CuriousConundrum

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  1. Are more letters after your name better or ridiculous?

    CuriousConundrum replied to deza's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I only list the initial I'm legally obligated to list with professional signatures, APRN. There are a number of diplomas and certifications available in healthcare, and most of us don't know what...

  2. PMHNP question

    CuriousConundrum replied to SN2432's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    It will take some getting used to. You may ask that your first two weeks of patients are so have 20 minute gaps between appts so you can get used to the charting and stopping people from talking too...

  3. Advocating for the Integrity of the ARNP

    CuriousConundrum replied to JackStrawRN's topic in Advanced Practice

    Please don't displace your unfulfilled desires to other nurses. Wouldn't you believe NPs would be consulted upon to design a

  4. Advocating for the Integrity of the ARNP

    CuriousConundrum replied to JackStrawRN's topic in Advanced Practice

    I'm definitely aware of the difference and have long castigated the vapid and shallow nature of both RN and NP training. I don't think a residency is a solution. As we see, nurses don't generally do a...

  5. Advocating for the Integrity of the ARNP

    CuriousConundrum replied to JackStrawRN's topic in Advanced Practice

    If NP programs are needing their graduates to be residents it sort of defeats the role of the NP. If you want to electively engage in a residency, DNP or anything else that blows your skirt up then...

  6. Advocating for the Integrity of the ARNP

    CuriousConundrum replied to JackStrawRN's topic in Advanced Practice

    Require a graduate admission's exam and GPA minimum > 3.0. State boards disapprove and customers avoid online schools that don't have a university building kids can walk into and take classes in....

  7. IR NP

    CuriousConundrum replied to BeatsPerMinute's topic in Advanced Practice

    I would think anything radiology would be the the field any NP is the least prepared to operate

  8. Need advice - what are PMHNPs looking for in a new job?

    CuriousConundrum replied to FullGlass's topic in Advanced Practice

    Remote, from home work, with as much hand holding (I.e. doing nothing administrative or communication) outside of direct F2F patient care with maximum reimbursement.

  9. PMHNP Split questions

    CuriousConundrum replied to SN2432's topic in Advanced Practice

    Who gets the other

  10. No idea what to do.

    CuriousConundrum replied to SadScared's topic in Psychiatric

    All parties are generally duty bound to investigate. The behavior, as you describe, warranted seclusion, and as you say you had a lawful order to do so. If that's all true, you're fine. Quitting...

  11. Dissociative Identity Disorder

    CuriousConundrum replied to B52's topic in Psychiatric

    Despite being in the DSM, it's not universally agreed upon as being "real," and it's not so much the role to sway a psychiatrist as it is to observe and report. In 10 years, I've had exactly one...

  12. Doctorate for Psych, Non DNP, PMHNP

    CuriousConundrum replied to dancewithme1's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    It's interesting that you point out self-direction and flexibility. I asked my in-law who just finished what her DNP program was like and her reply was "It was just work. It wasn't hard work, but it...

  13. Doctorate for Psych, Non DNP, PMHNP

    CuriousConundrum replied to dancewithme1's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    If you like the idea of counseling, a doctoral field of counseling psychology may be beneficial. That could be an EdD, PhD, or PsyD. Clinical psychology would likely take too long for you to finish,...

  14. NPs, inpatient vs outpatient, which one do you like better?

    CuriousConundrum replied to treeye's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Outpatient for me. My specialty is psych, and I really don't enjoy de-escalation or attempting interviews on people manic, tweaking on meth, etc. I say that having been working an every other...

  15. functional/integrative/alternative medicine NPs!

    CuriousConundrum replied to teleRN2cc's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I don't think I've posted enough to send direct messages. I'm a chatty kathy...chatty kevin?...so standby,

  16. functional/integrative/alternative medicine NPs!

    CuriousConundrum replied to teleRN2cc's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I think it depends on what you're looking to do. I agree that a chiropractor curing acne or something is rather dubious. For me, in psych, I seldom ever see psych patients reach any sort of...

  17. functional/integrative/alternative medicine NPs!

    CuriousConundrum replied to teleRN2cc's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hey, this is great. I guess func med is not well represented among the population of NPs on this message board. I have been doing a lot of continuing education lately, both ANCC approved and my own...

  18. Follow Up Visits

    CuriousConundrum posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hello, I work in mental health and have with the entirety of my nursing experience. It's sort of the unspoken standard of care for most patients to return to clinic within three months for medication...