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mental health nurse specializes in Psychiatric Nurse.

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1. Psych Medications

   mental health nurse replied to Toothbrushx2's topic in Psychiatric

   Hi Whispera, strange findings indeed. Before the atypicals schizophrenic patients tended to be skinny if anything. The main difference I find between my patients and their size is the choice and amount of food, although I'm not denying the medicati...

2. Psych Medications

   mental health nurse replied to Toothbrushx2's topic in Psychiatric

   Many psychotropic medications are associated with various health risks and the 'newer' antipsychotics are associated with the metabolic syndrome that increases risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Psychiatric services should have a metabolic ...

3. Moving from Ireland to Australia

   mental health nurse replied to ballybricken's topic in International

   No worries mate

4. Moving from Ireland to Australia

   mental health nurse replied to ballybricken's topic in International

   I'm from the UK. I have worked in the community since moving here (and most of my career). I've worked country and would say its best to find your bearings and work metro first, us Europeans really don't know what its like to be remote. It can be...

5. Moving from Ireland to Australia

   mental health nurse replied to ballybricken's topic in International

   Hi You would have no problem finding a good position, and aged care is an area that is in particular need. Let me know if I can help further, I've been over here for nearly five years and have worked in a few places. Good luck

6. Want to get out of nursing, What can an ex-RMN do?

   mental health nurse replied to Squatront's topic in International

   Hi, I left the NHS back in 99, I was fed up with the negative and unsupportive healthcare system. I then worked for a local government agency, and you needed to be a trained healthcare professional to do the job (not social services). It was great. I...

7. Did anyone consider becoming a psychologist first?

   mental health nurse replied to darthbreezy's topic in Psychiatric

   I seriously considered doing psychology first, it was only cost that meant I became a nurse as it was a paid job back then. However I did do a full time degree in cognitive psychology a few years after I qualified. As Mr Ian says psychiatric/mental...

8. Need help with Therapeutic Communication

   mental health nurse replied to mycatmax's topic in Psychiatric

   Sounds like you're going in at the deep end, and to be honest communication isn't about reading but doing. Can you do some voluntary work/placement in a psychiatric unit that would expose you to experienced psychiatric nurses in practice. It takes ...

9. UK Psych Nurse coming to Melbourne

   mental health nurse replied to Catcher's topic in International

   Hi There are loads of positions for mental health nurses, and you should easily find a similar position to the one you're currently in. You have to apply to the board for the state you want to work in, the ANMC is for migration purposes, although t...

10. Inpatient Smoke free ward - HELP!

    mental health nurse replied to rainbowsunsets's topic in Psychiatric

    I work in the community and smoking is a multifaceted issue. Obviously from a health perspective being exposed to 'second hand smoke' is actually more dangerous than actually smoking the cigarette. Smoking impacts on individuals mental health, a...

11. US RN's what is your opinion on Foreign trained RN's

    mental health nurse replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    Hi I thought this thread was raising some interesting issues so I thought I would provide my opinion as a foreign nurse. I trained in the UK and moved to Australia 5 years ago. Even though we have a common language (English) there are many cultural...

12. Dogs and nursing

    mental health nurse replied to rockstarjk's topic in General Nursing

    Hi I've got four dogs and have no problems with leaving them alone when we are at work. We have a good size garden and a dog door. I would be more concerned if I only had one though, I think they prefer company. Which is why we bought the second on...