Psychiatric Nursing

Psychiatric Nursing is for Licensed Nurses to ask questions about mental/emotional illness and disorders as they relate to patient care. Come here to ask questions about patient behaviors, treatment options, medication, non-medical interventions, and the ways Nurses can help improve the lives of this challenged and challenging population.

Specialties Psychiatric
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  2. Davey Do

    Jacob Rockstar-RN Psych Nurse Action Figure

    Last reply by Davey Do
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  3. Katydidit34

    Tom Cruises' take on Psychiatry

    Last reply by Nurse Ratched, RN
    • 197 replies
  4. hsieh

    alternate ways of treating borderline personality disorder

    Last reply by Multicollinearity, BSN, RN
    • 140 replies
  5. jaimealmostRN

    Lexapro

    Last reply by rn/writer, RN
    • 113 replies
  6. studentnurse9806

    Psych nursing is easy

    Last reply by JJN4
    • 110 replies
  7. aspiration

    Robin Williams RIP: Coping Mechanism?

    Last reply by Ethicsrn4life
    • 99 replies
  8. indigo girl

    Morgellon's Disease

    Last reply by Jueddie
    • 92 replies
  9. resilientnurse

    Is Psych Nursing Easy?

    Last reply by MMC.RN
    • 74 replies
  10. adnrnstudent

    Homeless working the system, multiple admissions

    Last reply by hppygr8ful, ASN, RN, EMT-I
    • 71 replies
  11. LPC2RN

    Gutless Colleagues

    Last reply by skatezz
    • 70 replies
  12. GypseyGirl

    Scared at new job in psychiatric hospital

    Last reply by CP1983, ADN, BSN, RN
    • 70 replies
  13. Thunderwolf

    Personality Disorder Test...how do you stack up?

    Last reply by mystory, BSN, RN
    • 69 replies
  14. thepsychtech

    Dating a former patient

    Last reply by pejuade
    • 68 replies
  15. SoCal student

    Holding voluntary patients - illegally?

    Last reply by hppygr8ful, ASN, RN, EMT-I
    • 64 replies
  16. Haunted

    My son tried to kill himself tonight

    Last reply by coley28
    • 63 replies
  17. sleepybunny005

    Paranoid Schizophrenia

    Last reply by sleepybunny005
    • 63 replies
  18. kingvonnBSN2017

    Anyone NEVER been hit/hurt working psych?

    Last reply by KatStat, BSN, MSN, RN
    • 63 replies
  19. inthesky

    disallusioned with nursing! psych new grad

    Last reply by inthesky
    • 61 replies
  20. magaroon

    Is it possible for a Bipolar person to become a psych nurse?

    Last reply by Mike RGN
    • 59 replies
  21. hsieh

    regarding borderline patients

    Last reply by sirI, MSN, APRN, NP
    • 59 replies
  22. DutchgirlRN

    I need advice about cocaine addiction

    Last reply by txkat
    • 58 replies
  23. PurifiedH2O

    Why do one year Med surg nursing before going into Psychiatry Nursing

    Last reply by bollweevil
    • 57 replies
  24. sax_journey

    nurses who self injure

    Last reply by catz
    • 56 replies
  25. Mashira

    Violence in Psychiatric Nursing

    Last reply by aloevera
    • 55 replies
  26. sakiohma

    Are there any psych LPN's?

    Last reply by Seeing Myself Out
    • 53 replies