whill08

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1. Any Psych NP's with advice???

   whill08 replied to elbumphis02's topic in NP Students

   This is obviously a sarcastic statement that I found offensive. I just find it strange that you would automatically jump to the notion that I have no idea physical ailments mimic mental health complaints. Surely after nearly three years of graduate s...

2. Any Psych NP's with advice???

   whill08 replied to elbumphis02's topic in NP Students

   I am well aware that many physical disorders mimic mental disorders, and understand a ROS should be done with each psych eval. My point in the statement I made is that I do not see myself ever doing much in the way of physical exams, a large portion ...

3. Any Psych NP's with advice???

   whill08 replied to elbumphis02's topic in NP Students

   I am one week away from my last semester of a masters PMHNP program at a state university and we had a psychopharmacology course and pharmacology content in all of our specialty theory courses. I do agree that the majority of the generic masters cour...

4. Questions for Psych NPs

   whill08 replied to EatYourVeggies's topic in Advanced

   I had about a year and a half of inpatient psych experience before I started my program. I will have about four and half by the time I graduate next May (three year program). I think experience in psych is a wise choice before making the commitment t...

5. How to become a PMHNP?

   whill08 replied to Julie_0507's topic in Psychiatric

   I agree that RN experience is not technically "necessary", but it makes the transition to graduate coursework/clinical much easier. Something as simple as therapeutic patient interaction cannot be learned from a book, but is a skill that comes with e...

6. How to become a PMHNP?

   whill08 replied to Julie_0507's topic in Psychiatric

   1. Finish your ADN 2. Pass NCLEX 3. If possible, find a psych RN position (highly recommended, it's important to make sure you really enjoy psych nursing before making the commitment to become a PMHNP) 4. Obtain BSN (there are accelerated RN to BSN f...

7. Interested in PMHNP, but need advice

   whill08 replied to BlackBettyRN,OCN's topic in NP

8. Interested in PMHNP, but need advice

   whill08 replied to BlackBettyRN,OCN's topic in NP

   I also live in rural Arkansas and am halfway finished with the PMHNP program at UAMS. My advice would be if you want to do psych do it, I can't imagine being stuck working as an FNP just because "that's where the jobs are". Personally I haven't ever ...

9. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

   whill08 replied to yazisizit's topic in Humor

   We had a patient on our geri-psych unit that chewed tobacco. He had pretty severe dementia and got pretty agitated without it so he was allowed to have his dip a couple times a day (this is no longer allowed, but at the time it was). Well, the fella ...

10. RN Salary Survey 2013: Post here!

    whill08 replied to ItsColduphere's topic in General Nursing

    1. Northern Arkansas 2. 3 years experience 3. Inpatient Geri-psych 4. $19.45 5. No weekend or evening diff. $2.50 for nights and $2 for charge. No increased pay for education i.e. BSN or ANCC 6. No union

11. Psych versus family

    whill08 replied to musiclove's topic in NP Students

    I would recommend that if your heart is in psych, do psych. I am halfway through a PMHNP program and have not regretted my specialty choice for a moment. As far as shift patterns go, I have seen some positions offer the option of 4 10s. Also keep in ...

12. Acceptance into NP school with Bachelor's pending?

    whill08 replied to registeredin06's topic in NP Students

    When I was accepted to University of Arkansas MNSc Program, FPMHNP track, when I had a pending BSN. They gave me conditional admission, this was in April and I am now half way through my first semester. I would contact the school you are interested...

13. Sexist Comment by Unit Director

    whill08 replied to whill08's topic in Relations

    Thank you everyone for your opinions. :)

14. Sexist Comment by Unit Director

    whill08 replied to whill08's topic in Relations

    Wow, talk about over reacting. I simply told him in the meeting the men on our unit did the same amount of pt care as anyone else. I just thought it was kind of odd he would praise the men and not the women. To give a little back story, the unit I wo...

15. Sexist Comment by Unit Director

    whill08 replied to whill08's topic in Relations

    He said it specifically to the males in the room. Not nitpicking, I just thought it was a bizarre thing to say.