Perhaps a silly question..

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Could someone who obtains a PMHNP also practice in a general sense as a Adult NP?  Like do primary care/hospice side work?

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No, that's outside your scope. I work internal medicine and besides acute antipsychotics inpatient and stable SSRIs, I don't treat into the psych realm. Make sense?

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That would be waaaay outside your scope of practice.  I am a FNP but am getting a post grad PMHNP certificate. Getting a post grad cert.could be an option for you if you are wanting to do something of that nature.

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11 hours ago, Rnis said:

That would be waaaay outside your scope of practice.  I am a FNP but am getting a post grad PMHNP certificate. Getting a post grad cert.could be an option for you if you are wanting to do something of that nature.

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Specializes in Family Nursing & Psychiatry.

I’m also an FNP working in palliative care and going back for PMHNP. Yeah it will be quite difficult doing what you propose. 

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