Worked mental health for 35 years and 20 years as a psych nurse. I could write a book about my experiences. I spent a few decades with patients who were found incompetent to stand trial who committed various serious crimes 70% violent or murder. Long story short most days I really enjoyed my job and found it interesting. The mind is amazing I was found it interesting the voices patients heard which is separate from there thoughts. Be safe out there . Biggest advice I could give is listen to your patients , be patient, and simply converse . You be surprised how helpful your relationship is to your self and patients n how you can effectively defuse a situation because the patient trust you
I graduate in May and psyche nursing remains my mumber one choice regardless of the negativity out there..thank you for helping set alot in clear perspective for me..i just cant seem to walk away ..i feel this is where i belong 100%
You describe psych nursing better than anybody else. When you described the "grey areas", that is exactly how my brain works! I love coming up with creative solutions, not just the standard protocols! You're a Godsend! Thank you thank you thank you!!
I grew up seeing so many psych issues since I was a kid - bipolar, schizophrenia, active psychosis, depression, suicide attempts that were completed.. I graduate in a year and this route has been on my mind forever just don't know how to deal with the aggression and danger I constantly hear about on psych units
I've just been binge watching psych nursing videos again as I keep coming back to the thoughts of making a switch. I am a Burn ICU nurse who's done travel in MICU, Stepdown, Tele, M/S with burn patients being my favorite. Psych has always interested me since before nursing school and the rotations were fascinating. There just so happens to be a new inpatient behavioral health hospital opening up near my neighborhood and I feel it is a sign to dive into the specialty! I'm per diem ICU now and don't get me wrong, vented patients are fun but the high stress of getting lines, tubes etc on a patient who just died and came back from the floors can be intimidating with doctors all staring at you LOL I'm getting over it and want to actually enjoy my nursing career and make a difference with a highly stigmatized population. So I will end this by sayin THANK YOU for your videos (there aren't ever many on psych nursing). THANK YOU for what you do! And I will most likely refer to more of your videos when I finally take the leap out my comfort zone haha
New grad just got hired as a Pysch Nurse. It was exactly the position I want as well as the location. I am grateful. I honestly feel like it's a calling.
I think I am lucky to have found your video. I have decided to switch my career and I have been offered a job, firstly as a support worker, assisting psychiatric nurses, with the possibility of growth into a nursing role. I honestly do not mind starting in a minor role, but most of the comments that I have received from people I have told what I am doing, seem unsupportive, they mostly tell me that this role is 'harrowing' or 'daunting', but on the first hand, I would genuinely like to help people and I am fully willing to get any training that would be needed. I have been a patient within mental health issues in the past, so, that is one of the main reasons why I would like to give back.
Good insight, community nurse of 2 years here looking to transition to psych nursing. I will say in CA psych nurses don't make very good money *at first* but there is a lot of room for growth and earning potential. I appreciate you mentioning what characteristics of a nurse would be a good fit in psych, great video!
I’ve been watching your videos for a while now, and today I just accepted a job as a psych nurse! Excited to begin when I graduate in May. Thank you so much Nick for your content. You really inspired and informed me along the way.
I have an interview tomorrow for a Psych Nurse position. I’m excited, but a little nervous. Thanks for sharing your experiences, your info has been very helpful! 😊
l agree with everything you said except for #6. Psych nursing for me has not been easy. It has been rewarding and inspirational and life-affirming, but it has not been easy.
Your voice is so calming I would listen to you speak all day new subscriber I'm definitely thinking about being a psych nurse when I graduate nursing school
Wow! Loved your video. I am wanting to try psych nursing coming from being a mother/baby nurse. I feel like I hadn’t found my calling yet after a year and a half….i love taking to people and the “gray area” but was too scared to make that change.
Thankyou!! I'm so excited for Psych nursing and hope I love it. We have our rotation in a couple of months. My question for you is, are you ever able to get involved with patient activities or help assist/conduct group therapy? And do you know exactly what Psych NPs do?
yeah running groups is fun--i usually just use socratic method, crack jokes, and ask patients individually what their thoughts are regarding x,y and z. (often all of this is done under the pretext of "medication education"). psych NPs prescribe medications and diagnosis. they cannot do court-ordered meds though. I don't really know much about them beyond this though
I have been working in peds psych for 8 years Doing therapeutic holds when it is absolutely necessary can be stressful Have you come to terms with this needed last resort at times?
Still watching your videos. I think I’m convinced to do mental health nursing. Are you working in an inpatient psych hospital or at a mental health facility?
Thanks for your video. I’ve been thinking about trying psych nursing. I check all your boxes listed here but have a question: How do psych nurses generally treat one another? Some places / units nurses can be real assholes to each other … would think psych nurses would be better but figured I’d check. Thank you!
Hmm. . .really depends on the institution/unit. Some units weren't bad, others were horrible. . .then again I'd try and advocate for patients quite a bit and some staff aren't a big fan of that. . .had one staff tell me "I don't like you" after working with him a few times and then floating again to his unit. This was the first thing he said to me that day lol. Then again, had I not question the ethics of this unit, done the bare minimum, and "gone w/ the flow" i'm sure I wouldn't have had any issues :)
@@A_Psych_Nurse thanks for your reply! Hadn’t considered the “don’t rock the boat” phenomena could be a big thing in psych nursing. Makes sense how that could be the case. I’m glad you rock the boat, tho, good for you and keep rocking it for the patients! 😊
I’m not sure if we can consider this good money. I guess you can say it pays the bills. But, I didn’t want to live to pay bills. They should get paid a lot more.
They should have given you a serious warning and watched you for a while. Firing doesnt do any good. Their next nurse will be stealing patients meds or making errors. They should teach you why they were so freaked out. NML and Serotonin Syndrome. As well as being humble and pestering the MD. I wish they would stop firing good nurses for petty issues such as wanting to wear a different color scrubs how silly, can you imagine if they did that to doctors,
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Worked mental health for 35 years and 20 years as a psych nurse. I could write a book about my experiences. I spent a few decades with patients who were found incompetent to stand trial who committed various serious crimes 70% violent or murder. Long story short most days I really enjoyed my job and found it interesting. The mind is amazing I was found it interesting the voices patients heard which is separate from there thoughts. Be safe out there . Biggest advice I could give is listen to your patients , be patient, and simply converse . You be surprised how helpful your relationship is to your self and patients n how you can effectively defuse a situation because the patient trust you
I graduate in May and psyche nursing remains my mumber one choice regardless of the negativity out there..thank you for helping set alot in clear perspective for me..i just cant seem to walk away ..i feel this is where i belong 100%
Dude, you are singlehandedly convincing me to do psych.
Psych nurse here. Definitely challenging at first, but rewarding. A lot of OT for sure. Thanks for sharing.
I’ve been in community mental health for 4 years and feel like I should stick to it! Really appreciate your videos, they are so well informed.
I currently work in psych and love it so much
Hello I'm gonna be a new grad nurse. Is it as easy as he says it is in the video?
I’ve wanted to be a psych nurse for the last 5 years or so. I’m finally graduating in a month and I can’t wait ❤
Your reasons are speaking my language!! I just got my first RN job as a psych nurse, I'm so hopeful :)
You describe psych nursing better than anybody else. When you described the "grey areas", that is exactly how my brain works! I love coming up with creative solutions, not just the standard protocols! You're a Godsend! Thank you thank you thank you!!
you're too sweet, thank you for the compliment! :)
I grew up seeing so many psych issues since I was a kid - bipolar, schizophrenia, active psychosis, depression, suicide attempts that were completed.. I graduate in a year and this route has been on my mind forever just don't know how to deal with the aggression and danger I constantly hear about on psych units
I've just been binge watching psych nursing videos again as I keep coming back to the thoughts of making a switch. I am a Burn ICU nurse who's done travel in MICU, Stepdown, Tele, M/S with burn patients being my favorite. Psych has always interested me since before nursing school and the rotations were fascinating. There just so happens to be a new inpatient behavioral health hospital opening up near my neighborhood and I feel it is a sign to dive into the specialty! I'm per diem ICU now and don't get me wrong, vented patients are fun but the high stress of getting lines, tubes etc on a patient who just died and came back from the floors can be intimidating with doctors all staring at you LOL I'm getting over it and want to actually enjoy my nursing career and make a difference with a highly stigmatized population. So I will end this by sayin THANK YOU for your videos (there aren't ever many on psych nursing). THANK YOU for what you do! And I will most likely refer to more of your videos when I finally take the leap out my comfort zone haha
New grad just got hired as a Pysch Nurse. It was exactly the position I want as well as the location. I am grateful. I honestly feel like it's a calling.
“It reminds me of being in middle school”
It really is just like being in middle school, which was my favorite time to be alive.
I think I am lucky to have found your video. I have decided to switch my career and I have been offered a job, firstly as a support worker, assisting psychiatric nurses, with the possibility of growth into a nursing role. I honestly do not mind starting in a minor role, but most of the comments that I have received from people I have told what I am doing, seem unsupportive, they mostly tell me that this role is 'harrowing' or 'daunting', but on the first hand, I would genuinely like to help people and I am fully willing to get any training that would be needed. I have been a patient within mental health issues in the past, so, that is one of the main reasons why I would like to give back.
I can tell you’re passionate about this career. Thank you for shedding light!
Good insight, community nurse of 2 years here looking to transition to psych nursing. I will say in CA psych nurses don't make very good money *at first* but there is a lot of room for growth and earning potential. I appreciate you mentioning what characteristics of a nurse would be a good fit in psych, great video!
They make a ton in my part of CA
I’ve been watching your videos for a while now, and today I just accepted a job as a psych nurse! Excited to begin when I graduate in May. Thank you so much Nick for your content. You really inspired and informed me along the way.
You're welcome! Much love and congrats on the new position. Thx for the tip as well!
I think this was the video I needed. I think psych nursing I where I want to go next in my nursing career. I’m ready for it!
I have an interview tomorrow for a Psych Nurse position. I’m excited, but a little nervous. Thanks for sharing your experiences, your info has been very helpful! 😊
Let us know how it went!
@@A_Psych_Nurse I got the job!! 😊
l agree with everything you said except for #6. Psych nursing for me has not been easy. It has been rewarding and inspirational and life-affirming, but it has not been easy.
Awesome …all the reasons that I’m going into Psych. Keep the videos coming .
Very good video. This video turn me from General Nurse to psychiatric Nurse.
Thanks..
Your voice is so calming I would listen to you speak all day new subscriber I'm definitely thinking about being a psych nurse when I graduate nursing school
Excellent mate , all the best from across the pond 🏴
Subscribed. About to start immersion and I picked psych as an option I look forward to it
I start next month on an inpatient unit! Thank you!
Congrats Haley!
How is it going?
@@yemialemu9902 great!
Wow! Loved your video. I am wanting to try psych nursing coming from being a mother/baby nurse. I feel like I hadn’t found my calling yet after a year and a half….i love taking to people and the “gray area” but was too scared to make that change.
I’m not sure which direction I want to go. I’m between Psych and ER. I start school next month and I will wait until clinicals to decide.
Awesome vid man, I'm about to graduate and I'm very interested in psych
Thanks for these videos. Subscribed:)
You had me at 1-4 but #5 is crazy
Well, you know, I do consider myself a businessman. the golden nugget might actually apply to relationships outside of the workplace as well
Vitamin supplementation is good to do as well because ALL ANTIPSYCHOTICS cause vitamin depletion.
Thankyou!! I'm so excited for Psych nursing and hope I love it. We have our rotation in a couple of months. My question for you is, are you ever able to get involved with patient activities or help assist/conduct group therapy? And do you know exactly what Psych NPs do?
yeah running groups is fun--i usually just use socratic method, crack jokes, and ask patients individually what their thoughts are regarding x,y and z. (often all of this is done under the pretext of "medication education").
psych NPs prescribe medications and diagnosis. they cannot do court-ordered meds though. I don't really know much about them beyond this though
I have been working in peds psych for 8 years
Doing therapeutic holds when it is absolutely necessary can be stressful
Have you come to terms with this needed last resort at times?
Some nurses say " you lose your skills " in psych. I wonder if you have an opinion on this comment? This is an EXCELLENT video BTW.
I'll make a vid about this, thanks for the idea
Oh, that would be great, when you have time. Your observations shared in your videos are very interesting. Thank you!
I know one that does school nursing as a second job
Graduating in 3 month and going to Psych RN!
Can we get more videos about how to deal with certain patients
Still watching your videos. I think I’m convinced to do mental health nursing.
Are you working in an inpatient psych hospital or at a mental health facility?
Currently inpatient, thanks for watching :)
Thanks for your video. I’ve been thinking about trying psych nursing. I check all your boxes listed here but have a question: How do psych nurses generally treat one another? Some places / units nurses can be real assholes to each other … would think psych nurses would be better but figured I’d check. Thank you!
Hmm. . .really depends on the institution/unit. Some units weren't bad, others were horrible. . .then again I'd try and advocate for patients quite a bit and some staff aren't a big fan of that. . .had one staff tell me "I don't like you" after working with him a few times and then floating again to his unit. This was the first thing he said to me that day lol.
Then again, had I not question the ethics of this unit, done the bare minimum, and "gone w/ the flow" i'm sure I wouldn't have had any issues :)
@@A_Psych_Nurse thanks for your reply! Hadn’t considered the “don’t rock the boat” phenomena could be a big thing in psych nursing. Makes sense how that could be the case. I’m glad you rock the boat, tho, good for you and keep rocking it for the patients! 😊
Is the opportunity same in uk
nice
Ok this job is for me. You said I can work overtime?? Give me 100hrs/wk
Which state do you work at?
Colorado
I’m not sure if we can consider this good money. I guess you can say it pays the bills. But, I didn’t want to live to pay bills. They should get paid a lot more.
They should have given you a serious warning and watched you for a while. Firing doesnt do any good. Their next nurse will be stealing patients meds or making errors. They should teach you why they were so freaked out. NML and Serotonin Syndrome. As well as being humble and pestering the MD. I wish they would stop firing good nurses for petty issues such as wanting to wear a different color scrubs how silly, can you imagine if they did that to doctors,
Why are psych hospitals desperate for staff if it’s easy and pays well? You think nurses would flock to the hospitals.