PMHNP2023 RN

PMHNP2023 is a RN and specializes in ER psych.

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1. CSUSM FNP 2020

   PMHNP2023 replied to ICUnurse4's topic in NP Students

   I will be in the Fall 2020 PMHNP cohort 13. I was accepted last year and deferred it to this year, so that's the only reason I know that I was accepted.

2. Anyone Ever Actually Used Their Malpractice Insurance?

   PMHNP2023 replied to PMHNP2023's topic in General Nursing

   No offense, but the only people saying that around these parts are shady TV bail bondsmen. That completely disregards my original question. Has anyone actually USED their liability insurance? So far, I hear crickets....so I put as much weight on i...

3. Anyone Ever Actually Used Their Malpractice Insurance?

   PMHNP2023 replied to PMHNP2023's topic in General Nursing

   Plenty of threads...not a single one seems to talk about actually USING the insurance when needed.

4. Anyone Ever Actually Used Their Malpractice Insurance?

   PMHNP2023 posted a topic in General Nursing

   NSO, Proliability. Great prices obviously because they're rarely (if ever) used. Curious if anyone on here has any actual experience where they've had to use the malpractice insurance? What was the experience like?

5. CCT Transport RN. Independent Contractor? Do I need to Incorporate?

   PMHNP2023 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I have a side job working for a someone (lets call them John) that owns their own company that basically provides a roster of nurses to an ambulance company and they run "Critical Care Transports" with a contract for a large hospital organization, wh...

6. Assaulted by psych patient, police officers walking by did nothing?

   PMHNP2023 replied to PMHNP2023's topic in Emergency

   The security tackled the guy to the ground a couple of seconds after the police were walking by saying they couldn't do anything.

7. Assaulted by psych patient, police officers walking by did nothing?

   PMHNP2023 posted a topic in Emergency

   I was working in the ER psych unit with an older psychotic patient. A couple of uniformed PD came to pick up a patient in another room to bring him to jail after he was medically cleared. As they started walking out with the patient, I was about 2 ...

8. Checking consciousness by touching the patient?

   PMHNP2023 replied to PMHNP2023's topic in Emergency

   "Are you ok Annie...you've been touched by...a smooth criminal!"

9. Letting Public Health Nurse Certificate Lapse...

   PMHNP2023 replied to PMHNP2023's topic in California

   It's $300 to renew the PHN, price went up this year.

10. Letting Public Health Nurse Certificate Lapse...

    PMHNP2023 replied to PMHNP2023's topic in California

    Is there a penalty for not renewing it and letting it lapse?

11. Letting Public Health Nurse Certificate Lapse...

    PMHNP2023 posted a topic in California

    I am in the process of renewing my RN license for this 2 year cycle. As of last year, it looks like the PHN Certificate application is now $300. I currently hold this certificate as I was granted it when I initially obtained my RN license. If I c...

12. Checking consciousness by touching the patient?

    PMHNP2023 posted a topic in Emergency

    Is it ok to touch a pt to check responsiveness? If a patient with a triage note stating ems found them unresponsive was lying supine in a bed with a towel over the head and not responding to being called, is it ok to touch them (tap their foot) to c...

13. PMHNP Salary in So Cal

    PMHNP2023 posted a topic in NP

    Been an ER RN for 5 years, thinking of going back and getting my PMHNP. Live in So Cal. Pretty much have admittance to a program because they are telling me it's often hard to fill their cohort because not many people want to go that NP route. I'v...

14. Post-Masters Certification vs Advance Practice Nursing

    PMHNP2023 posted a topic in Post Graduate

    I am a BSN graduate and was thinking of becoming a psych NP. The school I went to for my BSN (Cal State San Marcos) offers two different programs for MSN...Advance Practice Nursing and Post Masters Certification. The hospital I work for (Kaiser) pa...

15. VA Nurse Pay Scales

    PMHNP2023 replied to kristykat's topic in Government

    I have a BSN with 5 years of nursing experience after getting my BSN. I was just offered Level I, grade 3 step 8 at approx . 95k in San Diego ER. This is a per diem/part time spot. I'm curious why I wasn't given Level II?