Suny at Buffalo Psychiatric, Mental Health Nurse

  • A program that prepares registered nurses (RNs) to promote mental health and provide nursing care to patients with mental, emotional or behavioral disorders, in mental institutions or other settings. Includes instruction in psychopathology, behavioral health, counseling and intervention strategies, psychoeducation, mental health assessment and dual diagnosis, stabilization and management of psychotic illness, psychiatric care and rehabilitation, substance abuse, and crisis intervention. Find colleges offering psychiatric, mental health nurse degree.
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    • Job Description
      Demonstrate and teach patient care in classroom and clinical units to nursing students. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of both teaching and research. Read more about postsecondary nursing instructors and teachers in our career profile section.
    • Job Description
      Assess patient health problems and needs, develop and implement nursing care plans, and maintain medical records. Administer nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent, or disabled patients. May advise patients on health maintenance and disease prevention or provide case management. Licensing or registration required. Includes advance practice nurses such as: nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, certified nurse midwives, and certified registered nurse anesthetists. Advanced practice nursing is practiced by RNs who have specialized formal, post-basic education and who function in highly autonomous and specialized roles. Read more about registered nurses in our career profile section.
      Salary and Wages

      Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY

      • Total Employment: 11,470
      • Average Annual Salary: $58,570
      • Average Hourly Rate: $28.16
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2008): 2,618,700
      • Total Employment Projected (2018): 3,200,200
      • Percent Job Growth: 581.50%
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    Awarded Degrees and Program Completion Details
    Psychiatric, Mental Health Nurse
     TotalMasterCertificate
    Overall
    All Students862
     
    By Gender
    Male11-
    Female752
     
    By Race
    Non-Resident Alien---
    American Indian---
    Black---
    Asian---
    Hispanic---
    White862
    Unknown---
     
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    This Program is Also Offered at Other Public Colleges in New York
    Cuny Hunter College
    • 695 Park Ave
      New York, NY 10065
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    • Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 11
    • Highest Degree Offered: Doctoral
    • Campus Location: Large City
    • Tenure System: Has Tenure System
    • Students Enrollment: 20,000 and Above
    • Classification: Masters Colleges and Universities (Larger Programs)
    • Size & Residential Status: Large Four-Year, Primarily Nonresidential
     
     
     
    Stony Brook University
    • Address Not Available
      Stony Brook, NY 11794
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    • Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 23
    • Highest Degree Offered: Doctoral and First-Professional
    • Institution Has A Hospital: Yes
    • Grants A Medical Degree: Yes
    • Campus Location: Large Suburb
    • Tenure System: Has Tenure System
    • Students Enrollment: 20,000 and Above
    • Classification: Research Universities (Very High Research Activity)
    • Size & Residential Status: Large Four-Year, Highly Residential
     
     
     
    This Program is Also Offered at Other Private Colleges in New York
    D'youville College
    • 320 Porter Ave
      Buffalo, NY 14201
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    • Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 0
    • Highest Degree Offered: Doctoral
    • Campus Location: Large City
    • Tenure System: Has Tenure System
    • Students Enrollment: 1,000 - 4,999
    • Classification: Masters Colleges and Universities (Larger Programs)
    • Size & Residential Status: Small Four-Year, Primarily Nonresidential
     
     
     
    Pace University - New York
    • 1 Pace Plaza
      New York, NY 10038
    •  
    • Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 2
    • Highest Degree Offered: Doctoral and First-Professional
    • Campus Location: Large City
    • Tenure System: Has Tenure System
    • Students Enrollment: 10,000 - 19,999
    • Classification: Doctoral/Research Universities
    • Size & Residential Status: Medium Four-Year, Primarily Residential
     
     
     
    University of Rochester
    • 240 Wallis Hall
      Rochester, NY 14627
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    • Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 6
    • Highest Degree Offered: Doctoral and First-Professional
    • Institution Has A Hospital: Yes
    • Grants A Medical Degree: Yes
    • Campus Location: Midsized City
    • Tenure System: Has Tenure System
    • Students Enrollment: 5,000 - 9,999
    • Classification: Research Universities (Very High Research Activity)
    • Size & Residential Status: Medium Four-Year, Highly Residential
     
     
     
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