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  1. Cynet..good or bad?

    futurepsychrn replied to Kklimited's topic in Travel

    Travelnursing.org is a wonderful resource. Employees rate travel

  2. Back to Psych I Go!

    futurepsychrn posted a topic in Psychiatric

    So I've learned a hard lesson in the past month. I started my nursing career on a skilled floor of a local hospital, loved the job but couldn't deal with nurse bullies. Left after 6 months. 3 months...

  3. Quitting during probation/orientation

    futurepsychrn replied to musiklover7000's topic in General Nursing

    This! I've worked psych since becoming a nurse 3 years ago. Enter a manager that made Cruella DeVille look like an angel and I left a job I loved. I decided to try med/surg because I got tired of...

  4. Back to Psych I Go!

    futurepsychrn replied to futurepsychrn's topic in Psychiatric

    I love psych!!!!! It's actually the reason I went to nursing school. It's a different kind of hard compared to regular nursing. There are days your emotions are literally drained when you come home....

  5. Just a vent... medical vs psych

    futurepsychrn replied to Mandychelle79's topic in Psychiatric

    Let's deal with real facts here. There is a real danger in having a patient with a PICC line or an IV on a psych unit. Perhaps the patient is used to the PICC line and won't bother it, however, how...

  6. DON lied.

    futurepsychrn replied to futurepsychrn's topic in General Nursing

    I got the other job I turned down to take this one. Thank goodness! From talking to other employees this is ,by far, not the first time the DON has lied to pull in prospective employees. How can you...

  7. DON lied.

    futurepsychrn posted a topic in General Nursing

    So here's a question. Started a new job at an LTC/Skilled facility 3 weeks ago. I was hired as the Unit Manager of the Skilled Unit. I'm a new nurse (worked 5 months at a hospital on the skilled...

  8. DON lied.

    futurepsychrn replied to futurepsychrn's topic in General Nursing

    I called the other job on my way home from work today. It's a hospital and they need RN's so I'm hoping I can get another job offer. I really loved working skilled and I'm hoping to keep in that...

  9. July 2017 Caption Contest - Select $100 Winner!

    futurepsychrn replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    "We offer 1-stop

  10. Bullying by Nurses and CNa

    futurepsychrn replied to nadomel's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree with the OP. First job out of nursing school, the good ole boy system was in full force. The nurses that had been there 10+ years had their way of doing things and if you chose to defy them...

  11. How old were you when you started nursing school?

    futurepsychrn replied to Joe V's topic in General Students

    52 when I started, 54 when I graduated last August. Got 4 job offers right away, just started work a month ago. Never, ever too

  12. Medication Routine

    futurepsychrn posted a topic in General Nursing

    So I'm a new nurse with my 1st nursing position and I have a question for the seasoned nurses out there. I just started a new job and the patient ratio is around 8:1. I've noticed that on the 7a-7p...

  13. Medication Routine

    futurepsychrn replied to futurepsychrn's topic in General Nursing

    I'm working a non-acute skilled care unit in a hospital. 1worjedked 7a-7p now on 7p-7a. Because I'm orienting I'm by their eide the whole

  14. New Grad Struggling

    futurepsychrn replied to hrahrmh's topic in General Nursing

    Where in the heck are you? I live in WV, I'm a new nurse (since January 10, 2017, I'm 54 years oldand I have had 5 job offers in the last month. Maybe you need to boost your resume and practice...

  15. 1st Job Interview

    futurepsychrn posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I have 79 days until I graduate from RN school. They told us to go ahead and start applying for jobs. I did, but never expected to get a phone call this soon. 2 days after I applied, I got a call for...

  16. 1st Job Interview

    futurepsychrn replied to futurepsychrn's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Thank you so much for your advice! I got the job!!!!!! Oldest in my class and the 1st to get a job and it's a really good one. I truly appreciate your

  17. Reasons for not getting into a for profit school?

    futurepsychrn replied to Tashbun's topic in General Nursing

    If someone "slips" in, trust me they will soon "slip" right back out, especially at the "for profit" school I attend. Yes, almost everyone who can pass the TEAYS gets in, but many don't survive the...

  18. 1st Job Interview

    futurepsychrn replied to futurepsychrn's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Thank you so

  19. 1st Job Interview

    futurepsychrn replied to futurepsychrn's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Thank

  20. A (Long) Note to New Grads

    futurepsychrn replied to PS1CK's topic in Psychiatric

    I'm 4 months from finishing nursing school, and the reason I started nursing school is so that I can work Psych. I'm a much older, non-traditional student and several members of my family and my...

  21. Meaning of your username?

    futurepsychrn replied to Flightless Bird's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing student (almost done) who wants to work

  22. The Light at the End of the Tunnel

    futurepsychrn posted a topic in General Nursing

    As of Wednesday I officially finished my nursing classes! I have 1 more class, Leadership, and then the Capstone review for the predictor test, and my preceptorship then I am officially a nursing...

  23. As an experienced RN, do you like/dislike having a student nurse assigned to you?

    futurepsychrn replied to jamie32764's topic in General Students

    I truly wish I had been on your floor for my psych rotation. I was so excited for it to finally come, because psych has always been my dream job. Pretty much we walked up and down the 1 hallway there...

  24. marriage and nursing school

    futurepsychrn posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just a general question. How many people's, or people you know, marriage or relationship didn't survive the stress of nursing school? I've been married 33 years and I have 6 months of school left, and...

  25. marriage and nursing school

    futurepsychrn replied to futurepsychrn's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you. Exactly how I'm feeling. Just trying to keep pushing forward and upward instead of being dragged backward and downward. This is really important to me and I'm not willing to give it up...