November 15th, 2010 
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A Career in Psychiatric Nursing
Author: Tony Jacowski
What is Psychiatric nursing?
Psychiatric nursing is ideal to help reorganize relationships and nursing responses. The nurse is required to be engaged and self-directed in the on-going professional development. It is the responsibility of the nurse to practice leadership within the paradigms of the profession and the community at large.
Levels Of Education In Psychiatric Nursing
Clinical practice of psychiatric nursing takes place at two levels.
-Basic: At this level, registered nurses work with families, individuals, communities and groups. They diagnose the mental ability and define the nursing plan. They are also responsible for putting the plan into practice and assessing the nursing care.
-Advanced: At the advanced level, psychiatric nursing requires nurses to possess Masters Degrees in Psychiatric Nursing. They take the role of Nurse Practitioner or Clinical Nurse Specialist. They evaluate, diagnose and treat families and individuals with psychiatric disorders and problems. These nurses work as researchers, professors with private agencies and programs and hospital administrators.
There are a number of programs available to pursue a career in psychiatric nursing. A two-year program for an associate degree in nursing, a hospital based three-year diploma in nursing and a university four-year bachelors degree in psychiatric nursing are just some of the available options. All graduates are eligible for the registered nurse license.
A degree in advanced practice registered nursing makes a person eligible to specialize in Forensics or Substance Abuse, Gero-psychiatric Nursing and Child-Adolescent Mental Health Nursing. There are few who specialize in consolation liaison, where they can counsel people who suffer from physical illnesses or suffer from psychiatric problems.
Many debates have been sparked over the relationship between the psychiatric patient and nurse. Besides the medical and education qualification, a psychiatric nurse should possess compassion and understanding, to create a bond of trust with the patient. A patient usually appreciates the efforts of a nurse who makes an attempt to understand his situation and works diligently towards improving it. The nurse is also expected to manage ethical dilemmas. This profession demands the patience to tackle all kinds of mental and emotional upheaval.
Salary
Like most other professions, the salary in of a psychiatric nurse depends on the experience and the size and location of the hospital or agency. Psychiatric mental health nurses usually earn ,000 to ,000 per year. Advanced practice registered nurses earn ,000 and above. Nurse executives earn 0,000 and above. Teachers and faculty members earn approximately ,000 and above.
Future of Psychiatric Nursing
The demand for psychiatric nurses is expected to rise in the coming years. At present, there is an increase in the number of students pursuing careers in psychiatric nursing. You can access lots of information from books and journals, easily available online.
Article Source: http://www.articlesbase.com/careers-articles/a-career-in-psychiatric-nursing-114222.html
About the Author
Tony Jacowski is a quality analyst for The MBA Journal. Aveta Solution’s Six Sigma Online offers online six sigma training and certification classes for lean six sigma, black belts, green belts, and yellow belts.
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this question relates to nursing practice
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quarter 1: comp app 100, english 10, Med admin 101, success 100
quarter 2: anatphys 215, english 105, math 10, med admin 120, office skills 101
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quarter 6: Humans 205, med asst 263 and 299 and psych 220
please can someone give me information on what nursing programs I can get into with a AAS degree and Medical Assistant, I would Greatly appreciate it.
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Speak to your counselor at Heald for the information./
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Hey currently a midwife in the south east england for 2 years now. want to become a neonatal nurse, how do i get to do that. i eventually want to possibly become a ‘advanced neonatal nurse practitioner’.
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Slightly lost don’t really want to ask anyone at work as this is an idea i want to keep private.
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