Psych Or Operating Room ......

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I know that this topic might be talked to death but .. I am sooooo confused !! I want to work in Psych, but I currently have an OR job. I spoke with a recruiter the other day and she said there are always Psych nurses but not in OR. She said that the OR was the smarter route because if the shortage ends it will be easier to get OR job as opposed to a Psych JOb. She also said that the pay for Psych nurses is much lower than that for OR nurses.

I want to be practical, but I don['t want to work in the OR mostly due to the toxic environment. I would eventually like to become a cousellor/therapist therefore I would be happier in Psych. At the same time I dont' want to be STUCK in Psych, so should I need to earn more money in the future or should I not be able to get a Psych job.

I want to do both because I'm afraid of going fulltime in psych. I however think its very unlikely that my manager would be willing to give me a part time position. I was told when I asked before taht part time posiitons are in high demand and since most workers have more seniority over me that it would be unlikely I would be able to get that. Then I think I shud just leave and go for full time psych .. but I think it might be best for me to stay in the OR on a part time basis at least for another year to solidify my skills some more.

What would you do? Would I be really stupid for leaving the OR completely. How much less do Psych nurses make when they are being recruited?

Thank you for your time.

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