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Well that is good news then thanks! I'd rather have no news than bad news lol. Anyone else apply for the PSYCH NP program??

I have not received an email or snail mail as of yesterday. Keeping my fingers crosses, but Im thinking if I haven't heard anything by today (10/7) then I probably didn't get in. Everyone share your updates! Congrats to those who will be starting in the Spring!!!

That is awesome! I am hoping to get inot that as well! Im happy for you!

I have not no. I hope that isn't bad news then But I didn't apply for DNP, just Family Psych, so maybe that doesn't even include when they would be mailing out letters or emails from my program.

Talknw: I have not heard anything. I applied for the Family Psych program. Do you know when they were planning to send out emails?

I applied for the Family Psych NP program, part time. Still waiting. Just wondering if anyone has heard anything or talking to anyone concerning when we would all find out?

I work as an RN in child psych now, which I enjoy. I applied to the Family pmhnp program not just so I can work with children (in my state BON that is defined as

I applied for Spring '10 Psych NP program, I haven't heard anything back from them yet (not expecting to until next month I guess). I did get an email from them saying they had over 900 applicants. For how many seats and what programs most are for I have no idea, but that scared me! Anyone else heard anything??

Your own personal health scare can be enough to set anxiety into motion. I also had a personal health scare and since then I have had a really hard time with anxiety. My anxiety at work (even after I stuck it out for a year) was so overwheleming I had to quit and find a less stressful job--I was not able to cope with it. I was taking anti anxiety med but it wasn't enough to help. I felt utterly overwhelmed and it was destroying my life. I couldn't even relax on my days off! My experience with anxiety was enough to make me go into psych/mental health nursing and I love it. Ive even applied to PsychNP school. As you know mental health issues can be all encompassing and take over your life, affect every area of your life. Good luck :)

Just remember there are a LOT of new grads, but not a lot of new grad positions....there is a lot of competition right now. I spoke with a friend of mine who is a director over a unit at Childrens and she said that there were a lot of grads from Dec who are still unemployeed (this was in August), and a lot of the new grad programs had waiting lists. A lot of new grads are having to leave the state trying to find jobs. I wish everyone well.

I am applying to USA for the pt spring semester. If I dont get into that program this spring I plan to apply to other schools for the fall (just not sure where else....I want Family pmhnp in order to see adults and children). My stats are nothing impressive: 3.3 gpa, 1.5 yrs psych RN, 1 yr PICU, BSN. What about you?

I work in psych and hear all sorts of complaints from patients. Whether they are valid or not is really not up to me. What I have learned is to COVER YOUR BUTT, report things to the MD, its up to them on what to do, but whatever you do, report it and keep yourself safe because no one else will. And chart your subjective and objective assessment.

I just spoke with someone here in my area about the demand for Psych NPs and she said I will have offers before Im done with school. She said they are VERY MUCH in demand in my area (sigh of relief for me), there are not enough RNs in school to become PsychNPs. And as you know the field of psych is growing by leaps and bounds. But I will say I dont see any jobs advertised in the paper or online--so dont go by that. I was really worried about that before I was able to speak to more people about it who actually are the ones looking and doing the hiring.

I feel encouraged :) We have a new boss at work and she was talking about also being interested in PsychNP. I talked to her about it and she has all sorts of connections and was telling me how greatly indemand psychNP here are where we live. I feel I finally have a connection. She said she hasn't even enrolled in school but has had job offers already because they are in that big of a demand. Needless to say, that alleviates my fears about finding preceptors and being able to find a job when I graduate, so Im sending in my application tomorrow morning after I get off work :) Now I just need to get accepted lol

Sue, your right. I decided to go ahead and send it all in and then make a decision depending on if I even get accepted or not. I did find out they accept about 15 people for PsychNP every semester, she said it totally varies on how many apply. That is all the info I could get about that.

bump. Anyone sent in any app's yet? Ill be honest. I kinda freaked out and didn't sent mine in yet. I started getting really worried about not being able to find a preceptor and then a job after graduation....I just never SEE any jobs for PsychNP around here. But I think Im going to go ahead and mail in my app and just go from there!

I really dont ever run piggybacks as a true piggyback. I almost always withdraw the med out of the big and into a large syringe (relabel) and run it over a syringe pump (flushing line with NS before and after). I just hate the small bags! LOL! Or if I use the bag I just run it by itself (flushing line with NS before and after). I agree, you dont need an order for a NS flush....sometimes if Im using a lot of flush, Ill draw it up out of a bag into a large syringe (again, labeling it) and use that. It does't matter where the NS comes from, its all the same. My background is PICU and general peds if that makes any sense. Im also talking about all of those small piggyback bags, not just Flagyl.

Go for the clinic job!!! You would be NUTS not to! I worked in ICU for 2 years and though Im thankful for the experience, I wouldn't do it again, and now I try to stay as far away from the hospital as possible. There is too much stress and burnout and unhappiness in the hospital, no thanks. Every nursing job I have had, I have learned a different skill set. Each of which has only increased my knowledge base as an RN....clinic is no different. All my friends who have worked clinic love it--and isn't being happy paramount to your life? It is for me.

Out of nursing school I worked for 1 year in the PICU at a large teaching hospital (and a year before that as a tech). Very stressful, but I loved the patients and the families. I only took care of maybe 1-2 oncology kids and I just remember feeling so sad for them (MUCH more so than any of my other PICU patients for some reason; but I also really cared about them). I remember the families being *very* involved in their care and having a LOT of knowledge of their childs cancer and treatment and very demanding in their care (which I totally "get" but a lot of my fellow nurses in PICU really had a hard time with those parents--I think maybe they are just used to being in more control of their patients or something, Im not sure....). I also remember every one of them to this day. This friday I have an interview in the heme/onc/bmt unit and the general medical floor. I honestly dont know if I got offered both jobs (which I believe I have a good shot at with my PICU background...though its been 1.5 yrs since Ive done that, Im doing child psych right now which is not a good fit for me) which one I would take. I worry about the emotional aspect of the heme/onc floor but I also think I would like the challenge and the learning opportunity. Right now I work in child psych (1.5 years) and it is NOT for me so Im going back into peds medical nursing. Any advice, anything for me to ask about during my interview or think about??

I don't work in the OR but when I did my clinicals for school I spent a day in the OR and saw them prep and put this patient under then everyone went to lunch for 30mins, and just left her in the room hooked up to the anesthesia machine with me. I just sat there wondering what was going on. I

bump For those accepted into FNP what are your stats? Thanks

Congrats! I worked with an RN at OUMC who did the accelerated MSN Educator. She said the program was disorganized, but in the end she graduated and is now teaching clinicals at UCO and enjoys it. I think with most nursing schools, its what you make of it and what you put into it!

bump Im looking to network with other FPMHNP as well!!

I should have added to the OP I am truly sorry you got laid off from a very well paying job. That could not have been easy. I know that even though I don't make great money, I do make good money (in my opinion) and me and my family would be devastated to lose my income. In order to make really good money in nursing you have to plan ahead.....look at Nurse Anesthesia programs, some NP's I know personally are making $100+ a year (I live in the south so that's great money here). To maximize your money as RN I know a lot of people who work 3/12's plus prn somewhere else, contract work ($50/hr+), float pool generally pays more. There are options to make decent money. I do agree that nurses are not paid what we are worth but I did know the pay before even applying to nursing school.....anyone can call or email the nurse requiter at any hospital and they will tell you vwhat they start new grad RNs out with, its not any mystery.

I'm 36yo mother of 2 who went from making $9/he to (with my shift diff, etc) $24-$28/hr. My wages basically tripled, my whole family has health insurance, I get pto and work a full 40 hours a week and have a laid back and fun nursing job.....I sure ain't gonna complain : ) I'm also applying to grad school where I will make even more money with more responsibility and an even better schedule. I make more money now than most people I personally know......but then again im not hanging around with pilots, lawyers, etc.