kingvonnBSN2017 BSN

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    Johns Hopkins Hospital Nurse Residency 2017

    kingvonnBSN2017 replied to RNGrad16's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hello! Starting this Monday at JHH. Anyone starting
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    Interview this week in Acute Adult Psychiatric Unit!

    kingvonnBSN2017 replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in Psychiatric

    Thanks! I decided to accept the adult psych position. They are usually medically cleared and each nurse has 4 patients, on a rare occasion maybe 5. Does that sound
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    Interview this week in Acute Adult Psychiatric Unit!

    kingvonnBSN2017 replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in Psychiatric

    Actually, it's pretty funny. The patient who threw the hot water on me when I was a tech at another hospital, was a patient on the unit I interviewed for. But altogether, it seemed like a very good...
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    UMMC Application Status

    kingvonnBSN2017 posted a topic in Maryland Nursing

    I applied for a position at UMMC a little while ago and I just checked the application status today and it said: In Interview Process. I didn't get any emails or calls from them. What does that
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    UMMC Application Status

    kingvonnBSN2017 replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in Maryland Nursing

    I was offered the position at Hopkins!
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    Interview this week in Acute Adult Psychiatric Unit!

    kingvonnBSN2017 replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in Psychiatric

    Thank you all for the wonderful advice, all of this is going to help me greatly! I was offered both position, but I accepted the adult unit. I am so excited to start my career in mental
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    UMMC Application Status

    kingvonnBSN2017 replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in Maryland Nursing

    I actually didn't get the position. They hired someone with years of psych experience. It's alright though. Next week I have an interview at Hopkins and St. Agnes. I am just crossing my fingers for...
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    Interview this week in Acute Adult Psychiatric Unit!

    kingvonnBSN2017 replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in Psychiatric

    The nurses told me that there are IVs, ostomy care, wound care, diabetes, htn, antibiotics, alcohol detoxification, things like that. Each nurse will have 4-5 patients, doctors are there until 5. The...
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    UMMC RN Residency October Cohort

    kingvonnBSN2017 replied to NurseKait_11's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Yeah, you're right. It actually went very well! The nurses were so friendly and the unit seemed like a family so it was amazing. They were doing renovations on the unit so I couldn't do that long of a...
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    UMMC RN Residency October Cohort

    kingvonnBSN2017 replied to NurseKait_11's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Hopefully me!
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    Interview this week in Acute Adult Psychiatric Unit!

    kingvonnBSN2017 replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in Psychiatric

    On day shift, its 13 patients to 3 nurses and 2 techs and night shift, its 13 patients to 2 nurses and 1 tech. Does that sound like a safe
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    UMMC Application Status

    kingvonnBSN2017 replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Thank you guys! For your interview, did you have a pre interview with the recruiter in HR or did you just interview with the
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    Interview this week in Acute Adult Psychiatric Unit!

    kingvonnBSN2017 replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in Psychiatric

    What's the most difficult part for you in geropsych? Is it the medical tasks, the aggression? I'm curious, other than the high medical aspect in geropsych, what else is different compared to
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    Interview this week in Acute Adult Psychiatric Unit!

    kingvonnBSN2017 replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in Psychiatric

    Yeah, I definitely think I may be up for this challenge. I know it's definitely going to be tough but I have such a soft spot for the elderly and mental health together so I feel as if this may be...
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    Interview this week in Acute Adult Psychiatric Unit!

    kingvonnBSN2017 replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in Psychiatric

    I had the interview today for geriatric psychiatry. It's a 13 bed unit in a major hospital in my state. The nurses seemed very nice and it didn't seem too bad at all. They did tell me that there are...
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    Interview this week in Acute Adult Psychiatric Unit!

    kingvonnBSN2017 replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in Psychiatric

    The manager of the unit told me that orientation is about 4-6 weeks but may be able to start getting patients in week 2-3. So is working in geropsych pretty much like working in med/surg just with...
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    UMMC Application Status

    kingvonnBSN2017 replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in Maryland Nursing

    So I had the interview in Geropsych today and it went VERY well. The manager told me that I would make a good fit. He said he would get in contact with me before the day is over so I hope it's good...
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    UMMC Application Status

    kingvonnBSN2017 replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Sorry about that. :-( Is it possible you can go to the interview in the OR and ST and possibly work there for 6 months and then do an internal
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    Interview this week in Acute Adult Psychiatric Unit!

    kingvonnBSN2017 replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in Psychiatric

    In a predicament where a patient came at you with insults and rude comments consistently, what would you have done in that situation? Thank you so much! The interview is today, I will definitely keep...
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    Interview this week in Acute Adult Psychiatric Unit!

    kingvonnBSN2017 replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in Psychiatric

    Yeah, it is definitely a good learning experience. I just know I am definitely not happy and know my heart is in psych. I definitely would like to keep up with some outside skills just so I can still...
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    Interview this week in Acute Adult Psychiatric Unit!

    kingvonnBSN2017 replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in Psychiatric

    I actually was called for an interview from a UHS facility but I have seen NUMEROUS posts on this board stating to avoid UHS facilities, the current one I have an interview for isn't UHS facility....
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    Interview this week in Acute Adult Psychiatric Unit!

    kingvonnBSN2017 replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in Psychiatric

    I understand, thank you. I have to realize that they are ill and some of them don't have much control of the things that they say. So if a patient is coming towards me with insults and many rude...
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    Interview this week in Acute Adult Psychiatric Unit!

    kingvonnBSN2017 replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in Psychiatric

    Hopefully the orientation is very detailed and informative for me, it'll be a one year new grad residency so hopefully I'll learn a lot of information! I assume there is a high turnover rate in the...
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    Interview this week in Acute Adult Psychiatric Unit!

    kingvonnBSN2017 replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in Psychiatric

    I'll definitely look into that book, it seems like something that I really need to read! That has always been my issue, I take things personally sometimes and it will stay in my mind for days and I...
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    Interview this week in Acute Adult Psychiatric Unit!

    kingvonnBSN2017 replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in Psychiatric

    I just got another call today for an interview for a geropsych nurse position as well! I am looking forward to any advice that anyone can give me about adult psych and geropsych, interview tips?...