Pediatric Psych RN Information

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Specializes in School Nurse, PICU, Pediatric Urgent Care.

Hi everyone, 

I have a question for the Pediatric Mental Health Nurses out there. I work in a Pediatric Urgent Care that may, in the future incorporate Behavioral Health into our company somehow and I am so excited. It's been a dream of mine to work in the field and the fact that they are thinking of making it a part of the place I work is a dream. 

My question is how can I prepare? I'm trying to see if there are Certification Courses  I can take, but I see it's really only for FNPs, etc., I'm an RN.  Please give me some ideas. My experience is in the PICU, special needs home care and Urgent Care. 

Thanks!

 

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The American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA) might have some resources that could be helpful! I would check out their website and see if they have any good CEUs that you can take to learn more about the field and strengthen your psychiatric nursing skills. I know that there is a Certified Psychiatric Nurse exam that exists to become board certified, but you need psychiatric nursing experience in order to be eligible to sit for it.

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Specializes in School Nurse, PICU, Pediatric Urgent Care.

Thank you so much, great idea! My Psych rotation in school was only 6 weeks and didn't focus on Peds and it was 12 years ago! 

I will def look into it. THANK YOU!

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