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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...