ThePMHNP

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1. PMHNP pay/salary

   ThePMHNP replied to KMuniz's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   I've had multiple psychiatrists advise me not to make medication changes over the phone. I used to do it sometimes in the beginning but I would get so burned out with all the constant phone calls in...

2. Schedule II Meds

   ThePMHNP replied to DrCOVID's topic in Advanced Practice

   Not sure if your a PMHNP, but we see a lot of drug seeking for stimulants in practice for people that don't meet qualifications for ADHD. It's growing more common to refer all patients for...

3. Medical Foster Care

   ThePMHNP posted a topic in Pediatric

   Hello! My husband and I are considering becoming foster parents. I am debating on whether to be a general foster parent or a medical foster parent. I've worked in child psychiatry as both a...

4. NP/PMHNP Work Culture

   ThePMHNP replied to Iamchasingdreams's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   I currently practice as a PMHNP and I would say your background as a pharmacist would make you so invaluable and would definitely make you more competitive compared to other new grads. Me and my...

5. NP Salary/Pay Let's Be Transparent

   ThePMHNP replied to SurgicalNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Yeah it was pretty bad. It was in the South where there were 2 PA schools in the area and 1 NP school, so the competition was pretty fierce. What made matters worse was the psychiatry facility I...

6. NP Salary/Pay Let's Be Transparent

   ThePMHNP replied to SurgicalNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Just left my last job after having a baby but here it is: New grad PMHNP in the South with previous psych RN experience $86k 8-5pm weekdays No paid holidays No CME...

7. From PNP to FNP

   ThePMHNP replied to Papoya's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Hello! So sorry you are having a tough time in the job market. Im a psychiatric nurse practitioner and the last two jobs I got werent even advertised. The first one I emailed one of the...

8. Baby due 3 months after graduation

   ThePMHNP replied to msn-np2021's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Congrats on the new baby!! Im a psych NP and I would say don't worry too much about the gap. For NP jobs most employers don't want you to start until you are credentialed which takes about 3 months....

9. Anyone Using 'Doctor' Title at Work?

   ThePMHNP replied to jfmDNP's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

   I'm a psych NP with my DNP. A majority of psych nps I've worked with go by "doctor" in the clinical setting and introduce their role (nurse practitioner). Working in mental health is a little bit...