According to BCNU an employer may require a casual employee to work a minimum of 225 hours over a 12 month period. If you have not been offered up to 225 hours in that period then you do not need to...
I just wanted to clarify, general inpatient psych patients can have serious medical problems and RPNs can have the knowledge and skills to assess and treat some of these problems. And codes do happen...
RPN (registered psychiatric nurse) is recognized in BC, Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Australia, U.K, New Zealand, and a couple states in the U.S. There may be further qualifications that you may...
Registered psychiatric nurses (RPN) work in hospitals, as well as community/residential facilities, and corrections/forensic. UBC and VGH are among many hospitals in the lower mainland that offer...
Nurse_Bo replied to ChristineBauer's topic in Psychiatric
Registered Psychiatric Nurse (RPN) is recognized in western provinces of Canada, Australia, U.K, New Zealand, and a few states. You will have to contact the state directly and look at their...
Hang in there, I am currently going through this transition. I work in psychiatry and more recently in med/surg. It is a big adjustment, but you will find that your psych skills do come in handy and...