Can Psychology relate to nursing?

[Beautiful_Soul]

I really want to be a nurse, however when I look up the things with a Psychology major it seems to relate closely to nursing, besides pt care etc. When I looked at the learning objective, it jumped out at me as something I'm very interested in ALSO. I just wanted to know if there's anyone who is a LPN/RN that also have a background and or degree in Psychology, or who may be thinking about going back to school to study psychology? Just curious

[Brittany24]

At my school, Psychology is one of the prerequisites for the nursing program. So yes, it can definitely relate to nursing since you are dealing with many different people all day.

[chevyv, BSN, RN]

I've been a mental health nurse for almost 5yrs now. If I could do it all over again, I would be a psychologist. I love my chosen field, but I'm busy all night with multiple pts at the same time. Oh to have one or group therapy would be nice. Many times I feel like I'm just touching base trying to maintain a safe unit with not suicide attempts, talk to those having suicide ideation or homicidal ideation.....there just isn't enough staff to go around on some shifts.

[Beautiful_Soul]

That sounds interesting, good luck on that journey! Should be very rewarding!

[Beautiful_Soul]

Thanks everyone for you interesting feed back :) I really enjoyed reading everyone's comments. After LPN school I think I might start heading towards psychology! I'll just have to wait and see where God leads me because like I said I would love to be a psych nurse also.

[calivianya, BSN, RN]

I wouldn't recommend bothering pursuing a psych degree unless you come from a wealthy background or just like to spend money. I have a BA in Psych which I got before I went into nursing, and I don't think it's really served me at all. The information was nice, but you can get the same information buying a couple of psych textbooks and reading them in your spare time, which isn't going to cost you thousands of dollars like a degree will. You will have no edge in the job market with a degree in psych.

[awwberry]

Psychology relates to everything you do in life in one way or another. You could definitely pursue becoming a Psychiatric Nurse but I find it takes a very special individual to be able to both handle it and enjoy it. You need to think about what you want as far as length of school program and what you want in a career. My brother wants to be a counselor and go on to become a psychiatrist so he's looking at about 6-8 years of education. You could get your BSN in about 4 years and specialize in psychology. Also, counselor/psychiatrists sit more and talk more in depth about peoples issues whereas nurses are much more active and typically are on their feet the better part of the day.

[Farawyn]

Psych BA here, and AS in nursing, going for my BSN.

The psych back round helps me, but it doesn't impress too much as far as employers are concerned.