craftirn

craftirn has 24 years experience and specializes in psych, peds.

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1. Job shadowing in a psych unit?

   craftirn replied to tessa45's topic in Psychiatric

   I forgot to mention career paths without nursing. Mental health tech--they usually need a BS in Psych or experience social work-- out pt services include group homes that are always looking for...

2. Job shadowing in a psych unit?

   craftirn replied to tessa45's topic in Psychiatric

   My hospital is not a teaching hospital, but we do get students--nursing students. Due to HIPPA I doubt they would allow high school students into a psychiatric unit. Having worked in a psyc unit for...

3. medically cleared?

   craftirn replied to betterliving's topic in Psychiatric

   Our medically cleared get UDS and BAL prior to coming to the unit from the ER. Suffice it to say that does not medically CLEAR anyone and there are many problems with getting medical doctors down to...