Mental1

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  1. How limiting is adult vs family pmhnp?

    I am an adult PMHNP. In my practice we have in my opinion to many child/providers and only 2 adult providers. So all the child/adolescent cases go to them even though I can see 13 and up. That's fine with me because I have no interest in treating kid...
  2. PMHNP in Private Practice

    I just graduated. While I am comfortable in the inpatient setting, to be honest I didnt want to work the ridiculous hours that comes along with that. I starting a new position in an outpatient community mental health center on Monday. I am interested...
  3. Epocrates Essentials

    Be careful with Epocrates and your blackberry. I have had epocrates as an nP student for the past 2 years and used it as an RN for another 1 year prior to that. Epocrates is a very large app and it never shuts down. So what happens is it drains your ...
  4. FPMHNP

    I am an Adult Psych NP; I just passed the exam and will start my new job in few weeks. I live in Iowa.
  5. Psych nurse practitioner

    Check out the job board on the APNA website, Monster, or the NHSC.gov You should be able to get some good leads that way. I had offers from clinical rotations, other agencies in town that applied to that did not have openings advertised, and from t...
  6. Psych nurse practitioner

    my instructor told us with the need here (midwest) not to take anything less than 90k. I would assume that would apply (compensation wise) to the Boston area.
  7. Psych nurse practitioner

    I have even had one headhunter try to get to me through my husband by offering him his dream job in operations a power plant in order to persuade me into moving and accepting a job I don't really want. Anywhere in midwest is in high need for psych n...
  8. Sorry, credentialing question.

    I was asked to do something similiar. But, I was told that since I was certifiable I should change my badge to PMHNP-c. Now that I have passed my exam, I have changed it again to PMHNP-BC, because now I am certified and not certifiable.
  9. May NP Graduates and ANCC Certification

    It took about 6 weeks to get my okay to test. I took my PMHNP exam last week and passed. But I know of other people in my class who sent their paperwork in at the middle to end of June and are still waiting. Good Luck.
  10. What are the BEST and WORST States to practice as an NP?

    Wow that was a very interesting link. As a new psych np grad in Iowa, I knew some of the states boarding me were very restrictive compared with Iowa law. Iowa was number 3 on one list and 12 on another. Thanks for the links.
  11. NP dual curriculum

    http://nursing.missouri.edu/academics/master-of-science/areas/mental-health-fmhnp.php http://www.unmc.edu/nursing/254.htm I know of several in the midwest, I am not sure where you are though. There are ones that are almost completely online through ...
  12. Geriatric UTI and Hallucinations/Psychosis

    Yes I have seen delirium many times in the elderly. UTI's are I believe the number one cause for delirium in the elderly. Dehyratation and altered glucose and decreased electrolytes can also cause delirium. I don't understand why the assisted living ...
  13. NP Certification Exams and Pass Rates

    My schools psych np program was brand new, and there was only 2 choices in the entire area for me attend. But I have been trying to find what the over success rate on the Psych Np exam is and havent been able to find any statistics.
  14. Psych NP Certification

    Thanks, I have taken the Barkley review course, bought the practice questions from ANCC and another book of practice questions. I was just curious if anyone new more about the test or if there was something else besides the ancc review or Barkley?
  15. Psych NP Certification

    I am supposed to take my psych np boards from the ANCC in a few weeks. Has anyone taken this exam in the last several months that can give some advice or direction. I have a job offer that is hanging in the balance of my passing on the first try. He...