<p>Does anybody know what is involved in psychiatric nursing? A college professor mentioned it to me: what kind of a career is it? what is involved int he education?</p>
<p>My d is currently in the psych clinical rotation of her BSN program - if you are interested in this area then make sure you apply to a program that has a psych rotation - I would guess it would be a standard component but am not sure.</p>
<p>Here is some info on the advance practice programs at Penn:</p>
<p>[Psychiatric-Mental</a> Health Clinical Nurse Specialist](<a href=“http://www.nursing.upenn.edu/psych/Pages/Psychiatric_Mental_Health_Clinical_Nurse_Specialist.aspx]Psychiatric-Mental”>http://www.nursing.upenn.edu/psych/Pages/Psychiatric_Mental_Health_Clinical_Nurse_Specialist.aspx)</p>
<p>[Psychiatric-Mental</a> Health Nurse Practitioner](<a href=“http://www.nursing.upenn.edu/psych/Pages/Psychiatric-Mental_Health_Nurse_Practitioner_Program.aspx]Psychiatric-Mental”>http://www.nursing.upenn.edu/psych/Pages/Psychiatric-Mental_Health_Nurse_Practitioner_Program.aspx)</p>