Length of rotation: 6 weeks
Location: Inner city psychiatric hospital
Typical day:
- Arrive at 6:20 am
- Go to pre-conference with clinical group + instructor
- Arrive on the floor for report at 6:50 am
- Receive report on patients from staff
- 7:30 am: Go on to the floor
- Between 7:30am-4:00pm interact with patients
- Attend groups
- Perform Mental Status Assessments (MSA)
- Teach patients about their medications + compliance
- 4:00 pm: Post-conference w/ group + instructor
- 5:00 pm: Head home!
Mental Health is definitely not like Med/Surg by any means. It is a whole different type of nursing! It is much less direct patient contact and more talking to patients and trying to understand what they are going through personally. I saw many psychiatric disorders first hand that made it much easier to learn about from a textbook later in class. Overall, this rotation made me appreciate the importance of mental health and the nursing care that is involved with it.
HESI Studying Materials Used:
HESI Studying Materials Used:
- Evolve Adaptive Quizzing
- Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Success
Mental Health is so important in healthcare! It's awesome to read your perspective on this rotation. And I agree, first-hand experiences make the world of a difference when it comes to learning!
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