psychRNmom2

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  1. How did you decide management?

    I didn't choose it as much as it chose me. I was working at the bedside for a while and feeling ready for a new challenge. My director approached me and recommended that I go into management. I was...
  2. Charge nurse is a low performer!

    I would get HR involved. Give them all of the evidence and have them assist you on an exit strategy for moving her out-starting with a performance improvement plan with successive discipline when she...
  3. Good for you! Your family must be so proud! Way to
  4. Changing Attitudes of a Psych Nurse

    This is called countertransference. Something we need to be aware of especially in psych nursing. When you are experiencing this, I suggest to talk about it with your colleagues and ask for them to...
  5. Why nurse mangement?

    I love the challenge. I love that I can have an impact on patient care on a greater scale. It's incredibly rewarding to see an entire unit improve because of decisions I have made. I love developing...
  6. RN Supervisor salary

    I make $8,000 more a year after being promoted to supervisor from staff RN. It's worth it to me because I get weekends and holidays off. I still get the occasional call at home and have 24/7...
  7. MHA vs MSN

    I chose the MSN route. If management gets too stressful and I want out, I can get a much less stressful teaching job. My goal isn't to be a president of a hospital though. I still want to have a life...
  8. Is an MSN worth the money?

    There are programs that are very reasonably priced-like WGU-where I am pursuing my MSN in Leadership and Management. It's worth it if you are sick of bedside nursing, rotating shifts and working...
  9. What more can I do?

    I'm in my early 30s and in a management role. I have been an RN for 12 years and have been an active and engaged employee since day 1. I became a charge nurse and preceptor to new hires. I joined...
  10. FWC2 HELPPP!!

    I took that one cold and passed. If you are at the bedside currently or have been recently, you will do fine. It's all nursing judgement. Good
  11. FWC2 HELPPP!!

    So happy to
  12. FWC2 HELPPP!!

    I don't know but soon I think. It's in my 2nd term and I was under the impression that it would convert by the time that started (Aug 1st). I heard that it has converted for others already. Are you on...
  13. FWC2 HELPPP!!

    They are changing that class. I heard they were going to have the option of a OA or PA. You may want to wait. Talk to your CM. Mine advised me to wait on that class until the changes were
  14. Yup. Turned it 2 papers so far that I was SURE would be returned. Received 4s on all sections! I am constantly reminding myself to keep it
  15. how to handle difficult personalities

    I would document the conversations that you have had with them and follow the progression of discipline. When I coach people, I say to them "I am documenting that I coached you about this, if I have...