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I found a PMHNP program. USA College of Nursing. Is anyone familiar with the PMHNP program offered at USA College of Nursing in Alabama ? Any information / feedback would be appreciated. Sincerely, Spiri

Looking to understand the academic process of going from Psychiatric RN to Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner. Any information would be appreciated, Sincerley, Spiri

I initially started going to college to earn a degree to be a practicing psychologist. . My choice to become a psychiatric nurse was based on my life's changing circumstances at the time. I've been a Psychiatric RN for 2 years. I've looked into other options in the field of nursing in order to find an area in nursing I'd be able to engage more psychological skills and the closes I've come to finding a comparable area to satisfy my desire is a psychiatric NP. I'm not inclined towards the medical aspects of an NP, particularly the medication treatment, which is a skill an NP must understand well and implement carefully. Perhaps I should have pursued my inclination towards psychology regardless of my life's circumstances, but I needed financial security, and a degree in nursing would provide financial security in a shorter period of time than earning a degree as a psychologist. I forfeited my dreams and desire for security. I choose "psychiatric" nursing as a way to satisfy my love of psychology. I still feel my calling was in psychology working one on one with patients. I'm very good at it. In psychiatric nursing my ability is not appreciated by other nurses or so it seems. They tend to the more technical aspects of the nursing field. They seem not to have a love for the concept the application of active listening and all the good stuff engaging with a patient / counseling offers a patient who desires to get well has. I feel I've made a decision to go into nursing but the real me the person I should have been is not allowed to come alive fully. I've always dreamed of working as a psychologist and now I wonder, is it to late for me to pursue my dream ? . My question is what is the likelihood of successfully going from a Psychiatric RN to earn a Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D) degree starting in my midlife, 48 years old? I have a diploma in nursing and associates in science. Any info would be appreciated. Terri

I'm looking for advice. A nurse who recently passed her state boards was hired as a charge nurse. Within 30 days she was fired. The job description required experience, and yet the facilitity who knew she had recently graduated and had no experience, still hired her. She can not think of any other reason they fired her after her 30 day evaluation period, except that on one occasion she did not check the the peg tube patency before administering medication, ( she had been being observed by the evaluation nurse. She had done the procedure properly prior to this particular occasion when she forgot to check for peg tube patency. She called the nurse who evaluated her and the nurse evaluator said that she had no idea she had been fired. Further information given to the new nurse was that she was fired because she did not have enough experience. Why hire her knowing she had no experience without giving her adequate time to learn. 30 days is not alot of time. Now she needs a job. How should she approach applications? Does she put down she was fired after 30 days ? I feel bad for her. I think that the facility hired her until they could get an experienced nurse for the position. This facility is known for going through RN's quick ( they Quit). She was in charge of LPN's who cared for for alzhimers / dementia patients. Any feeedback would be appriciated............. Terri

:) Hi Everyone, I have two questions regarding Hesi and NCLEX test. Any infor provided would be helpful in preparing for the Hesi exit exam. 1. How many questions are on the Hesi test ? 2. Is the Hesi test as difficult as the NCLEX exam? Terriwas