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Psychiatric Nurses

Medical

  • Average Salary

    RM2000 - RM 3800

  • Career Trends

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  • Compability

What is Psychiatric Nurses?

Provide advanced nursing care for patients with psychiatric disorders. May provide psychotherapy under the direction of a psychiatrist.

Minimum education level

 

PT3

SPM

STPM

Diploma

Degree

Average Salary

RM2000 - RM 3800

Example of a Job Position

Adult Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Advanced Practice Nurse Psychotherapist (APN Psychotherapist)
Psychiatric Service Coordinator
Nurse Clinical Psychiatric Specialist
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse (PMHN)

Task

? Monitor patients' medication usage and results ? Document patients' medical and psychological histories, physical assessment results, diagnoses, treatment plans, prescriptions, or outcomes ? Diagnose psychiatric disorders and mental health conditions ? Evaluate patients' behavior to formulate diagnoses or assess treatments ? Distinguish between physiologically and psychologically based disorders and diagnose appropriately

Knowledge

Education and Training

Knowledge of principles and methods in designing curriculum, training, teaching, and instruction for individuals and groups, as well as measuring the effects of training.

Psychology

Knowledge of human performance and behavior; differences in individual abilities, personalities and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.

English

Knowledge of the structure and content of English, including the meaning and spelling of each word, composition rules, and grammar.

Therapy and Counseling

Knowledge of principles, methods and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunction, as well as providing career guidance.

Medical Science and Dentistry

Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human wounds, diseases, and deformities. These include symptoms, alternative treatments, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health measures

Skills

Active Listening

Give full attention to the words of others, set aside time to understand the points presented, ask questions appropriately, and not interrupt at the wrong time

Talking

Talk to others to convey information effectively

Critical Thinking

Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to the problems handled

Reading Understanding

Understand sentences and paragraphs written in work documents.

Social Sensitivity

Realizing the reactions of others, then understanding why they acted like that.

Capability

  • 1

    Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas when speaking, so that others can understand what is being conveyed

  • 2

    Oral Understanding - The ability to listen and understand information and ideas conveyed through words and oral sentences

  • 3

    Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or maybe wrong. This does not involve solving the problem, only knowing if there is a problem.

  • 4

    Fast Reaction - The ability to respond quickly (by hand, finger or foot) to a signal (sound, light, image) when the signal appears.

  • 5

    Medical Science and Dentistry - Knowledge of information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injury, illness and disability. This includes symptoms, alternative treatments, the nature and interactions of drugs, and preventive health measures.

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