In today’s world of increased awareness of mental illness, thenursing field has seen a rise in the need for psychiatric nurses tofill positions in hospitals, institutions, and rehabilitationcenters. A psychiatric nurse is a registered nurse who worksdirectly with mentally ill patients who are confined to a mentalhealth facility. The basic duties and responsibilities of apsychiatric nurse consist of direct care of pyschiatric patients,medication administration, patient therapy, and patient evaluationunder the supervision of a physician.A psychiatric nurse is the first line of care for mentally illpatients. This is a vital position due to the fact that thephysicians rely heavily on the communication from the nurses inorder to properly treat the patients. An important skill that isrequired of