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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

ECG

62

bpm

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