mental health nursing or psychology?
Im wondering is there much difference between the 2 courses? With mental health nursing you get very good work experience and your fees paid by the NHS. So why do people study psychology? Its a lot easier to get a job in mental health nursing too as many psychology graduates do not know what they want to do.
Riddy
Im wondering is there much difference between the 2 courses? With mental health nursing you get very good work experience and your fees paid by the NHS. So why do people study psychology?
Because mental health nursing has lousy working conditions and no respect.
And at the end of the day, you are inferior to a Registered Nurse if you do mental health nursing.
If you do psychology, there are a range of well paying options at the end.
If you decide to go into mental health, you can become a clinical psychologist afterwards
and get paid well and treated well. If you decide that the mentally warped are not your cup of tea,
there are a range of options in the City and in academia.
Son_of_the_sun
Because mental health nursing has lousy working conditions and no respect.
And at the end of the day, you are inferior to a Registered Nurse if you do mental health nursing.
If you do psychology, there are a range of well paying options at the end.
If you decide to go into mental health, you can become a clinical psychologist afterwards
and get paid well and treated well. If you decide that the mentally warped are not your cup of tea,
there are a range of options in the City and in academia.
And at the end of the day, you are inferior to a Registered Nurse if you do mental health nursing.
If you do psychology, there are a range of well paying options at the end.
If you decide to go into mental health, you can become a clinical psychologist afterwards
and get paid well and treated well. If you decide that the mentally warped are not your cup of tea,
there are a range of options in the City and in academia.
2 of my relatives are mental health nurses and say it is an excellent job and well paid. I have the same question as riddy so who do I believe, people who work in mental health or students on here? I don't know what to do.
What do you mean by inferior to a registered nurse? They get the same pay, if not more because mental health nurses can retire earlier.
Er, mental health nurses ARE registered nurses! Riddy, mental health nursing and psychology are 2 totally different courses so perhaps looking into them properly will help you make up your mind.
goodLife
I don't know what to do.
Do mental health nursing.
You sound perfect for it.
Original post by sweet_fluffy_nuke
Because mental health nursing has lousy working conditions and no respect.
And at the end of the day, you are inferior to a Registered Nurse if you do mental health nursing.
If you do psychology, there are a range of well paying options at the end.
If you decide to go into mental health, you can become a clinical psychologist afterwards
and get paid well and treated well. If you decide that the mentally warped are not your cup of tea,
there are a range of options in the City and in academia.
And at the end of the day, you are inferior to a Registered Nurse if you do mental health nursing.
If you do psychology, there are a range of well paying options at the end.
If you decide to go into mental health, you can become a clinical psychologist afterwards
and get paid well and treated well. If you decide that the mentally warped are not your cup of tea,
there are a range of options in the City and in academia.
You , Sir/madam have a very "warped" idea of those with mental health and those who work within it, it is upsetting to see that you and many other narrow minded people still think of people with mental health problems should be cast aside then you are the one with the problem as mental Health nurses should be treated with every respect as well as those with the mental health issues.
In answer to the actual question of Mental Health nursing vs Psychology it is a tough one I have had to think about for the past few months , you ARE a registered nurse if you do mental health nursing you are a "RMN" . On the otherhand Psychology leads to many other routes that are nothing to do with directly helping people clinically such as event management etc. I wasnt aware you could become a clinical psychologist if you were a mental health nurse so thats pretty cool. I'd say Mental Health Nurse though, I guess it would be more rewarding
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