HarperEvan

Thank you! I applied with your advice and was contacted for an interview the next day. Now I'm reading up on psychiatric nursing interview questions so I can ace it.

Hi, I am a new RN looking for employment. I'm doing a round of behavioral health applications and have a couple of questions: 1) The applications I've been filling out explicitly ask if I've had at least one year of behavioral health experience. What counts as behavioral health experience? Previous to being an RN I worked as a caregiver with a patient population with behavioral health needs and was responsible for things like client safety, redirecting behaviors, monitoring / assessing mental health, and following behavioral health plans developed by the patients and their healthcare providers. I also worked one-on-one as a PCA for a client with a complex mental and cognitive health history, and many of my responsibilities were directly related to monitoring mental health and promoting positive behaviors. These were not "official" behavioral health positions. 2) The PCA position was with a private family. Can I list the client's guardian as my supervisor, or is that a HIPAA violation? If it is, what are my alternatives? 3) I'm applying to a major hospital system. Many of the positions are on the same floor, with the same shifts and required qualifications, but the job number is different. Do I apply to all open positions that I'm interested in even if the job listings are identical, or just select one? Thanks in advance.

Cool! Maybe we will be in the same entering class if you end up at nhcc. Let me know what you end up doing and how many people go from being on the reconsider list to being accepted.

Hi, I was admitted to NHCC's MANE program for the fall 2015 cohort. I'm wondering how it is, and if there are significant differences between community colleges associated with the program. I can apply to Normandale and Inver Hills for the spring semester but since I'm already accepted to NHCC it would mean I would be risking not getting in anywhere. Would there be any reason to do that? Normandale is a little closer to my house but only by about 10 minutes on the highway. My TEAS score was an 86 but my GPA is around a 3.2 but it should be higher after this semester.