ChildPsych

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1. Community college or University?

   ChildPsych replied to LovelyNesha18's topic in General Nursing

   Hospitals paying their ADN RN's to go back and get their BSN's, I haven't seen that really happening the past few years. But it may depend on certain areas of the country. Here in the Midwest there's...

2. Type B in a Type A world

   ChildPsych replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

   I'm a type B all the way. I worked in the ICU for 2 years. For me night shift was a better fit for us type B's. Not sure why exactly, but I was much more comfortable. Yes ICU is very much about the...

3. Mental Illness in Nurses: Student

   ChildPsych replied to spammy_j's topic in General Nursing

   Do not feel alone and do get help. I was scared to death to make an appt with a psychiatrist but I'm so so thankful I did, and you will to! I spent way to many years almost constantly suicidal, panic...

4. Only one nurse on a psych unit

   ChildPsych replied to Affsana31's topic in Psychiatric

   I work on an acute unit (our pt's come from ED) and then we "downgrade" them to RTC after awhile. I'm saying this because our staffing is based on how many acute pt's we have (which is ridiculous)....

5. Personality Disorders and Recovery

   ChildPsych replied to WinterLilac's topic in Psychiatric

   Working with pt's with BPD is definitely a weakness of mine. My sister was dx BPD and with therapy she was able to recover. So I *get* it, but working on a unit with personality disorders is...