PsychiatricNP

PsychiatricNP has 3 years experience.

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1. MSW to PMHNP/FNP (dangerous ideas!)

   PsychiatricNP replied to NuggetsHuman's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   This is the exact same thing that I have heard from PA colleagues countless times. In fact, earlier this year, in one of the facilities that I work in, they reassigned the PAs working in the...

2. MSW to PMHNP/FNP (dangerous ideas!)

   PsychiatricNP replied to NuggetsHuman's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   Hi hbbenton - I have to let you know that I am feeling particularly disenchanted with working as a psychiatric nurse practitioner today, so know that my response may be a bit jaded by this :) In terms...

3. Switching careers and interested in psychiatric NP

   PsychiatricNP replied to Mkim680's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   In my PMHNP program we were required to take the same pharmacology course that all NP concentrations took (FNP, WHNP, ACNP, etc.) and then also took a specific psychopharmacology course. Both were...

4. Malpractice Insurance

   PsychiatricNP replied to PsychiatricNP's topic in Advanced Practice

   Thanks for the suggestion. Proliability = Mercer…I most recently attempted to take out a policy with them (because their rates are great)…but they won't write a policy if you practice (any...

5. Malpractice Insurance

   PsychiatricNP replied to PsychiatricNP's topic in Advanced Practice

   I hadn't heard of them either. An FNP friend recommended them to me - she has been with them for several years. My current rate continues to climb each year (never had a claim against me or my policy)...

6. Malpractice Insurance

   PsychiatricNP posted a topic in Advanced Practice

   Does anyone have any experience with Medical Protective (Medical Protective - The Leader In Healthcare Malpractice Insurance) malpractice

7. PNP interview process?

   PsychiatricNP replied to amalay's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   This was similar to my most recent interviewing experience. I interviewed for an inpatient position and it was a two day long experience. I interviewed with physicians, NPs and PAs within the medical...

8. Did your school's reputation affect getting hired?

   PsychiatricNP replied to laRN1's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   I have a couple of different thoughts about this. After I graduated from my NP program (outside of my home state), I already had several jobs waiting for me (in my home state), so I can't say whether...

9. Should I get my DNP or go PhD in Nursing

   PsychiatricNP replied to RN4KU's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

   You might take a look at University of New Mexico's DNP program. They have developed their DNP program for Nurse Executives and it is completed entirely online. In fact, it is not open to advance...

10. PMHNP and violent patients

    PsychiatricNP replied to TexanRN10's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I currently practice in a number of different settings: acute inpatient, correctional, emergency department and have a small outpatient private practice. The environment that I feel safest in is...

11. Starting my own practice...

    PsychiatricNP replied to mountainaireNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I echo what zenman has said - make it clear to your patients what you are comfortable doing/prescribing from the onset and don't waiver. My website makes it very clear what my policies and practices...

12. PMHNPs: where are you working?

    PsychiatricNP replied to TheDude77's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am a PMHNP and am practicing in a number of different environments. I am an attending provider on an acute inpatient unit, have a contract with several correctional facilities, provide services in...

13. Becoming a new grad NP at my current RN job?

    PsychiatricNP replied to BostonRN13's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I would say that it largely depends. I started working on an inpatient psychiatric unit as a clinical social worker and continued to work on the unit as social worker while in nursing school. I took a...

14. Psychiatric NP Questions

    PsychiatricNP replied to luckylady5's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Hi priorities2 - I have some friends who I graduated with who were interested in doing some psychotherapy and they were able to negotiate the opportunity to have a few patients that they saw for both...

15. Psychiatric NP Questions

    PsychiatricNP replied to luckylady5's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Hi luckylady5 - I can't speak to the market in the Boston area...but I am both a PMHNP and an LCSW. I never had an issue with employment as an LCSW - there was always work, of course, I have found...