orientbeachgirl

orientbeachgirl has 4 years experience and specializes in Psychiatry.

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1. Master PMHNP Programs the good the bad please help!!

   orientbeachgirl replied to jgg765's topic in Psychiatric

   I have taken the first three classes of PMHNP at Walden U Online and have found them to be good classes. They are also accredited which is important. Good luck!

2. Weekend Incentive Fulltime Contract Questions

   orientbeachgirl posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello everyone, I have a question about how your hospitals/facilities handle the weekend incentive or what some may call Baylor contract pay. I work full time days- 12 hour shifts, Saturday, Sunday, Monday. I am paid $10/hr premium for this contrac...

3. Worst/Best thing a nursing instructor ever said to you?

   orientbeachgirl replied to CryandNurseOn's topic in General Nursing

   The worst clinical instructor that I ever had was a very young, first timer, that thought she knew everything gal! She was inappropriate, lazy, and unprofessional! She was always late and rude to the staff on the floor which made it uncomfortable fo...

4. My rights after pt assault

   orientbeachgirl replied to RadioJenn's topic in General Nursing

   I work in Psych intensive care unit (Sylvania, Ohio) and first of all your combative patient sounds like he needs a psych consult to learn how to control his anger and compulsive behaviors better, along with possible addiction issues (and maybe some ...

5. Pressing Assault Charges WITHOUT disclosing your full Name??

   orientbeachgirl posted a topic in General Nursing

   Does anyone know if there is any legal way to file assault charges against an assaultive patient without having to disclose your full name? This is extremely worrisome in this particular case because the patient has a violent criminal history. I ca...

6. Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner BSN to NP

   orientbeachgirl replied to orientbeachgirl's topic in School Programs

   Thanks MrChicago for the help and I have used HLC website to verify universities standings now. But their website does not allow you to search by a specialty or by online learning so it is very tedious to find a program that way. But thank you for t...

7. Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner BSN to NP

   orientbeachgirl replied to orientbeachgirl's topic in School Programs

   Thank you very much!! I will check them out! I also found a lot of great information on the Nurse practitioner association web site: AANP - Home if anyone wants to check it out. Go to the Education tab on their site.

8. Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner BSN to NP

   orientbeachgirl posted a topic in School Programs

   My employer will only reimburse for a university that has their HLC Accreditation (Higher Learning Commission Accreditation) Does anyone know which universities do? I was all set to go with Drexel University until I received this information today! ...

9. Drexel PMHNP

   orientbeachgirl replied to mtsteelhorse's topic in NP Students

   I am curious how all of you feel about Drexel University Psych NP program now that you are almost finished or finished! I am thinking about starting this Fall '15 but I have to get Drexel 'approved' for my employer to reimburse for part of the tuitio...

10. Graduated May 3, 2013 and still NO ATT from Ohio

    orientbeachgirl replied to orientbeachgirl's topic in NCLEX

    Finally got my ATT! Thank you Jesus!

11. Graduated May 3, 2013 and still NO ATT from Ohio

    orientbeachgirl posted a topic in NCLEX

    I have a huge problem! I graduated on May 3, 2013 (last class was on April 18th) and my college screwed up all of the transcript verification letters for the entire class when sending them to the OBN--NOT just one time but two times! So now here it...

12. Skittish/nervous clinical instructors

    orientbeachgirl replied to orientbeachgirl's topic in Student Assist

    Thank you to all of you! This was very helpful to me! Peace be with you!

13. Skittish/nervous clinical instructors

    orientbeachgirl posted a topic in Student Assist

    Hey everyone, I would like to ask some of the experienced members or any members that are instructors a question. I am a "non-traditional" student....(40's), and I am wondering..... I started my fifth clinical rotation this last week (half day of 6 ...

14. What is a fair way to curve an Exam grade?

    orientbeachgirl replied to orientbeachgirl's topic in General Students

    GRN TEA, I know, I know! I need to let it go and I am....I was just venting....and for future reference I am curious as to how other professors handle this. I am the type of person that will study even more for the next exam so that I can get a bett...

15. do we wear our white uniforms for pysch clinicals?

    orientbeachgirl replied to starrys's topic in General Students

    We wear our White nursing uniform top with our Navy Blue Scrub pants and white shoes. Our instructor has never said anything about the patients getting upset about scrubs/uniforms....but we are in a hospital psych setting. The nurses and social wor...