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As an NP that currently specializing in psych, i sometimes attend medication marketing dinners and meet with the reps and found it's a great way to connect with others in the field and with networking. On occasion, you get a doctor who has a really n...

My best friend is an FNP that works in the acute care setting, also, primary care is also referred to as general practice and is exactly what you do an you have a general graduate degree in nursing. I'm thinking you have a chip on your shoulder or so...

A GP, is a general practitioner, aka FNP. They work in general practice settings or acute care as generalists from infant to elderly, etc. Please don't misinterpret what I'm saying, I'm not "bad-mouthing," and it was the MD I was quoting that had no...

No, but they aren't licensed and can't be independent like an NP. Recognize.

Thanks for the feedback, I'm finding this to be the case as well.

I've been an NP for over 6 years, and an RN over 13

Just buy the ANCC book and online review questions. It'll be a snap. Use your test taking skills

Good question. You mentioned several antipsychotics and the benzo ativan. My suggestion is that you put the free ePocrates app on your phone and it has a good interaction checker. YOu can also check interactions on Drugs.com and on drugdigest.com als...

In terms of being a psych APRN, it really depends on the school you got to when you're doing a preceptorship. Mostly the patients love attention from any staff. My suggestion is to work some shifts on a psych unit and get a feel for the atmosphere. I...

It's a great plan, you can graduate quickly without too much debt and triple your earnings as an NP, once you have experience and if you're able to travel you can make really good money.

That's true you have a point

Just FYI, There's a book that spells all this out in glorious, but concise detail for all the states: "The Nurse Practitioner's Business Practice and Legal Guide, Third Edition," Carolyn Buppert ISBN: 9780763749330. You can also, of course look at t...

Zenman, If done professionally and, of course, at the discretion of the patient, 3 won't destroy a therapeutic alliance. But the third party has to also build rapport. This is done best I think in serving in an assistive and supportive way to the cl...

I would strongly suggest you get some real medical experience, preferably in the psychiatric field, as a nurse before you enter any such program. This will only make you a more well rounded clinician and increase your overall capacity. Frankly, I thi...

OK OK no one replied to my last thread, no harm done. I was considering the pursuit of a PA or an NP and have been reviewing the ups and downs. I have done a little research on incomes for NP's vs. PA's and have discovered one study in 2001 claims ...

If you're getting the symptoms of burnout: Fatigue even though you've slept for a million hours, Irritablility, Cynicism, Impatience, Indifference, Numb, ...

The amazing and unchallenged " B-52 " that's Haldol 5mg and Ativan 2mg works 98% of the time. :zzzzz

I think these posts are really helping, Thanks. I'm feeling more motivated. Especially what jbudd was saying about clearing out the non-essential personnel. I think the last trauma I was primary in must have had 30 people in there.

I've witnessed and been part of some pretty hairy traumas that can get disorganized pretty quickly. In part, some can become a symphony of errors often recognized later when you rehash the event. These trials become the common sense of any experience...

I ran into a mental health patient that was doing this ( drinking her own urine ) not just because of psychosis but also because she was high in meth. Amphetamines just so happen to exit the body in the urine chemically the same as when they were in...

You've been a tech for 17 years. You are familiar with your environment, take luxury in that. You are learning a new role and you'll get it if you keep trying; Don't give up. Each shift is a learning experience to add to your repertoire. Always prior...

I went directly into the ER from RN school and I'll tell you the learning curve is pretty huge. I used to wake up still processing patients in my dreams. sheesh. The place I worked at while in school before the ER only had about 8 employees at any gi...

Are there any independently practicing psych CNSs out there and what is your practice like. Do any psychiatrists employ you? Any input is helpful. Thanks.

Let's put it this way, In a year I've wiped about 4 butts, occasional bed changes when you space out that the 80 yr old hip fracture has to pee every 5 minutes. I now automatically ask for a foley so I don't have to deal, it really eats up time doing...

I was/am a new grad in an ER in Colorado that often sees upto 350 pt's per night, the thing you want to realize is that the ER is also an urgent care center for people that don't have insurance and that the really sick people are probably about 3-5% ...