psychiatric hospital

   Rnurse 2008 replied to GypseyGirl's topic in Psychiatric

   If you don't feel safe don't do it! Listen to your gut. I was working at the psych dept at the prison and I only lasted 2 months! I need the job for benefits, but my safety and mental health was more important I was stressed out everyday, anxious, bu...

6. How easy is it for a new grad to land a job in a psych setting?

   Rnurse 2008 replied to mell260's topic in Psychiatric

   I think it really depends where you live or where you feel you will be strongest as a nurse. Where I am from, med surg jobs are non existant if you are a new grad and it's much easier to get psych. If you can get the med surg job, do that and get so...

7. Getting bored at my job..

   Rnurse 2008 replied to HeartOfGlass's topic in Psychiatric

   I agree, would try a different shift or if you have an adult unit try working there. I work nocs at my psych job and I'm one of those that always get floated to adult, adolescent and childrens unit. I was bored with my job at one time also and then a...

8. Stressed out from job

   Rnurse 2008 replied to Rnurse 2008's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you for the support and your right, I forgot about how the inmates would sense that. So I'm more glad I even posted this to be reminded of things like that. Now my question is, should I still give a 2 weeks notice and go back in? Does something...

9. Correctional vs Psych nursing

   Rnurse 2008 replied to gptrn's topic in Career Support

   I worked in both nursing settings and in psych you can always go to different hospitals. In correctional nursing you can go to different levels of corrections, medical corrections or psych corrections. In Psych you have adult, adolescent, children, D...

10. Are shy and quiet people not allowed to be nurses?

    Rnurse 2008 replied to sunnyskies2's topic in Relations

    I had a classmate that was the most shy, timid person I know and now he works in a large hospital where he is doing just fine being himself. One of our teachers told him the same thing, but he hasn't had any problems being a nurse, he's been one for ...

11. Stressed out from job

    Rnurse 2008 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work at a correctional psych facility and have also worked in a regular psych hospital. I HATE this correctional psych nursing job for reasons of the schedule working nocs and doing round on inmates that expose themselves to you, the schedule, g...