Herzing PMHNP Spring 2022 start

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Howdy,

 

Didn't see a thread for this start date.

 

Anyone accepted for the mid January start @ herzing for psych NP?

OK, books became available today.

 

So I got the ebooks, looks like it's an online read with no download option.

 

unfortunate. Probably going to need hard copies for the foundational courses, I do like to highlight in em and all that good stuff.

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Specializes in Family Practice, Psychiatry.

That is unfortunate.  Which books are required?  I have been reading as much as I can by Stephen Stahl and am wondering if any of his psychopharmacology books are required.

 

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On 12/24/2021 at 3:02 PM, MultipNP said:

Which books are required?  I have been reading as much as I can by Stephen Stahl and am wondering if any of his psychopharmacology

Don't have psychopharm until fall 2022. Practicing PMHNP's I work with all have the stahl "prescriber guide" though so , even if the class doesn't use that apparently it has a lot of utility careerwise.

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Specializes in Family Practice, Psychiatry.

Yes - I couldn't survive without it.  I use it in practice daily.

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Specializes in Family Practice, Psychiatry.

I'm starting classes on Monday.  After fighting with the system for a while I finally got some help today (yes - the Friday before ??‍♀️) and was assured I could start.  But I have no idea which class I am starting since I'm doing the post grad cert and am transferring as many credits from my FNP program that I can.  I don't have my student e-mail set up yet, etc.  Oh yeah - and I'm still working full-time......  This will be a fun ride!  I'll join the group on FB when I am able to provide the necessary details.

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21 hours ago, MultipNP said:

I'm starting classes on Monday.  After fighting with the system for a while I finally got some help today (yes - the Friday before ??‍♀️) and was assured I could start.  But I have no idea which class I am starting since I'm doing the post grad cert and am transferring as many credits from my FNP program that I can.  I don't have my student e-mail set up yet, etc.  Oh yeah - and I'm still working full-time......  This will be a fun ride!  I'll join the group on FB when I am able to provide the necessary details.

Reach out to whoever your admission point of contact was and they should be able to get it straightened out rather quickly.

 

Got mine showing in canvas I thin k3 days ago? so just trying to get organized now. Nu500 theoretical foundations and Nu560 research methods as well as the zero credit hour clinical readiness class.

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I'm in the program and I have a lot of worries. I'm doing the RN-to-MSN path way, so I have a long ways to go until I'm in the heavier 3 p's, but oh boy. The anxiety is building. The current facebook group is pretty negative too, and I wish it was more focused on pooling our resources and helping each other learn. I don't know. I'm pretty intimidated. 

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On 12/8/2021 at 11:29 AM, AspiringNRS said:

Hey all! So I am starting the program in January, but feeling REALLY nervous about clinical placement. I was just warned by a nurse educator at the hospital that I work at the Herzing is on the "no-go" list. She said they have ended their contract with them for hosting RN students because of all kinds of issues with the school and lack of good preparation. This is clearly not the RN program, but given some pretty terrible reviews online (which I have chosen to look the other way on) and now my educators stroooooong warning...I am feeling really unsure that this program will set me (us) up for success. I have heard that setting up preceptors for this grad program is difficult anyway. 

I am calling the school today and am going to nail down what EXACTLY they do to help us secure placement. If anyone out there has talked to them as well, or has talked to previous students about clinical placement and if it was difficult due to a bad school reputation, please let me (us) know! 

I don't think the schools reputation has played a part. The pandemic and lack of sites accepting students has been an enormous struggle. 

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5 minutes ago, snorabora said:

I don't think the schools reputation has played a part. The pandemic and lack of sites accepting students has been an enormous struggle. 

THIS.  This is what has given MANY schools a not-so-great rep lately.  It's everyone and everywhere.  Herzing is actually very highly regarded here, and often professors who are forthright will admit that it is very much like any other accredited program  that can be done online (including all the regular brick and mortar schools - another NP student from a bigger school and I were comparing notes and came to the conclusion that our education was incredibly similar).

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12 minutes ago, snorabora said:

I'm in the program and I have a lot of worries. I'm doing the RN-to-MSN path way, so I have a long ways to go until I'm in the heavier 3 p's, but oh boy. The anxiety is building. The current facebook group is pretty negative too, and I wish it was more focused on pooling our resources and helping each other learn. I don't know. I'm pretty intimidated. 

I didn't get into the January program - my admissions advisor didn't get to my paperwork in time after allllllll the work I put into getting all of it in when I was supposed to.  He apologized profusely, yada yada...... <sigh>...  Apparently their system is faulty and didn't alert him that I'd sent in my transcripts early, etc.  So I'll be starting in March.  They are changing systems.  SO many people there had COVID during the process (including my admissions guy) - and given the state of things everywhere, I had to consider that was likely the main reason all went crazy.  I have lot going on with my kids unexpectedly anyway.  

Try not to stress.  Just take it one day at a time.  Maybe start your own study group with trusted peeps who can maintain positivity and get a text chain going with them.  It is so helpful.  

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So , it's keeping me busy. Doing nurse theory and research, each 3 credits. NU500 and NU560.

So a lot of the negative chatter I saw on the facebook group seems to be one of three things, first disorganization which...well the program is new (June 2021, they only had the phmnp cert before that) and that's a moving target so we'll see (been fine for me so far) 

 

secondly "busy work" , I can feel you folks on that but I'm not buying that it wouldn't feel the same if you were doing a traditional on-campus type masters (of any sort), its gonna be a lot of work and some of it won't be interesting to yo and therefore will feel like filler. If we're doing a discussion post and I find a topic or article I'm curious about? not busy work. Something that bores me? busy work. See how that works?

 

Third, and I feel like this maybe overlap with the others, it's an online program so you have to be organized. No two ways around it. If you're comfortable with technology and you've done online learning before it's a non-issue, if not, a masters level as your first rodeo might be a bit intense.

 

I'm only 3 weeks in though so who knows how I'll feel in 6 months LOL

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OK, so just began NU626 "Roles for Nurse Practitioners", which feels like the first real "meat & potatos" course. The one previous to this was something like "technology in nursing" and it was basically a rehash of my bachelors in that regards with bigger words. Not that it isn't important but I'm pretty comfortable with technology so a bit dry.

 

No complaints about the school or teachers or anything thus far, if you go on the facebook group they have a lot of griping, maybe if you're upset about something you just tend to find others who share those concerns. So far the teachers have been fine, expectations laid out clearly etc

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