All About WOMEN and how that relates to Psychiatric Nursing
So, Introduction to Woman Studies. Many might ask what relevance that has to mental health, or if the study related to women and mental illness. In short, no. Similar to…
Learning about Pharmacology as a Psychiatric Nurse
So, pharmacology, what is it? What does it do for us? Why do we need to know it? And how significant is it to our role as psychiatric nurses? A…
Psychodrama Course in the Psychiatric Nursing Program
Psychodrama, what is it? Where does it fit in our role as psychiatric nurses? What benefit will I gain from this course? So what? Those were questions I asked myself…
Exploring Aboriginal Peoples in Psychiatric Nursing
One of our most significant courses this semester has been the Introduction to Aboriginal Peoples in Canada Course. There is a lot of emotion when it comes to discussing our…
Semester 2 – Focusing on Older Adults
Semester 2 is just steaming along. Our current workload for most of us include 5 academic courses, clinical practice, work, and family. With the anxious start of our clinical practice…
Tips on Caring for Patients with Dementia
Caring for a patient suffering from dementia is something graduates of nursing courses , health care assistant training or a mental health worker program might often be called upon to…
Semester 5 Flashback
Congratulations to Nicole who graduated from the Psychiatric Nursing Program! We thank her for her hard work on the blog and wish her the best of luck in her new…
What is Psychosocial Rehabilitation?
Congratulations to Nicole who graduated from the Psychiatric Nursing Program! We thank her for her hard work on the blog and wish her the best of luck in her new…
Jack or Jill of all Trades!
Congratulations to Nicole who graduated from the Psychiatric Nursing Program! We thank her for her hard work on the blog and wish her the best of luck in her new…
The Complexities of Acute Psychiatric Nursing Theory
Congratulations to Nicole who graduated from the Psychiatric Nursing Program! We thank her for her hard work on the blog and wish her the best of luck in her new…
Acute Psych in Action!
Hi all, For the past five weeks, my cohort has been busy with our usual full-time classes and Acute Psychiatry clinical rotation on the McNair Unit of Kelowna General Hospital….
Vacation is over! Now it’s back to work!
Congratulations to Nicole who graduated from the Psychiatric Nursing Program! We thank her for her hard work on the blog and wish her the best of luck in her new…
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