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This is the most in-depth "Day in the Life of a Nurse" video without violating HIPAA.
+pcFOREVER89100 so glad you enjoyed it! :)
pcFOREVER89100 right!!!
Facts
“You are no good to anybody if you’re no good to yourself” 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
So important to always keep in the back of one's mind!
I had several uti because i did not have enough time to go the restroom or drink water. My colleagues gave meds in 30 min. I used 2-3 hours to do it, nebulize, change foleys as ordered (i used to find foleys without date, so they are placed ? months for nurses fixed to that side of floor not need to change). I was floating. When i shifted to their side (they saod 30 min for med), it was the same 2-3 hours average. So i conclude that they skip giving meds or procedures to certain patients.
Yay more psych nurses coming out on YT! You are very organized. Thanks for sharing.
+Sqrb3arスクエアクマ thank you! you're very welcome! I'll be doing more psych nurse videos in the near future!
Sqrb3arスクエアクマ I’m literally to excited.
I am a psych nurse and yes we have stories for days. Great video.
+a brownlady OMG YESSSS SO MANY! lol
I could never be a psych nurse because I’d probably end up arguing with the patients lmao.
oh so many, i was a psych nurse for 30 years and it is funny when psych nurses get together we love to tell each other our horror stories, but we think they are funny and we laugh while others around us who don not work in the field just look at us as if we are crazy. Come on i know we all do it . the grosser the story the better
I am psych PA and work OUTpatient TELEHEALTH. I can NEVER imagine working in patient in person. GOOD FAQIN LUCK
IM a psych major considering psych nursing but i wanna know if you have any paths you recommend
A whole new level of respect. A determined professional woman! You inspire and lead. I love it! I cannot imagine what a roller coaster of a profession you're in.
+Needing Less Thank you so much!! Sometimes it's hard to balance work, personal, and TH-cam, but I love all 3 so I find a way! LOL. It can DEFINITELY be a roller coaster at times but for the most part it's much more chill than it used to be thankfully since I'm in a slightly easier area of nursing.
I've struggled with mental health issues my entire life and wanted to go into the mental health field to be able to help other people like myself. This is so helpful to me. I'm in highschool and trying to decide on my career and a realistic look into this job is beyond helpful. Thank you so much!
You got this❤
Nursing is one of the few career paths where you can spend 13K on a two year degree from a community college and make above 70K per year, working 3 days having full benefits and a pension.
yes! And I love how there are SO MANY different specialties you can go into. Get tired of one? SWITCH :)
@@keamber.vaughn Thank you for your video.
Psych Nurse looks really interesting!
I want to be a nurse but I'm shy and have some social anxiety. Can a shy person be a good nurse?
+Autumn Norberg absolutely you can! I'm not a "shy" person per se but I'm a complete introvert and I'm still able to be a really great nurse despite that. When you're passionate about something, you'll naturally come out of your shell!
A lot of nursing is “listening” to patients, so you may even have an advantage. Also, shyness & social anxiety can be overcome with experience. The best learning happens when you push yourself out of your comfort zone. I’m currently in nursing school and it seems that everything I do or have to do is out of my comfort zone (especially during a pandemic), but that’s part of learning and growing. The more you do things the more comfortable you get. Don’t let your fears stop you from reaching your dreams. For example, a part of me is terrified to be a nurse, but I’m more terrified of not becoming a nurse and all my hard work be for nothing. To reiterate, your shyness is nothing to be afraid of. We all have our strengths and weaknesses, and many times our perceived weaknesses are actually strengths, or can be used to our advantage. 😉😘
This is my DREAM career! You’ve definitely got a new subbie! And I’m beyond ready to find out more about this debt free journey of yours. I’m a level 2 (of 3) BSN student! Thank you for this content!
+A Dose of Candy omg you're almost done! Early congrats to you!! I'll be putting out more Nursing content later this month! :) So be on the lookout!
Okay! I can’t wait! Thanks love! Keep pushing!
+A Dose Of Candy you’re so welcome! Thank you!! I can’t wait to tell y’all all about my full experience of the first contract. 5 hours left in my last shift right now. I’m geeked 😬
Same here
i was in the physc ward once when i was younger and without you guys i wouldn't be here today. I take 25 MG of serequol and it has saved my life. Thank-you for all you do, especially those who i felt like all is lost. U are amazing!
Thank you for trusting the healthcare professionals to help you!
I’m a psych nurse and I love your video. My job is slightly different. It’s a small 18 bed unit in a small hosp. We have psych techs to do vitals and there are two nurse so we split the patient equally. I agree what you said about keeping hydrated! I’m just recovering from UTI and kidney stones....I need to do better. I love my job and I can’t stand when people say “I don’t know how you do it”. Like, hello, it’s all nursing! Them dementia patients on med surg ain’t no different! When I was in med surg I noticed that most patients had psych issues, they were just on med surg because they are sick.....I’m over med surg and now I say “I don’t know how you do it” to the med surg nurses....lol!
+NurseJackie Oh no!! I used to get UTIs REALLY bad in neuro. The pushing/pulling of patients made my back fall further out of alignment and it was compressing the nerves to my bladder smh. After a few years of adjustments at a chiro I don't have the issue anymore THANK GOODNESS. And yeah I TOTALLY feel you. People who work in even higher acuity are silly to ask how we do it like chile most of the time it's not NEARLY as bad as what yall have to deal with lol. IV's beeping all night. Bed alarms going off all night. Pain meds around the clock etc. Yeah...naw I'm good. Been there DONE THAT and won't no mo lol
I’m glad you posted this because I was wondering if psych was a little better than Med surg. I did a med surg floor briefly but didn’t really care for it. It was a lot going on and you’re right you get psych patients there as well. And I was like I didn’t know I signed up for this cause we had a lot of people with mental health issues. Plus you have to deal with that on top of everything else they got going on was a lot. I’ve been considering trying psych out.
I am currently on med-Surg and every day I think about going back to psyche nursing. I am getting closer and closer
I’m trying to survive in med surg for one year so I can go back to my first love psych
@@186hamilton same here 😂
I like your handwriting
+ValeRune thank you! :)
You are right about the 15 minutes when nurses are peeking in the rooms, I was in a psych ward for 5 and 1/2 weeks. I’m a lite sleeper and I have insomnia so it really doesn’t help. I’m a veteran so I was in the psych ward at the VA. Some of the nurses there were horrible, they would be in the halls loud and laughing while we were trying to sleep. It was a lot of hoopla going on.
+MY BLESSING It's annoying when staff are loud in the hallways especially at night! Thankfully at my job in my home town the rounds are every 30 mins and staff stay at the nurses station and off the pods where clients are sleeping.
I'm a nursing student who graduates in May also from STL. I have always wanted to do psych but your video inspired me to take that leap and accept a position in behavioral health after graduation! Much love
+Sofie Lewandowski amazing! early congrats to you! It takes a special person to not only get into psych but actually be able to provide excellent therapeutic care. These patients NEED us and our support. Don't take the easier workload for granted. You can really use your gift to inspire in this special place in nursing! :)
Wow you very versatile in your field. Would love to hear more.
+Josette Collins I could tell stories for DAYYYYYYS LOL I may start doing storytimes a few times a month. It's so much that goes on that I know would entertain yall! LOL
I’m in med school currently, my focus is on adolescent psychology.
+Aydian Alexander I LOVE children's psych. We just don't have the best places to work for children's psych in St. Louis
TheRealCoachKe CHILDREN PYSCH IS THE BEST
Maria Griffin it’s definitely wonderful and rewarding!
Aydian Alexander I went to a psych hospital
Omg same how is it going for you ?
thanks you for being an independent and strong woman you're setting a great example for young girls like me :)
Not a nurse, but a mental health specialist at a psychiatric hospital. And yes I too have stories for days. Literally every single shift, I could write a novel on all of the wild times we be having on the unit. At this point though, after 6 months working there, a lot of the crazy stuff that happens seems so normal to me.
I barely bat an eye anymore when someone starts telling me that they see things or hear voices.
I am 4th year psychiatric nursing student in Canada love seeing more Psych nurses on youtube!!
This was such a great video, I love to-the-point nurse videos like this, it's more honest for us students to know what to expect.
+Brooke McElhaney I'm so glad you enjoyed it! Another is coming next week showing different responsibilities in a different type of facility :)
I want to be a mental health nurse too and I love the worksheet you use! Its an awesome way to stay organized!
My experience with psych nurses has been pretty negative. Psych wards have always been so cold, and the atmosphere has made me quite sad. A lot of it is lack of specialized training, throwing traditionally trained nurses in to psych wards, and giving them minimal training, just because the special training isn’t as available. This also leads to understaffing so nurses really don’t have the energy to be compassionate and friendly. Keep in mind this is just my experience from visiting friends and family, and things I’ve heard from psych nurse friends.
I can agree with that. You really have to have a special passion for psych to be a great psych nurse. I find that some of the best psych nurses have had their own bouts with non-psychosis psych diagnoses like depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, etc.
Current nursing student here! First thing I wanna say, I LOVE how organized you are. Your organization just motivated me.
I'm currently in a psych rotation at a long term facility & I love it. I'm so intrigued by the patients I encounter , especially the ones with a criminal background. I think the only thing preventing me from being a psych nurse is the VERY UNPREDICTABLE violence in a facility like the one I do my clinicals in 😩
Thanks for the video!
+Rebecca H thank you so much!! Congrats on your success in nursing school thus far and good luck as you finish it on out!! Honestly I would say remember that you run the risk of violence in ANY area of nursing...it's just in this area you are AWARE of the risk. While some (mainly long term) or extremely acute clients can be a risk to your safety for the most part, you have nothing to worry about. I've yet to be put in harms way after almost 3 years (knocks on wood)
This is a GREAT day in the life vid, thank you so much! So many nursing vids are just like ... here is my breakfast, ... here is my dinner lmao, but you were very open and informative thank you!
I am considering the field of psychiatric nursing. Thanks for the insight!💕
You're so welcome! Best of luck!
I just found out that I am excepted into my schools nursing program and I begin classes in January 2020! I am interested in possibly going to the psychiatric nurse route and I just found your channel, I will definitely be subscribing and checking out your other videos!
+Ney Rose hey hey now! Congrats! You’ll have plenty of time during your psych rotation to find out if you like it. I originally didn’t because my clinical was in acute psych. I LOVED acute children’s psych but HATED adult acute.
KeAmber Vaughn thank you for responding! And That’s interesting, I always prefer working with children! Thank u again
@Bianca blue Thank you! Funny enough I just passed the nclex last week lol I ended up getting hired into the ER, I start next month
Hi I am going to get my first RN experience in psych. Very anxious/excited.. can you tell me how about in the ER mental health?
I love doing thus job I’m a mental health administrator and mental health counselor. Overnight us a lot if you can’t handle it I feel your frustration I’m always doing peoples work as well.. or sometimes when they don’t know how to do anything, and I’m not trained for it, but I know instantly how to do it. It just makes me laugh.
I’m working towards being a psych nurse now :)) I’m so glad I can find videos like these. Thank you for making this!!
+hayyopeople you’re so welcome! Psych nursing is soooo dope I swear!
6 patient I wish 😳😂 Don’t come to Texas we have 13 and charge a unit of 26 😩
Bless you psyche nurse dont know how you do it💜
+lunachic 1 Thank you so much! TBH, most of the time it's a MUCH simpler job and less stressful than med/surg because everyone has to be medically cleared. So there's no IVs, etc. Which makes it 10000% better lol
I am a Med Surg nurse very interested in Psych nursing! I have an interview next week. Please tell me some things that you love about psych nursing and some things that you’re so happy to be done with with Med Surg!
+Shannon Vinson OMG I could make a whole video about it! LOL. Idk if you saw my recent video "Psych 101" but I broke down in various parts of the video why I love it and how rewarding it is. But I mainly like it because I'm not the biggest fan of Western Medicine and too often in MedSurg I felt like a pill pusher. Now don't get me wrong psych patients can have A LOT of meds (mainly mental health patients NOT behavioral health, there's a difference)...but psych I feel like it's a better opportunity to provide therapeutic care, which for most psych patients that's all they desire. Only way I would get back into med/surg is in childrens .
I love your energy! I’m a worker in a psych hospital and current working on my BSN! Your such an inspiration! Thanks for this video! 💕
"Babies Are Being Born..."
I was always wiping down the WOW and the Pyxis too
10 seconds already and I Love ur energy already. Had to subscribe! What advise would u give to a current nursing student going to mental health clinicals?
dream job right here. thank you so much for this video. very informational❤️
I am interested in Mental Health nursing and forensic nursing! I am almost done with my BSN but I'm contemplating going 2 extra years for my MSN in Forensic Nursing!
I'd say weigh the pros and cons. If it makes sense financially, do it. If it will give you the career you're wanting, do it! If not, don't waste your time, energy, or money!
the funny thing in the hospital is when you have a police officer there with a criminal psych patient and the police officer is swearing saying i can't believe yall deal with this and im just like i can't believe i deal with this either
Seriously! lolol After certain incidents it's like why the hell am I still doing this mess lol
@@koalafromtomorrow5656 no i haven't abused a patient. a criminal psych patient has a police officer there with him bc he is a criminal. it's for the hospital staff protection and the safety of the other patients. guess you've never worked in a hospital which is surprising if you're a nurse bc typically some of your nursing student clinicals are in a hospital
God Bless 🙏🏾💜, have an Blessed one everyone 🙏🏾💜 may God protect over you all Amen 🙏🏾💜
what advice would you give a highschool student wanting to go into this field?
Rileigh Madison hey girl! I’m a psych nurse. I would definitely say learn how to prioritize & how to study! Nursing school is hard & very intense. I would also suggest looking into programs in your area. You can go the associates or the bachelors degree route, both have their benefits. I graduated with my associates & worked for my bachelors while working as a nurse. You can also get a job as a mental health technician if you like. Where I work, we don’t require much experience because we train on site. Mental health techs usually spend a lot of time with patients & work closely with the nurses so it will give you a real feel for what it’s like the be a psych RN. A lot of people talk down on psych nurses but it can be extremely rewarding. However is can also be mentally taxing & is definitely not for everyone. Good luck to you!
Jesus Christ. I want to work in these settings. u meet so many people.
OMG!! youre a superwoman!Keep being strong!
+Desmika White some times I'm just wondering where the strength comes from! lol. Thank you so much!
I start my first RN job as a psych nurse, 7 p to 7 a. Really scared. We have geri psych, eating disorders and adult psych. I sure hope I don't get geri but I bet I will.
+TheMabes69 don’t be scared! Just remember if you don’t like it, there are PLENTY of other psych nursing jobs! 💕
God Bless 🙏🏾💜, have an Blessed one everyone 🙏🏾💜, may God protect over you all Amen 🙏🏾💜
I'm a psych nurse. You did great, this was an awesome video. It was very detailed and comprehensive. Please continue to post more videos related to psych nursing because I really enjoyed this video!
I'm a mental health tech and in the state of De none of our hospitals have psych units. We have behavioral health facility so a lot of what you were doing was so relatable
Thank you for sharing .... I’m a new Psy Nurse 😀
The paperwork is real in this one 😩
Thank you for the informative video!💛
I just wanted to say that this video did help me quite a bit. I have been interested in working psych since before I started nursing school. Currently I am about to graduate and that brings me to a question.. how do you leave your work related stress there and not bring too much home? I ask because I work as a tech on a BHU and still haven't quite figured that out yet lol.
+Richard Hutchins early congrats to you on your upcoming graduation!! It's really hard to answer that question as, tbh, any work related stress typically comes from my coworkers not the patients/clients LOL. But also I think the fact that I've gone through depression/anxiety/panic attacks since I was 10 it helps me have a certain level of sympathy and empathy for the acute psych patients who are there for those things (and suicidal ideation or attempts). Drug/alcohol detox are KINDA hard for me to empathize with sometimes cause it's like dude YOU decided to drink or do drugs lol. But I would say being thankful that you are not them...that you don't have schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or whatever other kind of patients you deal with should be enough to help you "leave it there". Like hey you get to go home "whole" and at peace ya kno?
I enjoyed your video. I have worked in factories all of my adult life. However, my employer is closing the manufacturing facility where I work. So, I'll be unemployed sometime in the first quarter of 2020. I have the opportunity to enroll in college and all of my education expenses will be paid by the government. I have been looking at nursing as a possible career. I know it will be a much different lifestyle compared to working eight to ten hour shifts in a factory. My goal is to earn an ASN.
I know its been a year, but have you completed your goal? How was 2020 for you?
Holy Moly! Nursing student here, who just had her last rotation at the Behavioral Medicine Hospital!
I have always been drawn to forensics. I had no idea that actual forensic psych was an option. Thank you!
You're so welcome! :) I prefer the patient population of acute patients but forensics isn't as "charting heavy" as acute psych so I prefer the less charting lol
Can you upload that list of questions? That would be great!
+msgr466 I go through the questions here th-cam.com/video/Yu9K0NDmPYs/w-d-xo.html :)
Wow, I'm a Social Worker in a Psych facility at a Clinic and we as well have Forensic, Detox (alcohol only) and regular psych patients admitted under Baker Act, PC and voluntary. I can relate to all you're mentioning...aside from the interrupting Codes (our CSU is 24hrs but the clinic is 8:30am-5:00pm). Indeed, the drafted Psych Assessment sheets come in handy when repeating the same thing day in and out👌🏽✔
+SimplyKristy sometimes I rather work in a clinic but I had day hours! LOL. I'm so ready to get back to my Forensic patients next week! LOL
@@keamber.vaughn Yesss...I'm 7:00am-3:30pm and I LOVE my shift👌🏽👌🏽
+SimplyKristy I meant I *hate* day hours LMAO but nooooo 7am...I'm just going to bed LOL I'm so tired during the day lol
@@keamber.vaughn Really?? I could NEVER do mid-daynight or night shift🙅🏽♀️😂
Ahhhh the night shift blankie! I use mine all the time too. Except we dont have a blanket warmer so we have to warm ours up with our cold bodies. 😭
Our med rooms at my regular job are 73-80degrees so noooo blankets EVER lol Some of them get up to 88 degrees. Ridiculously hot lol
Wow! divine calling -I acclaim this video. Thank you for doing this. For a long time, I had this fascination to enroll in the psych field for the reason of how vague and underrated this course, by far, seems (in comparison with other nursing specialties )
I do 12 1/2 hour night shifts at a crisis center. We do substance abuse, mental health, and dual diagnosis clients. Crisis stay is 3-5 days, and recovery is a 28 day program. The dual diagnosis clients usually start on crisis and transfer to the 28 day recovery program. I LOVE my job. Especially being dual diagnosed myself I get to really help those who are where I used to be. Maybe not as bad, and maybe worse, but we’re all in it together and work towards the same goal. It’s not always the easiest of jobs, and is def NOT for everyone, but for those of us that feel like it was made for us to do, it’s almost not fair we’re getting paid to do it.
Psych nursing is my passion and the field I plan to go into once I finish nursing school. There are not a whole lot of videos about being on the job, so thank you so much for this video! Not to mention, as my instructor always says, “All nursing is psych nursing.”
I’m glad i found this , I have been working with special need people , and bout to start working at the hospital in about a week as pct , want to get back to school to finish school to be a nurse and I see myself been a psych nurse , it’s challenging but I know what it is like and I love helping and all that I have some good experience with mental and so on .. !!
+Paola Lopez the fact that you have already been working in that arena definitely will help as you transition into the nursing aspect. I definitely wish you well in your endeavors! :)
I was in a psych ward for a few weeks (OCD + Depression isn't a good combination) But it is really interesting seeing it from a different point of view. I remember the nurses made me feel so much better and comfortable during my stay, even though most of the process was literal hell.
+Balthasaurs Rex Typically when I'm in my depressive state my anxiety doesn't kick in, thankfully...that would be hell to deal with! The mind is an amazing "creature" but hell when it's not working "right". I'm glad you received good care from the nurses that serviced you. Not everyone does!
Please do more more nursing videos. This was a great insight into this field.
+African Queen I absolutely will be! I'm so glad you enjoyed the video!
My major is Psychology and I’m thinking about becoming a Psych Nurse or maybe Pediatric nurse but thanks for posting this video
+sherelle willis if you like both you can always go into Peds Psych. But if you KNOW you want to be a nurse, you're currently taking the longest route to get there, which is fine of course. Acute Peds Psych was my favorite rotation in nursing school. I would never do long term peds psych (like in a state facility). No ma'am lol
KeAmber Vaughn Thanks for the advice I appreciate it and I feel you girl lol 😂
I am a Psych nurse who is 13 weeks away from graduating from Psych NP school. Thank you for sharing your life with us because not too many people understand the importance of the Psych-nurse. Are you thinking about becoming a PMHNP?
+Lanisready T omg early congrats to you!! Honestly I would probably never...I loved school in my early years but at this age...I've been out of college with my BSN for almost 8 years now...I'd go crazy LOL. Plus I doubt I'm working more than a few shift a month after this year. Setting up some business arrangements and investment arrangements so that I'm very very very part time (unless I just want to work shifts or work a travel assignment for the hell of it) by my 30th bday
How long does it take?
whats it like being a psych NP? I'm seriously considering going to NP school for psych, but would like to hear about it at its rawest possible.
God Bless 🙏🏾💜, have an Blessed one 🙏🏾💜, may God protect over you all Amen 🙏🏾
I just got my very first psych nursing job and I’m so excited/nervous. I want to be as prepared as I can be while having minimal experience. Do you have any tips, advice, or resources you would point me to? Thank you!
Hey Lindsey! If you email me at keamber@keambervaughn.com I can copy/paste the tips/advice I've given to others! :)
Hi! Love this video! How exactly do you become a psych nurse? I am going to be studying nursing in college, but once I graduate with my BSN, where do I go from there?? Thanks so much!
Simply apply to a hospital psychiatric unit. After some experience(2 years) you can become certified if desired, but not nessicary to enter the field.
+Sammy Schultz exactly as +Corie Lake stated! You'll know after your psych rotation in college whether or not you want to pursue psych...then again...I though psych (adult) was the scariest thing ever and thought I'd only do children's psych lol. Either way you can either go to Med/Surg for a year first JUST IN CASE...because you WILL lose your medical skills in psych...or you can go straight to psych out of nursing school!
I’m a pre grad rn student on a psych unit and the hospital does paper charting 😫 pretty much only vitals and meds are documented on computers. Paper charting takes so long and it takes a toll on my hand
If you're in the LA area, would love to hit you up and ask more about being a psych nurse. I'm currently choosing if I wanna be a psych np or crna. not sure what direction i want to go in yet. thanks!
+COREY WILLIAMS I left the LA area days ago. I was actually in Norwalk. You can surely email me and we can chat or via facebook :) keamber@keambervaughn.com or facebook.com/therealcoachke
I love love loveeee this video I’m a psych nurse too and I couldn’t imagine having to do an admission basically by hand
Thank. You. Second semester of nursing school. I love mental health. Loved my rotation. Considering this alot...
you can tell she is in California, a RN with a lunch break....WHAT?
+L. Willis lololol I get them at my forensic job in St. Louis but I never use it because the job has so much downtime. I eat at my desk, get paid for that 30 mins, and keep it moving. lol
@@keamber.vaughn don’t you need to have a break by law ?
In my facility you’re usually by yourself so you can’t really take a true lunch break nor your allotted 15 min break. Only the techs are staffed enough for that
@@keamber.vaughn oh ok I get it. But if I came to America with my postgraduate in mental health, psychiatric nursing in America from the uk. Would that be recognised over there?
Thank you very much for sharing. I am experienced nurse but am very interested in doing psych.
My Aunt worked Psych at a hospital for like 30 years, God bless you cause that looks draining
I love how organized you are! Psych nurse for the last 10 years; I moved on to Case Management full time about a year ago. I still miss psych tho!
I'd like to transition out of bedside however most non-bedside jobs are hard to get part-time.
@@keamber.vaughn true. Some hospitals have per diem CM positions. My current position I've been working from home for a little over a year now. It's great, but I do miss pt care at times.
Bless you for the work that you do! ❤️
+Karros233 thank you so much!
Those nurse preceptors for students during their psychiatric clinical, the below information has been sent out to most student nurse sites I could find. I wanted you to have the information as well so it does not come as a surprise if this issue is raised, as I hope it will be by some of them.
Nursing students, hello. I loved my career in trauma nursing for 25 years. I hope you too, will get much satisfaction in caring for your patients, for advocating for them, even if it is unpopular. It will take courage to stand up for your vulnerable patients when going against an entrenched system at times, where profits outweigh harm to a patient.
I lost my career after consenting to the mental health procedure ECT/ Electroshock. I sustained repeated acquired traumatic brain injuries that result from this practice. I was too drugged, to the point I settled a psychiatric medical malpractice suit, when I was consented. I could not draw on my expertise given this.
You will be doing a psychiatric clinical. You may witness the procedure called ECT. There has never been any testing by the FDA for safety or effectiveness. Based on my experience around ECT as a patient and a former trauma nurse I created a website called ectjustice.net that I hope you will check out. My initial site ectjustice.com is still active but is now owned by the firms involved in a suit around ECT. There is another site called Mad in America and if you plug in electroshock in the search bar it will pull up many great articles.
When you see the truth of this practice my hope is you will have discussions, write papers, question this practice perhaps as a clinical group, because who wants to be singled out when a student? Your care plans may include alternatives to ECT or referrals into traumatic brain injury programs as part of your discharge planning.
Your professors, have been indoctrinated to accept this practice for the most part, and may question your plan of care. You can let your professor have your known resources and point out that the CA courts have at a minimum, proved brain injury outcomes at a minimum in a suit that is ongoing.
Much success to you all. ADVOCATE. My gratitude.
Can you explain what your charting consists of? Do you go into the patients room, ask them those questions you have prepared, and then chart their answers and moods? I think this is super interesting! I can tell your awesome nurse!
So glad I found your channel! I’ve been watching all inspiration video about nursing! I I’ve in St Louis as well
+Charnell Lanay Vlogs oh hey fellow St. Louisan! :)
I am a nicu nurse.. n its stressful...
I am considering becoming a psych nurse..maybe in texas ..
Thank You for the information ..
I will pray to God about my decisions tho
You seem like you’d be a fun nurse to work with. Love your videos. Thanks for sharing this!!
I’m interested in becoming a psych nurse and this video was so helpful!! great video thank you so much :)
I hit 'subscribe' ❤ right away. I knew I'd like you!
I LOVED THIS VIDEO!! i'm a senior in high school and for awhile i've been wanting to be a psych nurse but I don't know what steps to take to get there. I would love if you could make a video on what classes you took in college to achieve your goal!!
I SECOND THIS. I’ve been stressing over what majors/classes I should take in college in order to achieve being a psych nurse. 😭 I’m a senior too
There were no special classes. You take your Nursing Pre Reqs, get into Nursing School, graduate, pass your boards, then take a psych job. Thassit ☺️
@@keamber.vaughn oh really? I was kinda thinking about getting an associates in psychology then a 4 year BSN, and then go to med school. Also how many years did it take you to achieve all of that?
@@Pink_pr1ncess If you're going to med school, why waste time in nursing school? The path you've laid out for yourself will have you wasting unnecessary time in programs. If you know you're going to be a nurse or doctor, there's no need to waste time getting an associates in psychology. It's not going to help you on your path I promise. You can always take advanced psych classes "just because" if you want to, but taking all the classes for an associates is pointless I promise.
It only took me 4.5 years. It would've just taken the typical 8 semesters, but my first college was an accelerated college so we didn't have labs for Anatomy & Physiology which the lab was required so I had to retake A&P I & II to meet the lab requirements.
Nursing is literally 2 years of the pre reqs and 2 years of actual Nursing School with Clinicals. That's it.
@@keamber.vaughn ok thanks for letting me know in advance, thats the one thing I want to AVOID in college, is wasting my time. 😅
Thanks you so much for the work you do...when I was on a floor (voluntarily) most of the nurses were AMAZING and helped me through a tough time
Really the LVN at that facility don’t do admissions. Where can I apply cause lvn do admissions all the time.
I’m probably going to end up in a phych ward for my serious mental problems. Tips?
I’ve been in medsurg for 5 years, I’m thinking of adult psych nursing. I’m a bit worried I may not know enough to help Pts.
See how pissy this nurse got over all those admissions (rightfully so) ? If you find yourself on a unit where management puts their nurses in situations where workload is overwhelming and not spread fairly do yourself a favor and leave. It will only lead to drama, bitterness and resentment amongst your coworkers and being in a toxic environment sucks. A lot of nurses aren't going to be as diplomatic as this one when they get screwed.
Can u share information about psychrtic ( mental health) social work
hey, this is my dream career nd rn i'm in 9th grade, a freshman in highschool but i'm graduating with an associates degree and i just wanted to wonder how many years of college that would be? but also i'm wondering how many days a week do you work and is it always 12 hour shifts?
HOLY I'm surprised your patients have not tore that hospital right the eff up hearing that stupid intercom noise at 2am!
hey girl. Glad I found you. I am a nurse living in St. Louis too!
I live in NY and one of the psych hospitals I've been to does the EXACT same thing as yours. They call out the codes, but rarely at night. Also Everytime a baby is born they do the same "lullabye" sound although it is much quieter than yours.
+flower Girl I don't mind the codes because the code teams can be anywhere and need to be sure it is heard by them. Although float nurses tell us time and time again that our intercom in our unit is louder than anywhere else...which is dumb because psych and ICU should have it the lowest. Can't tell you how many PRN Klonopins and Ativans I have to give because the psychotic patients and the patients with bad anxiety wake up with panic attacks because of how loud the intercom is smh. The lullabye mess is just plain dumb. I'm sorry. The hospital is a place where people are trying to heal and part of healing is rest which is impossible when lullabyes are going off all night. That's the most popular unit in this hospital which makes it worse.
i’m a psych nurse too and want to know how do you keep your cool in a crisis situation ?
I don’t know if I could ever do psych nursing. I’m an emergency department nurse and we do have a section of the ED with 8 beds where we get mental health patient holds waiting for beds at an inpatient unit somewhere or for detox and I am ready to run out of there screaming after an hour at times. Lol. The police bring in a lot of people too on sections but doing that once in awhile is enough for me. God bless you doing that full time.
That baby announcement sound like a horror movie... they need to change that to something lighter.
Hello, I'm currently 14 and I'm Interested in therapy and phyciatric work. I was wondering what steps are needed to achieve phyciatric work. What did you have to go through to get to where you are now?
+SimplyxVivien hey darlin! For me, I just completed my Nursing degree (4 year bachelor's degree) and got into the field. You can go straight into psych straight out of nursing school but they highly advise against it because you lose your medical skills. I went into Neurology/Medical-Surgical out of nursing school for a year and then transitioned to Psych. Once you are of age to work, try getting a job on a psych unit as a psych tech or cna (they are called different things depending on the type of facility) and you will know pretty quickly if that's the area you like or not :)
Oh wow it's so different here in Ireland - the nursing college courses are specialised straight away: mental health, intellectual disability, general or children's + general integrated. And you spend your 4 years of college (4.5 for children's + general integrated) studying the one you've chosen. In psych you do have to do one general placement and vice versa.
Yesss soo inspiring.. I just passed my NCLEX-RN last week and I’ve been working in psych as a tech for 5 yrs. I am currently looking for a psych nurse job... watching your video is sooooo motivating.
+Pana_Montana RN omg congrats!! :) There are usually a high number of psych nurse openings because that's one of the least popular fields. It's just a matter of what type of facility you want to work in, what area of psych, and what pay you're looking for. Just remember psych can also be one of the lowest paying. Which sucks lol
Hey, I'm sure you explained it, but i was wondering why they play loud music at night? ahaha thanks 😃
+Az that's the lullaby signifying that a baby has been born smh LOL
Girl... great video! I'm a Psych Nurse also and was thinking about becoming a travel Nurse lol but I just changed my mind. Lol
So what exactly is required to be a psych nurse? Like in detail💛
Just get a nursing degree and get a job in psych lol. Some psych facilities (mainly acute) require the national CPI training, but mine didn't/doesn't. Other than that, that's it.
Hi, I’m a teen from St.louis who is interested in this career path. And I was wondering if you can get back to me in like a email or something because I’m very interested in this career .
+Ann Marie hey there! Shoot me an email (if you haven't already). I'll be catching up on emails tomorrow. keamber@keambervaughn.com