I was a psych RN for years. In addition to passing a few meds I did group and individual therapy, crisis intervention, suicide assessment, and all manner of milieu and staff management. At many...
ProperlySeasoned replied to Hhcna's topic in Nursing Career
The MA track will not allow you further career advancement. If you want to be a MA for the rest of your life, go for it. My 2 cents? Better to amass education that will build upon itself without...
ProperlySeasoned replied to herna372's topic in Nursing Career
Getting involved in a speciality team can help make the OR much more enjoyable. Choose a couple of areas, and try to find out as much as you can about the diseases, surgeries, and complications....
ProperlySeasoned replied to Dmayonurse121's topic in General Nursing
If you are interested in switching fields, I suggest a speciality with in built in structured training program, such as the OR (disclosure- this is what I did after many years in psych). Most nurses...