marilynmom LPN, NP

I saw that OUMedical Center had some "new grad" jobs online. Not sure how competitive it is right now, but OU is a good place to learn.....I wouldn't want to stay there though. I worked for them for 2 years, enjoyed it and learned a LOT, but was read...

Wow. I think your experience and maturity is going to be valued a lot more than your giving yourself credit for!! Go for it! I'm 36 right now, but Im already thinking about my future. I dont want to be working nights, holidays, so many weekends, wor...

Was it the episode with the young girl? I'm not sure if I saw that episode or not, but would have liked too! I work in child psych so watching stuff like that on tv is always very interesting. I like to watch the family dynamics as well as how it is ...

Have you applied anywhere yet? I emailed one of the contacts asking about how many applicants vs spots at USA, I'll post on here if I hear anything back.

Catslady: thanks for your job description. I put in my resume today for Amedysis psych hh to talk to them whenever they have an opening. Can I ask your opinion about Amedysis as an employer? I ask because I know some of the posts in the HH forum a...

Catslady: Thanks for the info about your HH job. Is it scary at all going into people's homes? Do you see a lot of the same patients frequently or is there a fairly high turnover? What skills do you think are necessary to do psych HH? Thanks :)

That would be great, thanks :)

I work psych and Ive known RNs who have worked in psych for 10 years and had no problem changing into medical nursing--one girl I know went from adult psych to the step down unit with no problems. Psych is SUCH good experience, so many patients now d...

I work nights and have for the past 3 years and I love it. I have no problems sleeping, I sleep great (black out shades, ear plugs and Im good to go for 7-8 hours). I LOVE the flexibility I get on nights.....I get paid more, its MUCH more laid back, ...

What about going back to school? Thats what I am doing. I have my BSN but am going back for my masters in Janurary. I do NOT want to be a staff/floor RN forever, I never have. I actually like the job I have now and enjoy it overall, so I feel very bl...

Does anyone know how many applicants USA gets for psychNP and how many they accept a semester?? I'm so nervous about getting turned down from them....

Ok, I have to admit that the part where you forgot to turn in the nursing application made me giggle lol Wow, that is a tough one. I think I would start where you know you are accepted (UAMS) and then transfer over to where you *want* to go, but I ...

Im planning on applying for that semester as well :) So maybe we will be classmates. I'm planning on just going part time and still working full time, I have no choice, ugh. What other schools have you considered? Do you have any idea when they will...

CAM: with USA you do have to arrange your own clinicals....I am most worried about finding a psychNP who will do that, there are just not many around. I think its fine to apply to grad school right after your BSN. You have your high school teaching ...

Catslady: I would also like to hear more about your psych home health experience. I know there are jobs like that here. It seems like they are always desperatly hiring RNs which is either because the job is horrible here or there are just not enough ...

Out of school I started off in the ICU as well and though I enjoyed it, I knew I didn't want to spend the rest of my career running around like that, coming home completely worn out, stressed out, etc. Though Im glad I have my medical background I wo...

I'm in Oklahoma. I'm not sure about the differences between the DNP and masters np in psych either as far as roles, pay, etc. I think more education can never hurt though. That's really cool about your honors classes : ) Do you work in psych now? I...

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I'm an RN and I think cna is great experience but I wouldn't pay for the schooling. After your 1st semester of nursing school you'll be able to start working in the hospital as a nurse tech (or something similar). I had no prior healthcare experience...

I just calculated my last 60 hrs gpa and its actually a 3.36 so I hope that is good enough, not much I can do about it at this point anyways lol. Peaceful: Im apply for spring 2011 and they haven't even opened up the application online yet for USA. I...

Im an RN in psych. I work with teenaged boys (teen sex offenders). We have no NPs, just our MD. I know what a family NP does, but what does a Family psych NP do exactly? Do you work in a clinic, hospital, etc?? I live in Oklahoma and have no idea ab...

Thanks for all the replies. I know I am mainly interested in med management, acute issues, assessment, labs, etc. I am not so much interested in doing any psychotherapy at all (Im more than happy to leave that to our psychologist and therapists lol)....

Do you work in psych nursing right now? If not maybe get a prn RN psych nursing job to start meeting people. I'm a psych RN and am applying to a psych NP program (hopefully start in the spring.....which program did you get accepted to?). I do think...

Yes you can have a psych patient/psych dx background and still take state RN board and still work as a psych RN. I will tell you though that a lot of the nurses I work with who are bipolar, etc have a lot of problems with setting boundaries and becom...

I work psych. Lots of ADD nurses in psych