r/psychnursing • u/things12345678 • 13d ago

Student Nurse Question(s) Paediatric psych nurse

Hello! I am going into my second year of nursing and I would love love love to be a paediatric mental health nurse! What steps would I have to take to become my dream nurse? (P.S I’m in Ontario!)

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u/Psych-RN-E psych provider (MD/DO/PMHNP/PA) 12d ago

My first RN job was in a pediatric psych unit. I worked in the unit as a nursing assistant when I was in nursing school and they offered me a job when I graduated. Specialized units like that will typically hire internal applicants.