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1. Question for the Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners

   LPC2RN replied to rock hopper's topic in NP Students

   Pretty much what elkpark said. Although you can find some PMHNP programs that have a stronger emphasis on therapy. I know the University of Missouri - Columbia has more therapy requirement hours than other programs. But this program is also DNP only.

2. Helping patients kill themselves

   LPC2RN replied to Cwoods's topic in NP

   AllOfMyWat, So I'm sure your logic applies to other areas as well, right? If you don't like spousal abuse, don't abuse your spouse. If you don't like child abuse, don't abuse your child. Does that work for you?

3. Helping patients kill themselves

   LPC2RN replied to Cwoods's topic in NP

   OllieW, It's interesting to me how your second paragraph totally contradicts your first paragraph. You hate how people "demand to force their beliefs on everyone else" and then follow that up with "It made me sick back then and it makes me sick now ...

4. Question for the Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners

   LPC2RN replied to rock hopper's topic in NP Students

   Rock Hopper, First of all, I would like to say hello to a fellow former psychology student. I too enjoyed the psychology route and wanted to become a psychologist. It was not until a failed PhD in Clinical Psychology application process, followed by ...

5. Any Military psych NP? Needs some overview regarding military life

   LPC2RN replied to gilversplace's topic in Government

   Whether they give the scholarships depends on their needs. The only NPs that I am aware of are FNPs and psych. I don't know about them giving the scholarship for FNPs, though. Here is the thing with my app. I started the process and was hoping on get...

6. Any Military psych NP? Needs some overview regarding military life

   LPC2RN replied to gilversplace's topic in Government

   I graduated in June 2014 and immediately started in an ED internship. Six months later I was on an adult psych unit. When I applied, I had been on the psych unit for about three months, so not much experience.

7. Any Military psych NP? Needs some overview regarding military life

   LPC2RN replied to gilversplace's topic in Government

   Gilversplace, You can find a healthcare recruiter by going to the AF website. I applied for an HPSP position last year. This was my experience: You call them and let them know you are interested. They send you a ton of documents to complete on-line a...

8. Job Outlook in Alabama

   LPC2RN replied to aspiring42's topic in Psychiatric

   Hey Aspiring, Where to begin? Well first off, if $80K is your goal, then any and every organization will hire you. The VA appears to be at about that level, maybe a little less but their pay scale goes up from there. Anywhere else, such as private pr...

9. Gutless Colleagues

   LPC2RN replied to LPC2RN's topic in Psychiatric

   So it is barbaric to use manual restraints on a person but not to have three people enter the patient's room and physically restrain them? What is the difference? How long do you restrain them for? Just long enough to give them a B-52 (or whatever) o...

10. PMHNP- Salary expectations

    LPC2RN replied to megank5183's topic in NP Students

    Megan, I am interested in your progress. It has been a couple of years since you created this post? Have you accepted a position? Was the compensation favorable? Thanks.

11. Failed ANCC, now taking AANP (Adult-Gerontology Specialty)

    LPC2RN replied to ARNP2B's topic in NP Students

    For those of you who have taken the ANCC, could you please tell me what study methods or study aids you used that you felt were helpful? Due to my specialty, I will have to take the ANCC. Thanks.

12. Passed the AANP Exam

    LPC2RN replied to kmsmith4's topic in NP Students

    Congratulations!

13. ER interview tips?!

    LPC2RN replied to JV-RN's topic in Emergency

    I was a new grad hired into the ED so the questions I was asked will likely be different than the ones you, being an experienced RN, might receive. I was presented with a scenario of patient is given a foley and you see the tech break sterile field. ...

14. How do nurses view psychologists?

    LPC2RN replied to PsychNewbie's topic in Psychiatric

    I am wondering if maybe it is your work place. In my work as an RN with psychologists, I have found that they are generally respected on the unit, although there is not a whole lot of working together. They come onto the unit for a couple of group th...

15. Gutless Colleagues

    LPC2RN replied to LPC2RN's topic in Psychiatric

    We use a 5-point restraint system with padded straps on the wrists, ankles, and one across the waist. What do you do for patients that are intent on harming themselves? Are your seclusion rooms completely padded? Most states do not have unions in nur...