Psychiatric nursing or mental health nursing is the appointed position of a nurse that specializes in mental health and cares for people of all ages experiencing mental illnesses or distress.
Below is the Psychiatric Nurse Salary in Ghana
A person working as a Psychiatric Nurse in Ghana typically earns around 3,560 GHS per month. Salaries range from 1,810 GHS (lowest) to 5,480 GHS (highest).
The median, the maximum, the minimum, and the range
Salary Range
Psychiatric Nurse salaries in Ghana range from 1,810 GHS per month (minimum salary) to 5,480 GHS per month (maximum salary).
Median Salary
The median salary is 3,490 GHS per month, which means that half (50%) of people working as Psychiatric Nurse(s) are earning less than 3,490 GHS while the other half are earning more than 3,490 GHS.
The median represents the middle salary value. Generally speaking, you would want to be on the right side of the graph with the group earning more than the median salary.
Percentiles
Closely related to the median are two values: the 25th and the 75th percentiles. Reading from the salary distribution diagram, 25% of Psychiatric Nurse(s) are earning less than 2,390 GHS while 75% of them are earning more than 2,390 GHS. Also from the diagram, 75% of Psychiatric Nurse(s) are earning less than 4,390 GHS while 25% are earning more than 4,390 GHS.
Are psychiatric nurses in demand?
Psychiatric nursing is demanding, in some ways, it is more demanding than general practice nursing, but many nurses find it to be the ideal career for their qualifications and interests.
Mental health jobs in general and mental health nursing jobs, in particular, are expected to be in high demand in coming years.
How can I become a good psychiatric nurse?
There are many important skills a psychiatric nurse needs to be good at their job, here are just a few of them:
Compassion.
Resilience.
Adaptability.
Communication.
Problem Solving.