psychiatric
nurse
Job Description
Psychiatric unit nurses are registered nurses(RNs) or advanced practice nurse(APNs) who speicalize in the institutional care of patients with mental disorders.
By: Sierra Koch, Aryana Flores
Education
People they work with
To become a RN you must earn an associates or bachelors degree in nursing its a 2-4 year program. Then you must become a nurse practitioner which is another 2-4 years for your masters or doctorate in nursing
Psychiatric nurse work with mostly children but they do have some adult patients. What do they specialize in people who have Schizophrenia, Bipolar, Depression and Dementia
Salary
The average salary of a psychiatric
nurse is 63,000 yearly
Responsibilities
Work environment
Main concern of a PMHP is to create and follow a treatment plan for your patient. You'll work with the families and the patients to decide the best course of action. Duties may include:
- Differentiating between normal and abnormal behavior
- Analyzing patients records to arrive at diagnosis
- Creating and tailoring a treatment plan that meets your patients needs
- Treating patients using both therapeutic and medical techniques
- Reporting your patients progress to the patients their families and other facility staff
Psychiatric nurses work in hospital, treatment centers, outpatient mental health clinics, schools.
Work Cited
- Education career articles.com
- Psychiatric nurse salary in texas/ineed.com
degree directory.org
- Allnursingschools.com
- What education do you need for a psychiatric nurse/ inner body.com
Thank You!
Schools
- Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi the cost for the school is about 7,668 in-state 18,198
- Texas Tech University Health Science the cost is about 8,350 in -state 18,880 out of state