Cullen1989

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1. New grad psych nurse

   Cullen1989 replied to SummerloveRN's topic in General Nursing

   Psychiatry is tough! I'm rather new, only 3 years in, but I often find myself asking is this really where I want to be? Problems with the same patients coming back, verbal threats, there is a constant need to be watching out for escalating behavior (...

2. New grad psych nurse

   Cullen1989 replied to SummerloveRN's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for the book advice! As a psychiatric nurse myself, I'm struggling with those same feelings of " burn out" , what am I really doing for this patient, I'm not healing a wound? They keep coming back, what is my purpose in being a psychiatric RN.

3. New grad vs Veteran

   Cullen1989 replied to mm7614's topic in New Nurse

   Sounds rough! From what I've experienced , internal candidates take preference but it all depends on what the hiring manager is looking for. You don't know what her track record looks like, and regardless of her experience she may not be the right fi...