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The area was never an issue. Campus is safe and I never felt "unsafe" (although I did commute and didn't live on site). Theory is a huge part of the BScN. We had clinical like every other school, every semester. What you get out of it is 50/50. 50% ...

I work in Ontario on a mental Health inpatient unit. I was hired without additional credentials but with the expectation that I obtain a certificate in psychiatric nursing during my employment. Experience speaks more than credentials in my neck of th...

We have spit hoods. We use them during situations requiring restraints (for spitters) but once the patient has been medicated and restrained they're removed for patient safety. They are never left on under any circumstance and only used when in close...

communication is a core skill!!! Know your mental status exams, don't ignore physical complaints but learn to talk to your patients, observe your patients both when they're alone and when they're interacting with others. Not just listening to what th...

You can pinpoint all the potential PDs in your circle of friends/acquaintances

If psych nursing is easy then I'm in the wrong facility!!! I love my job and my patients (most of the time) and while it may not be as "busy" as a medical or surgical unit, it's it own type of specialty. anyone who thinks psych isn't tough has never ...

I did do a mental health placement during third year and then put in for a mental health placement for my IP. I'm also in Ontario. Feel free to send me a pm if you have any questions.

It depends on where you want to be when you graduate or whether you're just looking for well rounded skills experience. I chose to do my ip in mental Heath because I knew I wanted to get a job there after graduation. If you want to build a more solid...

Who the heck would go drinking and dancing in scrubs?!?! í ½í¸‚í ½í¸‚í ½í¸‚ oh my lord!!!!!

4 on, 4 off, 4 on, 5 off.... Repeat and my shifts are LD, LD, LN, LN. It's a new schedule for me so I'm not sure if I like it or not yet :)

I work in a SNF and have a patient who is on long acting pain meds as well as prn narcs which she asks for at routine times. I have asked her doc several times to make these prns routine since her breakthrough prns are "routinely" given (since she re...

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I worked in a role as a UCP during nursing school and did the companies medication training program. Some of the girls I worked with were well equipped to be doing this and others, well.... how they managed to pass medication training is beyond me. ...

While I had heard rumours of the difficulties in securing a job after graduation, I suppose this was not made as clear as I had hoped it would be. There have been a ton of RN layoffs in my area right around the time I graduated. Which means I'm compe...

I was told to write a student nurse CV to create a document of clinical experience which could be shared on top of my resume (employment experience) upon graduation. My student nurse cv lists all clinical placements and experience that may not be app...

Even after I graduated and passed my NCLEX, the letter I got in the mail specifically said you can not use the title RN until you are registered through your regulatory body. I waited until the CNO sent me a letter stating "you are now a registered n...

I'm in Ontario Canada. I have applied to hospitals, home care, LTC.... If there is a job posting then I'm applying. I've tried applying to new grad positions and to regular job postings. I'm not limiting myself to a certain specialty or being picky. ...

So based on this quote and the fact that you are an instructor.... I'm sorry, help me out here.... Although, you may have to climb down off your high horse to give me the rationale on it since you aren't aware of your hospital policy.

I recently applied to a community nursing position within my home town. After putting in my application I waited a week and a half and then followed up with HR to ensure they recieved it (it was an online application and I didn't receive a confirmati...

Long story short.... I applied to a position at a hospital and lost out due to experience. The nurse manager of the unit called me and told me that I had done very well in the interview. My answer were great, the management team thought I was wonder...

I was worried about this too! As a server for many years I decided to take a pay cut and worked at a retirement home for my last year of nursing school so that I had some applicable experience to show on my resume. I also "revamped" my previous work ...

I'm a new grad who has received an invitation for a job interview on a mental health inpatient unit and am really looking for advice! I want to nail this interview as this position is a) exactly where I want to be and b) opens up a lot of future poss...

Some professional organizations will offer free or discounted memberships to new grads. I've also seen job postings that state they include discounted memberships to certain organizations. Perhaps check with your place of employment on whether they o...

[COLOR=#000000]"I was precepting a new nurse in an ICU. She was going to insert a foley into an elderly patient, and she comes running out of the room with her hands flailing in the air, screeming, I asked her what was the matter and she told me he d...

Thanks everyone.... I was called today and given grief about not agreeing to give enoxaparin injections to a resident because I said it was not within my scope as per my employment at that facility. After a lot of guilt tripping since I'm "technical...