A Career in Mental Health Nursing

What is it that makes choosing a career so difficult? Is it the fact that many people mainly choose a career they live off for the rest of their lives? Or is it just that they are scared of the difficulties and obstacles that will come through their path? Many students choose the usual careers: nursing, doctors, mechanics, or just working at a gas station. It all depends on where and if the student decides to go to college and what degree they are looking forward to earning.
Becoming a mental health nurse would be a good choice because it pays very well. Students are recommended to go to college and get their Bachelors and Masters’ degree. It will take a lot of studies but it will be worth it.
“Most of us take our mental health for granted. But just as our bodies can become sick due to illness, fatigue, or disease, so can our minds. Mental health nurses, also called psychiatric nurses, provide support and care to people with emotional and mental disorders.” (Career Cruising) Depending on where people choose to work for mental health nursing, the duties vary; many have common goals for themselves, and their patients. “The nurses try to keep their patients safe, help them adjust to their environment, and as much as possible, help them regain their mental health. Nurses do all these things by observing, assessing, and reporting on their patients’ conditions, and by providing therapeutic care and treatment to the patients.” (Career Cruising) With all the help from social workers, doctors and psychiatrists, mental health nurses helps their patients’ conditions and give them the best treatment and therapy.
“Once the initial assessment is made, the course of treatment and therapy begins.” (Career Cruising) Treatment involves such as: co...

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...table around other people is what the nurses are supposed to do. To make sure the patients are not self harming themselves and help them with all their problems. It will take a lot of time, and education but it will be worth it. That is why becoming a mental health nurse is a great career choice to choose.

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