JeromeG1234

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1. Graduating in May - Need Advice

   JeromeG1234 replied to lgrninmay's topic in Psychiatric

   CharlieRN, I think that you missed the point of my post, which was that after a few med/surg situations in which I had to ask other nurses for help (which, I might add, they gladly gave), my skills improved and I now know what to do. I am hardly the...

2. Graduating in May - Need Advice

   JeromeG1234 replied to lgrninmay's topic in Psychiatric

   I'm also a recent graduate (May '04), and I went right into psych on an acute adult with no med/surg experience. It has not been an issue. There are times when medical issues come up and I feel inept, but there are always other nurses around to hel...

3. What does it take to be a psych nurse?

   JeromeG1234 replied to xtina71's topic in Psychiatric

   I think that a good first step would be to get a job as a psychiatric technician (psych tech) in a psychiatric hospital; this is psychiatry's equivalent to a nurse's aid, and the hospital would most likely provide whatever training you would need. Y...

4. LPN Student, New Job in Psych, Any Tips?

   JeromeG1234 replied to glopop11's topic in Psychiatric

   I'm a new psychiatric RN myself, working on an acute adult unit, and over the last few months I've learned that the most important skill for a psychiatric nurse to have is the ability to remain calm amid total chaos. If the staff loses it too, it's ...