MentalKlarity BSN, NP

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    Chronicles of a VA APRN Resident

    MentalKlarity replied to Freckledkorican's topic in Advanced Practice

    Every VA residency makes up their own rules! It's not
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    AANP FNP passing rate drops 10% from 2021 to 2022

    MentalKlarity replied to DNPgrad2022's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    AANP is more clinical based while ANCC has more fluff and theory. As more NPs go the for profit online route it's not surprising. considering how easy the AANP exam was, it's terrifying...
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    PMHNP question

    MentalKlarity replied to Psychislife's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Oh okay, so I assume you're still in the general medicine rotations? A PMHNP sees everything a psychiatrist
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    PMHNP question

    MentalKlarity replied to Psychislife's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Did you not learn in school what your scope would
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    United States University (USU) FNP program January 2021

    MentalKlarity replied to babyisa's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Everyone pretty much gets accepted so no, but these schools are hurting our reputation and also are responsible for the massive saturation of the field. They are cashing in on the NP
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    United States University (USU) FNP program January 2021

    MentalKlarity replied to babyisa's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Nothing wrong with online, but for profit there is something wrong with. Because they exist to make a profit and enrich shareholders, they care more about having more customers and thus treat school...
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    United States University (USU) FNP program January 2021

    MentalKlarity replied to babyisa's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    There's nothing wrong with online schools, but for-profit programs exist to make a profit. There are plenty of respectable schools that are affordable and don't accept 100% of applicants with no...
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    United States University (USU) FNP program January 2021

    MentalKlarity replied to babyisa's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    No, not all schools are the
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    United States University (USU) FNP program January 2021

    MentalKlarity replied to babyisa's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    If a school has a 100% acceptance rate and starts a new "cohort" every few weeks it's probably a diploma
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    Any NPs ever sign their own forms

    MentalKlarity replied to Molemedic's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    No, that's a conflict of interest and you cannot "examine
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    University of southern indiana vs Herzing

    MentalKlarity replied to MAugt 00's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2015/10/the-covert-for-profit/409477/
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    For-Profit, Nonselective NP Schools are Hurting Our Reputation and Credibility

    MentalKlarity replied to DNPgrad2022's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The profit programs are not cheap. They charge a lot for their joke educational programs. People go simply because they are easy. I will not work with them, I will not mentor them, I will...
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    For-Profit, Nonselective NP Schools are Hurting Our Reputation and Credibility

    MentalKlarity replied to DNPgrad2022's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Well, that's just silly as residency is more of a paid training while they are working they are heavily subsidized by the federal government for these programs which pays their salary. APRNs are at...
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    For-Profit, Nonselective NP Schools are Hurting Our Reputation and Credibility

    MentalKlarity replied to DNPgrad2022's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    To be fair, most nurse practitioners I have encountered have been some of the nicest most friendliest providers, but unfortunately until I can verify they went to a real school and not a degree mill I...
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    For-Profit, Nonselective NP Schools are Hurting Our Reputation and Credibility

    MentalKlarity replied to DNPgrad2022's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Ride the cash cow to the ground! And many nurses just don't have the savvy to recognize a scam, and those are exactly the people who shouldn't be treating patients. I have lost count of the number of...
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    For-Profit, Nonselective NP Schools are Hurting Our Reputation and Credibility

    MentalKlarity replied to DNPgrad2022's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    When the for profits graduate thousands a year every year the portion of us qualified graduates goes down. We will soon be a profession where the most likely scenario when you see an NP is a for...
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    For-Profit, Nonselective NP Schools are Hurting Our Reputation and Credibility

    MentalKlarity replied to DNPgrad2022's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Wow read through this again shaking my head - is there a medical/PA/ANY other profession board where a good chunk of them are literally advocating for lower standards and saying "this is good enough!"...
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    Post Masters Certificate

    MentalKlarity replied to dreamerachiever's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Searched online and found this in Baton Rouge, LA: https://franu.edu/academics/academic-programs/family-nurse-practitioner/FNP-post-masters-certificate 1-2 year program and they even...
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    FNP to PMHNP--Is it Better?

    MentalKlarity replied to raycna's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Lots of vacation and structuring my days with breaks constantly. I start at 9am, take a 30 min break at 10:30, lunch from 12:30-1:30 and another break at 2:30 before finishing around 4:45. I takes...
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    FNP to PMHNP--Is it Better?

    MentalKlarity replied to raycna's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    It's a grass is greener on the other side situation: Everyone and their mother is going to PMHNP programs or getting a post-master cert. The percentage increase for PMHNP graduates is the...
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    New grad PMHNP benefits and salary advice

    MentalKlarity replied to PMHNPinWV's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Honestly $100/hr at least for
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    Calculate base with percent collections help

    MentalKlarity replied to mforte7's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I think it depends on wording: It's either "You make your collections up to 100K, then 20% above" which is the calculation of misusing the 100K first. Or it's You have base salary of 100K PLUS...
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    Why do psych NPs make more?

    MentalKlarity replied to spdaydream's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Most psych providers do 30-60 min appts. It is beneficial for the patient (less rushed appt), the provider (more time with patient, for charting, etc), and for the employer (can code for the therapy...
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    Why do psych NPs make more?

    MentalKlarity replied to spdaydream's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Are you kidding? Do you do psych? 99214 is a complexity code. In psych it applies to 90% + of patients. Having a prescription + 2 diagnoses that are stable (MDD and GAD with lexapro for...
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    NP Salary/Pay Let's Be Transparent

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

    Smart! Did you contract with insurance or self pay only? Several of my colleagues have gone private practice but they keep getting gobbled up by the big players trying to consolidate because they have...