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Not everyone with a mental health diagnosis abuses drugs but everyone who abuses drugs has an underlying mental health issue.

Psych nurses are super human! Or maybe that's just one of this crazy psych nurses delusions.

All nurses, not just psych nurses, get frustrated with patients at times. It's completely normal.

When looking for psych nurse jobs online also use the key words "behavioral health" and "mental health" nurse.

During my first week working in psych I thought the same thing, "this is easy." That happened to be a holiday week with few patients and very low acuity. Almost two years later I'm still working psych/AOD crisis and "easy" is not a word I would use ...

I work in a psych crisis facility and we can wear street clothes or scrubs. I've never noticed it making a difference to the patients one way or another.

How about doing some progressive muscle relaxation with the group?

Does working in psych make you crazy? I think most of us that work in psych have at least a little crazy in us already. I work psych and I believe it has helped me become a better listener to my family/friends at home. On the negative side, since I ...

After getting my RN license it took me a little over a year to land my first nursing job and I landed in a psych/AOD crisis facility. I definitely lost some of my hard earned medical knowledge in the year it took me to find a job. I too had high anxi...

Working in acute psych will definitely give you the opportunity to practice nursing in a non-judgemental and caring manner to people who are at their worst. It's not as scary as you might think. There are some in the psych profession who are judgemen...

At my facility the only reason someone would need to clock in and out for a break is if they were going to go out to smoke. There are some who take a break and go shopping at the mall next to work and they don't have to clock in and out for that. So ...

No, I was not comparing smoking to eating....really. Of course humans need to eat. I was also not making excuses or trying to justify myself. SMH

Mine is an E-cig and I get them online from a place called Vapor4Life.

If you can swing both jobs I would recommend that. Both positions offer the potential for valuable experience that can be used in any job the future.

You can get electronic cigarettes that have no nicotine in them. My original intention in using them was to slowly decrease the nicotine levels I was using, eventually going to zero nicotine. Alas, haven't been able to get to that zero level yet and ...

Also wanted to add this. If an employee wants to take a smoke break they are required to clock in and out for that break, and go off the property. If an employee wants to take a regular non smoking break or lunch break they are NOT required to clock...

I reluctantly admit that I am a smoker. My facility does not allow smoking on the property, which I agree with. It is very rare that I have time to take any break, let alone a smoking break. I will take an electronic cigarette to work with me and...

Directions and rubrics that are not the same? Seems like everything is still clear as mud with the OU nursing program. My heart goes out to all of you. Just keep the end in sight, it will come. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger, or so they sa...

Don't give up Chuckster, you will get that piece of paper. The Hotel California references were good. And to enuf_already, I have the same problem with contractions.

I've been working psych crisis for about a year now and I generally wear scrub pants or jeans with a t-shirt. Several others wear scrub tops and bottoms. I've never had or heard of any patients being agitated due to the nurses wearing scrubs. You d...

I earned my ADN at 42, my BSN at 44, and will persue my NP soon. I was one of the older ones in my cohorts and didn't really care. I too wasn't there to socialize and make BFF's. Though I did socialize a decent amount and made some good friends in...

My first RN job was in a Psych/AOD crisis center. I'm still there 9 months later and still like it. It can be very stressful at times but for the most part my stress comes from all the documentation that I can't get done in a timely manner because o...

Fairyluv - Are you permitted to bring and use your own equipment? If so, I would recommend that you do that, then you won't need to go searching for equipment. It's pretty lousy that your facility only has one set of tools. My facility has a few s...

You will succeed just as those who finished before you did cincinursemary!

I received my diploma this week too. It does feel more official. That's one expensive piece of paper!