How Does One Get Rn Pediatric/mental Health Experience If You Need It To Be Hired In The 1st Place?

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I want to work as a nurse with adolescents in a mental health setting… however, I was looking at jobs at local hospitals & all of them require at least a year in mental health RN or pediatric RN experience. How exactly am I supposed to get this experience if no one will hire me without it? I’m confused.

2 Comments so far

  1. NautyRN on February 4, 2010 10:03 am

    It depends on what hospital you are interested in going to. When you go through nursing school you will get a mental health rotation. Some hospitals (especially teaching hospitals) will hire a new grad out of school into various units, you just need to shop around a little. :-)

  2. fallfrom on February 4, 2010 10:21 am

    you need volunteer experience and if you do a good job there, they may offer you a job



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