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.

 
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  2. Davey Do

    Jacob Rockstar-RN Psych Nurse Action Figure

    Last reply by Davey Do
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  3. chariot

    What are ideas for group activities for people with mental illness?

    Last reply by kevjp82
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  4. ritaPHIL

    Activities for mental illness in a psychiatric institution

    Last reply by ritaPHIL
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  5. New2ER

    Mixing Medications For Emergency Treatments

    Nursing Q/A
    Last reply by anna07banana
    • 15 replies
  6. TRAMA1RN

    Haldol and Ativan cocktail IV

    Last reply by TopGirl
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  7. luv2shopp85

    Hypomania vs. Hypermania

    Last reply by abigail730
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  8. Delz

    Group Therapy Ideas

    Last reply by Thunderwolf, MSN, RN
    • 16 replies
  9. Jo Anne -OLD

    What is the correct way to wean off a pt. on Paxil?

    Last reply by TCASII, ADN
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  10. skyla1978

    Need help with charting...

    Last reply by lizzybelle
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  11. dipsett08

    dating someone with schizophrenia

    Last reply by lymiria
    • 40 replies
  12. sweetness2009

    short term and long term goals for depression

    Last reply by Whispera, MSN, RN
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  13. mystikchik1031

    Jumping from a BA in Psychology to a Psychiatric nurse

    Last reply by TRR8021
    • 10 replies
  14. lilmoongoddess

    Psychiatric nursing... do you really lose all your nursing skills?

    Last reply by dopeynat25
    • 50 replies
  15. studentnurse9806

    Psych nursing is easy

    Last reply by JJN4
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  16. Meriwhen

    How to Dress for Psychiatric Nursing

    Knowledge
    Last reply by PG2018
    • 29 replies
  17. Betsy Keller

    Psychiatric Nursing Certification

    Last reply by Just.Blessed.RN, BSN, RN
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  18. GypseyGirl

    Scared at new job in psychiatric hospital

    Last reply by CP1983, BSN, RN, APRN, NP
    • 70 replies
  19. BSN_DEC_2006

    B-52

    Last reply by mtdnk
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  20. dani_robar

    Any tips for an interview for a psych nurse?

    Last reply by pnurse15
    • 6 replies
  21. resilientnurse

    Is Psych Nursing Easy?

    Last reply by MMC.RN
    • 74 replies
  22. jennfinn

    Somatization Vs. Conversion

    Last reply by mikayla0813
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  23. NCindasun21

    Can you assess a patient's mood?

    Last reply by nina539
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  24. crystalbrz

    Psych charting

    Last reply by GalRN
    • 24 replies
  25. Thunderwolf

    Borderline Personality Disorder on the Behavioral Unit

    Article
    Last reply by PsychNurse2008
    • 24 replies
  26. Jonathan55

    Cover letter for psychiatric nursing job

    Last reply by elprup, BSN, RN
    • 9 replies