Author: The Psych Dude

Registered Nurse

Top 5 Benefits of Working Night Shift as New Grad RN

Being a new grad RN is probably the scariest things i’ve went through because I felt like I didn’t know anything, but working night shift made transitioning into nursing easier for me. Working Night Shift made a huge impact on my career as an RN and continued to make an impact when I switched to different units. In this video, i go over the top 5 benefits of working night shift as a new grad registered nurse. These tips will help you be a better overall nurse.

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Psychiatry

5 Interesting Facts about Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners

Being a Psych NP is one of the best decisions I’ve ever made in my career, but its surprising many people do not know what we do. I figured id make a video explaining some things that I found interesting about my career. In this video, i go over 5 facts that I found interesting about my career as a Psych Nurse Practitioner. Like I said, these are my 5 things I found interesting. These tips will you decide if this career is for you or not.

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Psychiatry

Top 5 Jobs To Make You a Successful Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

As a Psych NP, we learn so much throughout our NP programs and throughout our experience as nurses. But… there are certain jobs out there that will provide the best experience to prepare us to when we are psych NPs In this video, i go over the top 5 jobs that will help make you a success psychiatric nurse practitioner This is just my opinion but its definitely great suggestions for anyone that wants to get experience prior to being a psych np.

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Psychiatry

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner… Is it worth being one?

The choice to become a Psychiatric NP can be a tough one and isn’t always the right choice for everyone. In this video, I go over my top 5 reasons why I truly believe it is worth it to become a psychiatric nurse practitioner. Obviously these reasons do not apply to everyone, but these are my reasons. These tips will help you be more aware.

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Registered Nurse

WHAT I WISH I KNEW BEFORE BECOMING A NURSE

Being an RN has been the greatest experiences I’ve had, but I wish there were somethings that I wish I would have know prior to being a nurse. There are so much false information out there and today, I am going to clear some things up. In this video, I go over 5 things that i wish i would have known prior to being an RN.

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Registered Nurse

What Do Psych Nurses Do on an Inpatient Psychiatric Unit

Being a psychiatric nurse is amazing, but sometimes many people dont know exactly what we do on a daily basis. What we do is extremely important for patients and it’s important for other to recognize what we do. Whether you want to go into psych nursing or not, you should recognize what we do is important for patients hospitalized. In this video, i go over 5 critical responsibilities of a Psych Nurse on an inpatient psychiatric unit.

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Nurse PractitionerPsychiatry

Day in the Life of a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner in Private Practice

Ever wonder what a Psychiatric Mental Nurse Practitioner does on a daily basis in private practice? Here are the things that I do on a daily basis working in an outpatient private practice. It’s somewhat limited since I cannot show you what I do with patients due to HIPAA, but I show you as much as I can and what I do.

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Registered Nurse

Why ER Nurses Make the BEST Psych Nurse Practitioners

Being a ER RN has been the best experience ive ever had in my years of nursing for so many reasons and I feel that the experience I got In the ER set me up to be successful as a Psych NP. There are many careers out there that will prepare you for your role as a Psych NP, but I truly feel that getting ER experience has great benefits. In this video, I go over my top 5 reasons why ER Nurses can make great Psych NPs.

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Nurse Practitioner

5 Things YOU Must Know Before Being a Nurse Practitioner in 2020

Being a nurse practitioner is an amazing career, but sometimes it has its negative side that people need to know before making the plunge in becoming an NP. In this video, i go over 5 things that people should know prior to being a nurse practitioner in 2020.

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