Hello everyone, i just registered for this site but have been a voyeur for a couple weeks. I need some answers from the psych nurses.
Since 16, i have been extremely interested in Psychiatry;psychology. I am now 22. I read incessantly about these topics and the pioneers within these field. I prefer Freud over Jung...Anyway, i have been struggling with depression since 16. I went to a psychologist and was put on paxil then zoloft. The zoloft has helped me TREMENDOUSLY!....However, around last august, i stopped taking it because i ran out and thought that i didn't need it anymore because i was feeling better. So 6 months went by and i became extremely depressed, lost my job, cut my arm (not a suicide attempt), and cried nonstop. my mother then told me that my best bet was to go to the ER and do a voluntary admit to the psych ward. I was extremely tentative about it because i knew that it would be a "stain" on my record and could inhibit from doing certain things ie..military..whatever....but she talked to me and said that my mental and overall health comes first and if i do that..the staff would set me up with continuing medication,find me a psychiatrist, therapy...all of that....So i did it, because i wanted continuous help and i didn't want to be that low again in life!.....
It's been about a month and a half and i'm doing really well! I can't wait to see my 1st time psychiatrist this month..i need to let it out..lol...anyway, my DREAM is to be in psychiatry...but with current expenses i can't afford medical school...so i decided to go the nursing/psych nursing/psych np route instead....My question is: Can i still take the state boards if i have a voluntary 3 day inpatient status on my record??? I am quite nervous because i knew that going there would probably mean that this would happen..HELP!
All of your medical information is kept confidential and you should have absolutely no problem with proceeding into psychiatry after you finish your Nurses training. Good Luck.
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All of your medical information is kept confidential and you should have absolutely no problem with proceeding into psychiatry after you finish your Nurses training. Good Luck.