Please make a video in more detail about the ins and outs of working on this job! I’m about to start my first psych rn job on an inpatient eating disorder unit 😊
Thank you for posting your “day in the life as a psych nurse” videos!! I have just recently been accepted into my first choice university for their psych nursing program and watching your videos makes me even more excited and more sure that this is what I want to do!! 🥰
This honestly interests me so much. I'm thinking about going to college to become a psych nurse, so I can eventually become a travel nurse, and all your videos are helping me a lot! :)
I’m a psych nurse that left in-patient psych to outpatient residential and now I am part of a mobile mental crisis team. I get calls often from clients that have eating disorders. They are extremely intelligent
Thank you so much for this video! I was working in Med-Surg when I first started watching you. You inspired me to try a psych hospital. Best decision ever! Now I am interested in this as well. Do you have to put in NG tubes often in this position? How long are the residents usually at these facilities?
**is casually binge watching her psych videos becaus eim relapsing in a lot of my mental health struggles, incld. food related relapses, i wont elaborate for my own sake-, just because i find comfort inseeing it from the other side of the experiance** edit: oh lawdy, orthopedic vitals (thats what the term is in my city/area for vitals taken both laying/sitting/standing, or sitting/standing), theres been a few times where ive been on the three step ortho vitals (taken laying sitting and standing) since i do have POTS and also even in general my resting hr is usually no lower than 95bpm, but i also have mild to moderate hypotension- so at times they take those vitals if my bp has been lower than nornal (im talking for me lowrr than normal is 80smth over 40 or 50smth, normal range never usually gets above 110/50 or 60smth-) but its just a pain cause they take so long 😭😭😭😹 edit two: ive been on bed rest so many times because my vitals have been so chaotic sometimes, ive also been in on unit school and had semi normal vitals, and then gone to school and had them drop so bad for my bp, and my resting heart rate spiked to i think they said 180 ??? when resting ???? and i fainted ? it wasnt fun because i was in school one moment and then iv back in hi-obs the next- and i wasnt even in for ed treatment- it was just a "regular" psych ward- damn im giving a lotta info but its abt myself so idrc if i say a bit ore tbh
Hi there. I also have POTS! No eating issues but I've had POTS for a very long time. Unfortunately, with POTS eating and drinking is key to flare-up prevention. If you're not well nourished and well hydrated, your BP and pulse will be extremely volatile. I am managing well these days thanks a brilliant cardiologist. I do have to take 2 medications to keep my resting pulse down. I'm sure you know just how exhausting constant tachycardia is. I do have good news about eating and POTS. The idea that lots of salty junk foods are the way to go is FALSE. My cardiologist has me take 2000mg of sodium a day in electrolyte capsules. It has to be in capsule form. Salt tablets can cause extreme nausea. Getting 2000mg from capsules lets me eat a healthy diet. Cereal with fruit for breakfast, yogurt, fish, salads, chicken, brown rice, nuts, etc. Salty junk food is now an occasional indulgence, not a lifestyle forced upon me.I promise you that you WILL feel so much better if you get your POTS under control. You will have more energy. You will feel better about your body and what you are capable of. As your energy increases you will tolerate more activity. Being able to be active does a lot for your self esteem in the body department. You will come to appreciate all of the things your body can do. If part of your issue with food surrounds eating things that you think are unhealthy, too much fat, too much salt, etc., electrolyte capsules can help if you feel like you have to avoid those foods. Prior to seeing this cardiologist, I was managing to keep my BP stable by eating a colossal amount of sodium in foods. But it meant lots of unhealthy fats, highly processed, etc. I only went to him because my symptoms changed and I could barely get out of bed to take care of myself. When I described my diet, he told me that it didn't have to be like that. At this point, with the sodium coming in from the electrolyte capsules, I can eat whatever I want. No more flareups from wanting to eat just ONE meal that wasn't "right" for someone with POTS. I'd. recommend finding a good cardiologist to help get the tachycardia under control and stabilize your BP. That will probably make recovering from your eating issues a little easier as you will have a lot more freedom to eat whatever foods are easiest for you to eat and not stress about dietary salt intake. Please give yourself the gift of health. You deserve it.
Hey Ke! I'm a nursing student and took psych about 4 months ago. I was so interested in psych but my instructor totally turned 5 off 👎🏾 I'm still interested in mental health but was wondering how you or other nurses would compare working as a mental health nurse vs being a student.
Is it a specific unit in a hospital or is it an eating disorder facility that is separate from the hospital? I’m interested in working in a ED clinic once I graduate.
I’m a nurse and I work at an eating disorder facility for adolescents and teens. It’s interesting to see how different each facility can be.
Very interesting. The nursing profession has so many options.
Love this! So interesting. I stayed a couple places when I was younger too, brings back some memories 😆
Please make a video in more detail about the ins and outs of working on this job! I’m about to start my first psych rn job on an inpatient eating disorder unit 😊
Where do you find this position? Do to eating disorder clinics? Or is it a specific unit in a hospital?
This is just the video I needed! I'm a nursing student and I want to work in an eating disorder facility when I become an RN.
Thank you for posting your “day in the life as a psych nurse” videos!! I have just recently been accepted into my first choice university for their psych nursing program and watching your videos makes me even more excited and more sure that this is what I want to do!! 🥰
This honestly interests me so much. I'm thinking about going to college to become a psych nurse, so I can eventually become a travel nurse, and all your videos are helping me a lot! :)
Please go into more detail! I would like to know more about the NG tubes. Do you draw the labs? This area seems so fascinating! Thank you
Yes. Please leave a video with more details regarding a day in the life of an RN at an ED clinic.
please make a video in more detail, it’s all so interesting!!
I’m a psych nurse that left in-patient psych to outpatient residential and now I am part of a mobile mental crisis team. I get calls often from clients that have eating disorders. They are extremely intelligent
Thank you so much for this video! I was working in Med-Surg when I first started watching you. You inspired me to try a psych hospital. Best decision ever! Now I am interested in this as well. Do you have to put in NG tubes often in this position? How long are the residents usually at these facilities?
Thank you, Ke.
I’m a psych nurse and this was super interesting. This facility does not use an EHR? Epic?
**is casually binge watching her psych videos becaus eim relapsing in a lot of my mental health struggles, incld. food related relapses, i wont elaborate for my own sake-, just because i find comfort inseeing it from the other side of the experiance**
edit: oh lawdy, orthopedic vitals (thats what the term is in my city/area for vitals taken both laying/sitting/standing, or sitting/standing), theres been a few times where ive been on the three step ortho vitals (taken laying sitting and standing) since i do have POTS and also even in general my resting hr is usually no lower than 95bpm, but i also have mild to moderate hypotension- so at times they take those vitals if my bp has been lower than nornal (im talking for me lowrr than normal is 80smth over 40 or 50smth, normal range never usually gets above 110/50 or 60smth-) but its just a pain cause they take so long 😭😭😭😹
edit two: ive been on bed rest so many times because my vitals have been so chaotic sometimes, ive also been in on unit school and had semi normal vitals, and then gone to school and had them drop so bad for my bp, and my resting heart rate spiked to i think they said 180 ??? when resting ???? and i fainted ? it wasnt fun because i was in school one moment and then iv back in hi-obs the next- and i wasnt even in for ed treatment- it was just a "regular" psych ward- damn im giving a lotta info but its abt myself so idrc if i say a bit ore tbh
Hi there. I also have POTS! No eating issues but I've had POTS for a very long time. Unfortunately, with POTS eating and drinking is key to flare-up prevention. If you're not well nourished and well hydrated, your BP and pulse will be extremely volatile. I am managing well these days thanks a brilliant cardiologist. I do have to take 2 medications to keep my resting pulse down. I'm sure you know just how exhausting constant tachycardia is. I do have good news about eating and POTS. The idea that lots of salty junk foods are the way to go is FALSE. My cardiologist has me take 2000mg of sodium a day in electrolyte capsules. It has to be in capsule form. Salt tablets can cause extreme nausea. Getting 2000mg from capsules lets me eat a healthy diet. Cereal with fruit for breakfast, yogurt, fish, salads, chicken, brown rice, nuts, etc. Salty junk food is now an occasional indulgence, not a lifestyle forced upon me.I promise you that you WILL feel so much better if you get your POTS under control. You will have more energy. You will feel better about your body and what you are capable of. As your energy increases you will tolerate more activity. Being able to be active does a lot for your self esteem in the body department. You will come to appreciate all of the things your body can do. If part of your issue with food surrounds eating things that you think are unhealthy, too much fat, too much salt, etc., electrolyte capsules can help if you feel like you have to avoid those foods. Prior to seeing this cardiologist, I was managing to keep my BP stable by eating a colossal amount of sodium in foods. But it meant lots of unhealthy fats, highly processed, etc. I only went to him because my symptoms changed and I could barely get out of bed to take care of myself. When I described my diet, he told me that it didn't have to be like that. At this point, with the sodium coming in from the electrolyte capsules, I can eat whatever I want. No more flareups from wanting to eat just ONE meal that wasn't "right" for someone with POTS. I'd. recommend finding a good cardiologist to help get the tachycardia under control and stabilize your BP. That will probably make recovering from your eating issues a little easier as you will have a lot more freedom to eat whatever foods are easiest for you to eat and not stress about dietary salt intake. Please give yourself the gift of health. You deserve it.
Hey Ke! I'm a nursing student and took psych about 4 months ago. I was so interested in psych but my instructor totally turned 5 off 👎🏾 I'm still interested in mental health but was wondering how you or other nurses would compare working as a mental health nurse vs being a student.
What do you mean she turned “5” off?
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How did you find this position? Where did you apply?
Is it a specific unit in a hospital or is it an eating disorder facility that is separate from the hospital? I’m interested in working in a ED clinic once I graduate.
how do you work in a forensic psych facility? is it a prison? i wannt to do psych nursing but specifically working with this population
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