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I am wondering if anyone knows of any online RN to BSN programs that do not include a clinical component. All of the ones I've seen so far seem to have at a minimum some clinical "capstone project" at the end if not more despite billing themselves as online programs. I want to get my BSN but I will be outside of the USA for an extended period of time and the country I'll be in requires a minimum of a BSN to obtain a RN license so it's not as though I could do anything remotely clinical.

Most nurses work 8 hours shifts at the psych hospital I recently started in. They recently started experimenting with 12 hour shifts and supposedly there will be a facility-wide vote in the future to determine if we make the switch. I like 8s personally. My brain just can't function at the RN level for 12 hours in a row.

Hi all, Do you guys always wear the same color scrub top and bottom together or do you ever mix and match? Example: grey bottoms and a blue top. Wearing the same color top and bottom together just seems so monochromatic and "matchy matchy," but I don't think I've seen nurses mixing and matching before.

The course is $250. I actually work a continuing education company so I know this is a lot of money for a CE course. I know a couple of nurses that used to work at the psych hospital where I did my psych rotation but that particular hospital doesn't have any open RN positions at the moment. There are others in the area though. Everyone spent the same amount of time doing their psych rotation.

I'm a newly licensed RN and I am interested in starting my career in psych/mental health nursing. As a new grad, I feel like I have nothing to put on my resume and nothing to refer to in my cover letter. I came across a 15 contact hour continuing education course by the APNA that is designed for nurses transitioning to psych. I was thinking of signing up so I could add it to my resume and mention it in my cover letter to show that I really am serious about wanting to work in this area. I was wondering if any nurse managers or supervisors (or anyone really) had any thoughts on this. The only reason I'm hesitant is that it's really expensive and I don't want to waste my money if it's something that would just cause a manager to roll their eyes. Thoughts?