Tina Curtis, Registered Psychiatric Nurse
My Day
8:30 am: Grab coffee. Check phone messages and emails
9:00 am: Pick up patients' charts for the day and review
9:10 am: Take call from patient needing support
9:30 am: Call patient's family member for additional information
10:00 am: Complete psychiatric assessment
10:30 am: Drop off prescription for patient at in-house pharmacy
10:45 am: Visit patient in hospital
11:00 am: Lunch
Noon: Look on Internet for current journal articles related to mental illness for peer supervision
1:00 pm: Review patient's progress with psychiatrist
1:30 pm: Appointments with patients
3:30 pm: Chart development of patients for files
4:00 pm: Make to-do list for next day
4:30 pm: Go home