FNP

A girl I work with is a psych nurse doing a FNP program.. another friend of mine did an accelerated bachelors program with direct entry into an fnp program and is now an fnp without any work experience. So yes, I believe so

Do you know if your friend had a difficult time in the FNP program trying to learn since she only has psych nursing experience?

No not a difficult time because of only psych experience, I think overall it's a heavy workload which makes it difficult

This is interesting, I have the same thoughts nursingfornurses.

I think of it as if someone was in pediatrics and went to FNP school instead of PNP school. Either way, we can use psychiatric nursing experience or any experience will be useful. Psychiatric patients typically will have chronic health problems along with their mental illness. Also, psychology is everywhere!

Thanks for your responses! :)

I think of it as if someone was in pediatrics and went to FNP school instead of PNP school. Either way, we can use psychiatric nursing experience or any experience will be useful. Psychiatric patients typically will have chronic health problems along with their mental illness. Also, psychology is everywhere!

Well pediatrics is a medical floor, psych isn't a medical floor so that's why I'm wondering if you can still be an FNP with no medical floor experience and only psych experience.

Good point, and I still think it all varies. I know a PNP who did ICU pediatrics and he explained how a lot of that was not used in the clinic setting anyway. I think nursing experience helps you build critical thinking skills. But it depends where you want to practice - acute care FNP or primary care. And any experience is better than none.

You can do it. They'll teach you what you nee to know. I'm a psych NP and never worked psych.

Ok, well, I did work psych for two months, but it was while I was graduating and waiting on my CNP credentials from the state.