PsychMaven

I've never heard of a Psych NP doing physicals. My NP program is focused on diagnosing mental illness, therapeutic technique, and prescribing...we rarely ever touch our patients. As for leading groups as a psych nurse I have done a variety of diffe...

Psych patients are obviously very different from what you are accustomed to and you should definitely make sure that you are comfortable with your switch and the population before delving into anything. Leading a successful group means meeting membe...

Does anyone know what the general policy is for scheduling a drug test? I know they generally give you a week to schedule, but is that one week from the offer of employment or from your acceptance of the offer? I know it's different everywhere, but ...

I tried the trick right after I took my test this past Wednesday and got the pop-up, but was still hesitant to celebrate too much. I got the pop-up again yesterday, but still felt like I was the only person this would not work for. Well, I just che...

Your friend likely left because she suddenly felt like a burden, reading the responses that focus on passing her on to an authority and getting back to what's important for you right now...the NCLEX. While I certainly don't think that you should be ...

Hi Summer, As I'm sure you can tell by the number of responses, this is certainly an understandable fear. I started an Entry to Practice program last summer (everyone already has a BS in another field) and am finishing with my BS in Nursing this Ma...

if we are going to discuss finances, i don't know about anyone else, but i'd much rather talk salaries :wink2: There was a lot of good info. in this article and a promising number for NYC salaries in particular.... http://www.advancefornp.com/Shared...

you seriously don't seem to get it. the reason i am not "keeping to the facts" is because your input is not welcome, the last thing i want to do is further engage this bs. take your pearls of financial wisdom to the designated thread where people w...

waa, waa, waaa...consider making your own thread to take your unwanted advice and relentless complaining elsewhere. you are not helpful and i am thoroughly bored of hearing the same tired and obvious (at least to most of us) message over and over. ...

How funny this is. I must say that the inappropriateness of columbiaetep04's posts has done more than her whiny banter to convince me of Columbia's shortcomings. I really did laugh when I saw that she actually signed up for allnurses just to post t...

Um, thanks for your honesty negative nancy...I guess. A message board of people two weeks away from beginning the program is not exactly the appropriate place to be whining about your financial constraints though; perhaps you should impart your wisd...

It's finally starting to feel real...I can't believe that we'll be starting three weeks from now! I'm definitely feeling a bit more anxious as the date approaches, but I guess that's to be expected. Do we need to order our book package from the boo...

Finally the news arrived, I will be in room 421! Whew, one less thing.

Still waiting impatiently up here in Boston, crossing my fingers and toes...

Seriously....that f*ing sucks.

Just curious, when would these alleged pelvic exams take place...are we talking this summer? Definitely interested by the response to this issue, I didn't think about it much but was familiar with the idea so it doesn't seem so terrible, I don't thi...

Yeah, I wasn't shocked when I read that nursing students practice pelvic exams on each other, but the fact that the medical students do not is what DOES bother me. Plus I must say, nursing used to be all women so I can see how it used to make sense...

I was just wondering if anyone knows whether our supply packages and uniforms will be sent to us or if we pick them up there during orientation. I can't wait to find out about housing, thanks for the heads up fnp4me! The woman from off-campus hous...

I was wondering what the move-in date for summer housing is if you are able to get a spot. The housing papers say May so I assume the entire month, but I kind of expected move-ins to be right before orientation...I don't know why they would expect u...

I am even more excited now that I have a real picture of what my summer will be like and I had a great time at visiting day yesterday. I was pleasantly surprised by the neighborhood after being slightly concerned about it feeling a bit sketchy from ...

I was admitted to the Psychiatric Mental Health specialty and I am finishing up my BS in psych now. It doesn't seem that many "nursing people" want to do psych, and it seems that the "psych people" don't know about the opportunity as a Psych. NP so ...

I too am trying to be optimistic. It hasn't been that long since I saw the likes of a dorm room, but four years of having my own bathroom back has spoiled me. That was, and is, my only true gripe about dorm living. It would definitely be sweet to ...

The couples housing seems to be determined differently than singles because singles assignments are "based upon the date each student's application was received and by matching preference with unit availability". I don't know what "preference" they ...

Kevn2bNP, I was wondering if you could give me some idea of what these uniforms actually look like or are similar to. Ever since I saw tunic on the order form I've had quite a strange picture in my head. Are the white pants as terribly tacky as th...

28 and 35, definitely not old! I'm really excited to work with such a diverse group age and otherwise also, but I do understand where you guys are coming from...not trying to be invalidating here. Anyway, I think all of our motivation towards the sa...