TheOldGuy

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  1. Salary!?

    TheOldGuy replied to roman1006's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm a

  2. University of North Dakota (UND)

    TheOldGuy replied to alxabraham's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Well - all I can say is that I've worked with people who graduated from other programs who were not nearly as well prepared to start. I hate feeling like I don't have a clue. Some people are ok with...

  3. Salary!?

    TheOldGuy replied to roman1006's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    LOL! Well, I get to work around 0815, I spend most of my time sitting and talking to people, I review some labs. I write some prescriptions. I order some labs. I type up a lot of notes and I leave...

  4. Salary!?

    TheOldGuy replied to roman1006's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm underpaid at

  5. Switching careers and interested in psychiatric NP

    TheOldGuy replied to Mkim680's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    With all due respect, I smell a

  6. Switching careers and interested in psychiatric NP

    TheOldGuy replied to Mkim680's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    You are kidding aren't you? If an LCSW does the same work as a Psy D (eg therapy) then the compensation is the same. However, PsyDs can do things that an LCSW cannot do. When they do those things,...

  7. Do DNPs get compensated more

    TheOldGuy replied to nurselyfe4115's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I appreciate that you took the time to make this point - we do not provide "mid-level" care. Mid-level is a term that docs like to use in referring to us in trying to maintain a hierarchical structure...

  8. New Grad Job Market PMHNP

    TheOldGuy replied to middleagegal's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    In reading your post, I get the impression that you are not currently a nurse. The rest of my reply is based on that assumption. If I'm wrong, then please disregard what I'm about to say... I can't...

  9. University of North Dakota (UND)

    TheOldGuy replied to alxabraham's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I highly recommend the UND program. It is well organized and you will receive a top quality education. If you complete the program, you will be well prepared to function as an NP. You will take twice...

  10. Do I need psych experience? PMHNP

    TheOldGuy replied to mtg0884's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Peds is great experience - get solid on medical peds then pick up some part time psych. See if you can find something doing crisis evals. As another person mentioned being a psych rn is a completely...

  11. Any Psych NP's with advice???

    TheOldGuy replied to elbumphis02's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Gee PMHNP, you're not a real happy camper are you? You posted essentially the same thing on another thread - and here's my response again.... Gosh PMHNP, I think you went to the wrong school! There...

  12. PMHNP Psych NP Questions

    TheOldGuy replied to hakunamatata's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Gosh PMHNP, I think you went to the wrong school! The program at UND was very strong. We had a very challenging semester of psychopharmacology on top of 2 other semesters of pharmacology, and 2...

  13. Are FNP salaries in family practice really this low?

    TheOldGuy replied to new_horizons555's topic in Advanced Practice

    10 yrs? Its actually 2 yrs in didactic, the rest is clinical. After the 2nd clinical yr, they get paid - and can earn more moonlighting. Medicine is starting to establish 3 yr programs where 2 yrs...

  14. Interesting times in psych

    TheOldGuy replied to nursetim's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Where does it say that a physician needs to be a board certified anything to certify anything....? What I'm sharing with you is how to make things work so that you are least impacted. If you prefer,...

  15. Interesting times in psych

    TheOldGuy replied to nursetim's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I would advocate for it too! California doesn't really have "supervision" required - just collaboration. The key is to develop a good working relationship with a doc. They don't need to be a...

  16. Interesting times in psych

    TheOldGuy replied to nursetim's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You're right of course Harmonizer about legal restrictions, I disagree though with the statement that the patient is at an "unfair disadvantage"... 1. Regarding paperwork/certifications, etc - it...

  17. Areas of focus for DNP capstone project...

    TheOldGuy replied to christvs's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Have to laugh - if they aren't doing well, let's make em a DNP - wouldn't that prolong their suffering - or would it kill em quicker! (I think you meant

  18. MSN-PMHNP Program Recommendations?

    TheOldGuy replied to chuckster's topic in Psychiatric

    The University of North Dakota has an outstanding program. You take additional coursework in Pathophysiology, Pharmacology, Psychopharmacology and Epidemiology - meaning more units than most programs...

  19. Has anybody done Telepsych?

    TheOldGuy posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm looking at an interesting offer working in Tele-psych - wondering if anyone has done it.... If so, what was your experience? What kind of billing were you able to generate? Any problems you ran...

  20. Has anybody done Telepsych?

    TheOldGuy replied to TheOldGuy's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thanks Harmonizer, It is also my understanding there are no separate billing codes for telepsych....but would use, for example, G0406-408 and G0425-427. I don't want to get into a philosophical...

  21. Anti-psychiatry movement thoughts?

    TheOldGuy replied to spaceinthesky's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    What I love about psych is that we have the opportunity to potentially help someone experience life in a more full and complete way. Having worked in the ED, ICU, etc, etc, I have found that in Psych...

  22. Psychiatric NP what can I do?

    TheOldGuy replied to newnurse423's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Really not that big of a deal. I'm at a community clinic and the medical director handles that sort of thing routinely. Involuntary hold authority is also not that big of a deal. I've been seeing...

  23. Any Psych Nurse Practitioner's out there?

    TheOldGuy replied to HealingThoughts's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    If you're really interested..... Psych nursing is not well respected in the nursing world (I am not saying this to insult people but this is what I've seen). Just like many cultures, there is...

  24. Suggestions for online Psych NP Program

    TheOldGuy replied to xmas16's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    University of North Dakota - excellent program and affordable. Avoid Midwestern State at all

  25. Advanced Nursing Lacking "Medical Science"

    TheOldGuy replied to matthewandrew's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    LOL!! Too