Anybody Work in Mental Health as a RN

[MrLayne]

I have a friend, who is a RN at a Illionis Mental Hospital the same one I worked at 7yrs ago as a Technician he was in school at the time.

Im going back to school to finish and get my courses through Community College and take the exam. I want no parts of the Hospitals myself, just not my cup of tea.. I prefer the Mental Health section if Im going back to working as a nurse. I spent the last 7yrs in sales "I cant find a comfrontable balance for myself in that field". ie I want to sleep at night agin Lol...

My question is what are the shifts like there, he tells me he deals less with the Patients and goes around and hands out Med's and takes people to the hospital or deals with the doctor that comes out once in a while. Sounds to Cake, if you ask me.

Well any advice would be nice pls page me up

[TheBestMaxEver]

Before I became a cubicle office nurse who works on a computer all day I worked ER and Corrections Psych and I LOVED it!!!! It just depends on your personality. The work is definitley different than a regular floor, but that doesn't mean it is less work. You are dealing with all sorts of personalities. (Sometimes in just one person) You really need to know your meds and how to flush through the BS. Lots of pathological and manipulative behaviors. I've seen nurses fall in "love" with and marry psych patients because of that. If you can, try it out though a temp agency a few shifts before devoting your career to it. P.S. - It has been my experience that guys tend to a little better in this line of work. Not saying that females cannot handle it - Just seems to be a place that I and some of my friends have really soared in.