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Registered Nurse - Psych

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Works with patients who are in the middle of a mental health crisis. Their duties will include the need to ascertain what each patient’s needs are. Then, they will need to draw up a plan that addresses those needs. When people are in the middle of a mental health crisis, they may have difficulties coping with the day to day things they have to do. A Psychiatric nurse will help them perform these duties such as bathing. They may also need help remembering to take their medication. Whenever their services are needed for counseling, psychiatric nurses can help in this area as well. Aside from the BSN degree, psychiatric nurses also need to have completed a program on psychological treatments to better handle patients who are mentally ill, and have had courses on psychiatric medication. Psychiatric nurses can work in several different settings including hospitals, doctor’s offices, health departments, agencies devoted to mental health and long-term care facilities dedicated to the mentally ill.

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