Observations about new nurses and the field

[MoLo]

I have spend close to 40 years in psychiatric nursing, last 16 in administration, and have a completely subjective observation.

Fewer nurses are interested in psychiatry, and often the interest is as a stepping stone to becoming a psychiatric nurse practitioner.

I am worried for the future of the specialty.

Thoughts?

[MoLo]

All of my work has been in-patient, so I have no idea about the out-patient world, but this sounds like a very effective way to practice. We tried in the hospital, it does not matter if a patient gets on the right med if they can't afford it, or now have a therapist if they cannot get there. But given we were working in a space of 3 - 10 days, it was hard to cover all the bases.