Emillee's Story - Psychiatric liaison nursing in a regional ED western Australia

Real Nurse Stories

In this episode, I interview Emillee who is currently working as a Psychiatric Liason nurse in ED in regional Western Australia. Emillee always wanted to be a Doctor and entered into nursing thinking that she would become a Doctor at a later point. She wasn't able to get a grad position and was offered a post in a private mental health clinic as a newly qualified nurse. She came to love working as a mental health nurse and has experience working with patients in an inpatient, outpatient, mother and baby unit, community mental health, and in the emergency department in her current role. Emillee is a passionate advocate for patients who are struggling with their mental health. In this interview, we talk about the stigma of mental health both from a patient and a nursing perspective. Her interview is a testament to her willingness to take a leap of faith and learn about mental health nursing despite having had no exposure to the care of patients with a mental health condition during her training. We also covered the importance of mentorship, clinical supervision and debrief as mechanisms to help nurses deal with the stresses of working in the challenging environment of mental health. Emillee also shares her knowledge, experience, and wisdom in balancing life and work successfully. If you have enjoyed listening to this episode please subscribe to my podcast to hear all the latest episodes. If you would like to know more about the work that I do coaching nurses or would like to share your story drop me an email at [email protected]