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A psychiatric nurse for eight years, Bianca Kirk, RN, PMH-BC, writes about inpatient mental health care for Biology Insights. She worked evening admissions on an acute adult psychiatric floor in Hartford, Connecticut, managing crisis evaluations and intake stabilization. Kirk still works per-diem shifts on an inpatient unit, keeping her bedside psychiatric assessment skills current.

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