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Try looking in your specific school district website or nursing staffing agencies

Thank you all for sharing your experiences. It is great to see that you guys are treated like professionals. I hope to have the same experience when I transferred over to psych.

Thank you for your input. It is very discouraging to see how some of these doctors treat the nurses. And I do agree with you. Some of the doctors I work with do need psych treatments.

Are nurses respected by doctors in psych? Where I currently work in Med-Surg, nurses are not treated as professionals at all. The doctors are very disrespectfull and management does not seem to care. I am a very professional person and would like to be treated as such. I am sure no specialty is perfect in terms of staff relationships, but since I am going to be a psych nurse soon, I would like to get some input from the wonderful pscyh nurses out there to see if there is a difference

Thank you for your input. Would please break down the abreviation IMHO? I am not sure what it means. I'm sure I will have many new terminology to learn.

Thank you all for your responses. I appreciate each adviced given. I understand nursing is very challenging in what ever specialty you are in. There is never a dull moment for sure. I am always ready for a challenge and I hope to enjoy it like you guys do because I am looking for my niche. Another question I have is about the doctors relationship with nurses. In the places that you work, are you respected by the doctors and staff? I don't see any respect for nurses in the place were I work. Especially not from the doctors. It is very discouraging. Afterall, I am a professional and I would like to be treated that way. Any response would be appreciated.

Hello to you all! I have one year experience in med-surg/ortho. I have been looking for a specialty where I have time to spend with my patients-no just pass meds. I want to be able to interact with them and get to know them. I find myself thinking about Psych lately, and by reading several postings, it seems that most Psych nurses are happy and satisfied with their job. I like to talk and counsel people, therefore, I think I might fit right in. My question is, should I take a 7am-3pm position, or 11pm-7am position as a new psych nurse. I want to be able to learn the field as much as possible. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Hello to you all! I have one year experience in med-surg/ortho. I have been looking for a specialty where I have time to spend with my patients-no just pass meds. I want to be able to interact with them and get to know them. I find myself thinking about Psych lately, and by reading several postings, it seems that most Psych nurses are happy and satisfied with their job. I like to talk and counsel people, therefore, I think I might fit right in. My question is, should I take a 7am-3pm position, or 11pm-7am position as a new psych nurse. I want to be able to learn the field as much as possible. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

I am a new nurse and starting salary is $18.75 in daytona (Halifax) and $17.69 in Palm Coast (Florida Memorial) in St Augustine 30 minutes north of Palm Coast is $19.00 (Flagler Hospital.) Hope this helps.

Hi grace. I am in Florida

thank you guys....I am soooooooooo excited! I got a job at Halifax Hospital in Daytona beach, FL. Does anyone have info about Halifax good/bad?

I PASS! thank you!

I PASS!!! thank you for your encouragements

I definitely will!

Congradulations! I hope to be in your shoes next week!!!!!!!!!