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I am a second year RN student. I have had some really nosy, pushy patients the last couple of weeks and it has made me wonder where to draw the therapeutic communication / your asking me too many personal questions line. I know as nurses we are suppo...

I guess I'm the odd one out. I hated nursing school and am so happy to be out in the real world. I have not missed school for one second. It was high school all over again and the instructors were awful. I'm dreading having to go to a Rn-bsn program ...

I did not go to my graduation either. Nursing school was awful, I did not want to spend any more time there than I had to.

I work 12 hour shifts and am able to work as much as I like. I am grateful for this because I have some debt I want to pay down. I do not want to get burnt out. How many shifts per week is too many? I am thinking between 4-5. Just wondering how many ...

Thanks for all of the input, I did not think I would get so many responses. To clarify I work days, and I am lucky because the hospital is very close to my house (10 min). I don't have kids yet, but do have cats and a very supportive husband. I would...

I'm working days.

At one of my jobs we use a med cart. We keep each pts meds in a brown paper bag. I pull the bag out for the correct pt, dump it into the top of the med cart and dispense the meds. You will still have to squat down, but only once per pt.

I agree, take the sure thing. You can always quit if you find something better. You need to lookout for yourself and do what's best for you.

Just get them in areas where they can be covered with clothes and you will be fine.

I have had asthma my whole life. Took a few tries, but I am on a med that really keeps me controlled and I don't have any issues at work. Is your asthma controlled?

Hi, I am also new to psych and feel the same way you do. I am happy to hear I am not the only one who feels this way. Most of the other nurses I work with are so rude and snippy to the patients. I can't believe they way they talk to them! I do not s...

Hi Everyone, I found out these details after I got hired: I was hired on as a RN for a residential rehab facility. They do not have any other nurses working there, just me and unlicensed staff. The role they want me to play is not a management or s...

Thanks for the feedback. You helped confirm my suspicions. I'm running now!

I am not passing out meds, they have unlicensed employees doing that. They told me (and i have it in writing that I have nothing to do with dispensing, or supervising med dispensing). There is a medical director and a MD that I will be collaborating ...

How long did it take for you to hear back and get hired? I have not heard anything and am going to try to follow up today.

I am applying first thing in the morning! I am glad I saw this, I have been looking for a full time Rn job in psych. Have you started yet?

Lol! I am new to this field but already had a moment. I had a heart attack when I was unlocking the front door to my house because my personal key ring does not have that many keys on it, and I'm used to carrying around a HUGE key ring at work. I st...

I know nail polish is usually a no-no at work. I work part time in psych and my facility allows nail polish. I have been taking advantage of this because a proposal is coming in the near future (don't know when) so I am keeping my nails and hands ni...

I wanted to say thank you to everyone who responded! I am happy to hear it is ok to wear polish to a interview. I think it must have been school that drilled it into my head that nail polish is never ever ok. I just got my interview outfit ready for ...

I do and it's not that bad. As long as I have my music I'm good to go. It's actually kind of nice to be able to decompress on the way home from work, and not be thinking if work at home .

I took the nclex on a Tuesday at 1pm and my license number was on the website at 5:30 am on Thursday. So, not even 48 hours later. All of my class mates said it took 2-3 days to show up. Good luck!

When I got hired at my current job, they gave me the offer letter when I came in to fill out the employment paperwork.

Kaplan was the best book! It teaches you how to answer the questions even if you don't know the content.

I had a really hard time finding pulses when i first started. Ask a family or significant other to practice finding the pulses on them. I practiced finding every single pulse on my boyfriend everyday for months (we live together). Every time i saw a ...