shortsheryl

shortsheryl BSN, RN, APRN, NP

Psychiatry/Substance/ETOH abuse

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  1. How is it like to be a Psych Nurse..

    shortsheryl replied to blessedbelle's topic in Psychiatric

    In a nutshell, it is counseling, but as a nurse you would never call it that; it is called teaching as all nurses

  2. How is it like to be a Psych Nurse..

    shortsheryl replied to blessedbelle's topic in Psychiatric

    I am not sure if I understand your question but I will try to answer it. Nurses cannot counsel but they can give education. As an advanced practice nurse, or MSN, you can diagnose, treat, and...

  3. How is it like to be a Psych Nurse..

    shortsheryl replied to blessedbelle's topic in Psychiatric

    I started nursing school when I was 31 and graduated when I was 33. I felt so old, but it did not stop me. I was informed by my nursing instructor, during our clinicals at the state mental hospital,...

  4. How is it like to be a Psych Nurse..

    shortsheryl replied to blessedbelle's topic in Psychiatric

    :nurse:I have only worked in Psych and I love it. I have worked in an inpatient hospital, an outptient mental health clinic, and now in the ER with a unit specifically for psych. I still love it. It...