One4All

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1. Any Psych Nurse Practitioner's out there?

   One4All replied to HealingThoughts's topic in NP Students

   Whoo hoo, go girl! I am 55 and just finishing my PMHNP program. Learning is for a lifetime.

2. Any Psych Nurse Practitioner's out there?

   One4All replied to HealingThoughts's topic in NP Students

   Hi Joe, I will be completing my PMHNP coursework and graduating in May. I am changing my scope of practice as a Public Health CNS for ten years. The last three years while going to school I have been working in a psychiatric inpatient unit in a hosp...

3. Public Health/Community Clinical Nurse Specialist

   One4All replied to One4All's topic in CNS

   Don't lose hope...your passion will lead you to where you want to be. Thank you for contributing to the updates on the status of the Advanced Public Health Nurse discussion. I was a little disappointed when my degree and PHCNS-BC credential retired...

4. Public Health/Community Clinical Nurse Specialist

   One4All replied to One4All's topic in CNS

   I just saw your post and interest in community health. There are some variations depending on the degree. There are some community health degrees that focus on all nonclinical roles such as health education and promotion, assessment, etc. They are ...

5. Public Health/Community Clinical Nurse Specialist

   One4All replied to One4All's topic in CNS

   Good question. You are correct that an RN with an MPH is NOT an APRN. To be an APRN you must have an appropriate board examination in Advanced Practice Nursing and be recognized by your state board of nursing practice act to be licensed as such. The...

6. Public Health/Community Clinical Nurse Specialist

   One4All replied to One4All's topic in CNS

   Absolutely! The practice of medicine is a collaborative effort between Physicians, Advance Practice Nurses, and Physician Assistants. Some would even include the integration of Behavioral Health Clinicians as part of the medical team.

7. Public Health/Community Clinical Nurse Specialist

   One4All replied to One4All's topic in CNS

   Check out my other more lengthy posting about my transition from PHCNS to PMHNP...

8. Public Health/Community Clinical Nurse Specialist

   One4All replied to One4All's topic in CNS

   Hi PF, It is good to know there are others out there passionate about public health. Since my original posting, there have been considerable changes in advance practice nursing related to the PHCNS. See my more lengthy posting about this these chang...

9. Public Health/Community Clinical Nurse Specialist

   One4All replied to One4All's topic in CNS

   Good question...sorry for delay in answering. Thanks to colleague below for discussion lead. I took the ANCC specialty exam to become an ANCC board certified Clinical Nurse Specialist in 2008 after completing my Advanced Community Health Nursing de...

10. Public Health/Community Clinical Nurse Specialist

    One4All replied to One4All's topic in CNS

    "What lies before us and what lies behind us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." Ralph Waldo Emerson

11. Public Health/Community Clinical Nurse Specialist

    One4All replied to One4All's topic in CNS

    Hello bloggers, You probably thought I died or something....no, just some life changing experiences! Thank you for the continued interest in APRNs. I am a PHCNS because I took the national certification exam and became licensed in my state as an APRN...

12. Public Health/Community Clinical Nurse Specialist

    One4All posted a topic in CNS

    What type of roles do you have? Administrative, educator, or clinician? Thanks for sharing, there doesn't seem to be too many of us around. :)