Hi there,
I am new here to allnurses and am a prospective nursing student from B.C. I'm interested in psychiatric nursing (in a hospital setting, preferably) and have been thinking of applying to...
I will definitely look into that. It's great to hear that you can apply for the same jobs. I contacted VCH a little while ago to ask if they would hire those with diplomas from Stenberg for RPN...
Wow, that's great. Was there a psych element to the med/surg rotation, or was it just general med/surg nursing? Sorry for all the questions, it's just great to be able to talk to somebody in the...
How did you like the hospital placements, newrpn? What kind of stuff did you get to do there? Ideally I'd like to work in a hospital setting, so that really appeals to me. It's good to hear that you...
Hi there, I am a prospective nursing student from Vancouver, Canada. I've always been drawn to psychiatric nursing, and am currently deciding between going for a specific psychiatric nursing program...
Thank you for your thoughtful comments, Meriwhen and viperblue72. Communicating with all of you has really made me feel confident and excited about the prospect of entering the
Thanks for your comment, newrpn. Unfortunately I'm not at the 15 posts mark yet to enable messaging, but I'd really like to hear about your experience at Stenberg. Whereabouts have you done your...
Thanks so much for your comments, dallasmiss and pixiestudent2! It's great to hear that you can be little AND be a more than capable psychiatric nurse. You all have really eased my worries, thank
Haha I'd like to think I'm pretty feisty! I am able to keep my cool in chaotic situations, so for that I think I might be okay. That's amazing, I'd love to think that I'd be able to do that someday!...
Oh that's great, I didn't know you could switch. It sounds like an excellent program. How is the course load? Is it like 4/5 days a week 8 hours a day, that kind of thing? Have you done any clinical...
Thank you for your response, monark. Wow, I don't quite know what to say. I had no idea just how shady Stenberg is Can I ask you about your experience at Douglas? Are you in the diploma or degree...