Wanderer RN

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1. Should I learn martial arts for psych nursing?

   Wanderer RN replied to Wanderer RN's topic in Psychiatric

   Thanks to all of you who've posted some really good suggestions. You've expanded my thought horizons with your insights and shared experiences. The more I ponder this decision, the more I feel that it's what I'm really meant to do. Knowing that emplo...

2. Should I learn martial arts for psych nursing?

   Wanderer RN replied to Wanderer RN's topic in Psychiatric

   LOL! Davey Do, that's too funny! No doubt that'll throw someone off the angry train and crack some smiles!

3. Should I learn martial arts for psych nursing?

   Wanderer RN replied to Wanderer RN's topic in Psychiatric

   Funny how this didn't occur to me as I was pondering this issue. I've always told my sons the exact same thing. "Walk away." "Don't feed violence with violence." Not having any real experience yet, I posted this question with scenarios in my mind of ...

4. Should I learn martial arts for psych nursing?

   Wanderer RN replied to Wanderer RN's topic in Psychiatric

   Thanks newrpn! I ,too, prefer the intelligent path to de-escalating violence. I speak from very little experience within this field, so I'm trying to gain as much information as I can here before I actually apply for a position. I have never heard of...

5. Should I learn martial arts for psych nursing?

   Wanderer RN posted a topic in Psychiatric

   So I'm a new nurse, recently graduated and now working in critical care. There is this persistent calling within me to be a mental health nurse. (Bit of background info; I've always been very interested in the human mind, reading psychology textbooks...

6. Switch to Mental health nursing

   Wanderer RN replied to fetchfelix's topic in Psychiatric

   I would think that you should be hired for a per diem position given your experience. It may depend on where you live. I live in a busy eastern shore city, and mental health nurses seem to always be in demand. You could always ask to shadow someone f...

7. Looking for a psych RN job somewhere warm with high function/low violent patients.

   Wanderer RN replied to femaleRN's topic in Psychiatric

   Because no two human beings are exactly the same, no two environments are likely to match what you have now. Study the community and culture of the people whom you now serve on your unit. You may find something comparable in another part of the count...

8. Homeschooling Teens OTR

   Wanderer RN replied to Wanderer RN's topic in Travel

   I'll ask him when we cross that bridge. There's no learning like self-motivated learning, so forcing him to go to public school only for the sake of socialization seems like an academic death sentence for someone used to a home curriculum. He does g...

9. Homeschooling Teens OTR

   Wanderer RN posted a topic in Travel

   Hi, anyone here have firsthand experience traveling with their teen and doing homeschooling? Specifically as a single parent? I'll start traveling when my son is about 16yo. He has been homeschooled since 2nd grade. I've already read Epstein LaRue'...

10. Travel Nursing while pursuing DNP???

    Wanderer RN replied to Wanderer RN's topic in Travel

    Thanks Soliloquy! Extending a contract was something I had anticipated. How far into your particular program did clinical requirements start? Was it right away, or did you spend a year or more doing research?

11. Travel Nursing while pursuing DNP???

    Wanderer RN posted a topic in Travel

    Hi All! I have a burning question regarding pursuit of an online DNP (part-time) while working as a travel nurse. I am a newly graduated ADN nurse working toward my BSN. Once I've completed that in the next 2-3 years, I plan on travel nursing. Idea...

12. Pearson Vue Trick 2015 Latest

    Wanderer RN replied to NurseCalif's topic in NCLEX

    I just wanted to add to the current statistical figures for an affirmative count for the accuracy of the P.V. trick. I took my test on 2/20, and tried to schedule myself for a second go-round the same day. The system let me go all the way through to ...