docpsychrn replied to extrakul's topic in Psychiatric
i worked in forensic psych at a maximum security hospital for almost 7 years. as one nurse put it, the patients were treated so much better than the prison population. i now work in a prison as...
docpsychrn replied to jlwlln's topic in Psychiatric
the nursing drug handbook is your best source for information about psych meds, their uses, dosages, nursing care required etc. you can even get the 2005 edition for free from your local doctor's...
docpsychrn replied to Undecided7's topic in Psychiatric
i first got my experience working in a small rural free standing psych hospital. they are very hard to find around my area these days but i offered to work prn and believe you me, they ate that up!...
docpsychrn replied to Mudfiend's topic in Psychiatric
i am a psychiatric nurse who has been in this field for almost 20 years now. sadly, i have a 14 yr old son that is having serious mental health issues. he was diagnosed with adhd as a small child...