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  1. NPs ever have to take call?

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

    I work in psychiatry and the call issue always seems to come up. I am curious how others have negotiated this? Because I am not salaried anywhere that I work, I am always compensated additionally for...

  2. Independent Contractor vs. Regular Employee?

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

    Hi Reeya - I have both contract and employee relationships in my current work settings. My accountant has recommended that I negotiate at least 20% above my typical hourly employed (W2) rate for...

  3. Psychiatric NP's on consult service?

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

    Hi ivyleaf - Im sorry that I neglected to come back to this post and reply. I work in a private, for-profit health system. We do not have residents or fellows in the system, so there are more...

  4. NP licensure in multiple states?

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

    Hi Miss PsychNP - your post brought a question to mind. I recently became licensed in a neighboring state in order to work on an as needed basis at another facility. The licensing process was rather...

  5. Drug Rep Hassles

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

    I have always had positive interactions with the drug reps that call on the clinic that I practice in. My medical assistant is great about serving as a gate keeper, because my schedule is usually...

  6. NP Credentialing Packet - Help!

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

    All of the facilities that I have been credentialed with have required professional references that were either nurse practitioners or MDs - they required that the reference has the same or a higher...

  7. Ordering meds

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

    Thanks for the replies. Always great to be able to get a fresh perspective from

  8. Ordering meds

    PsychiatricNP posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hi All - I work very part-time in several county correctional facilities. When an inmate comes into the facility and they are currently taking any psychotropic meds, I am called by nursing for orders...

  9. Ordering meds

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

    Thanks for the reply. The medical director has stated that this is appropriate practice because we are only ordering medications that the inmate is currently (within the last 30 days) taking and has...

  10. DNP and working full time?

    PsychiatricNP replied to Tiff3790's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Hi Tiffany - I work full-time (and then some) and am a full-time student in a DNP program. I would say that it is definitely possible to do both, but I think that it is important to find the right DNP...

  11. Psychiatric NP's on consult service?

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

    In the hospital system that I work in, we have a consult liaison team who provides psychiatric services to the entire health system (emergency department, medical floors, etc.) The team is comprised...

  12. PMHNPs - also doing primary care?

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

    Hi myelin: I am a family PMHNP and I practice on an inpatient geropsych unit. I would not say that I practice primary care, but it is my responsibility to manage medical issues that might arise while...

  13. PMHNP---Help!

    PsychiatricNP replied to mtsteelhorse's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Hi mtsteelhorse: I am a family PMHNP and currently practice in several different settings, one of which is in a county jail that houses federal inmates. I also work in a private for-profit hospital in...

  14. How much did you work your final year of school???

    PsychiatricNP replied to lynn5707's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I think it largely depends on your circumstances - in my situation I was able to work 40+ per week throughout my entire NP program. I went through the NP program full-time (finished in 5 semesters)....

  15. Make more $$ and Work Less.

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

    I have found that (for me), the answer was not a full-time job. I currently practice as a psychiatric NP and have four part-time/prn jobs. I work as much or as little as I want to and I am able to...

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

    PsychiatricNP replied to NuggetsHuman's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    A couple of the programs that I applied to were willing to consider my work as a social worker as "hands on" health care experience, while a couple of others did not. As I think about this a little...

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

    PsychiatricNP replied to NuggetsHuman's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I followed a similar path to yours. I had a BA in psychology and a MSW prior to going to to nursing school. I worked in a number of different settings as a clinical social worker (outpatient,...

  18. DEA Wait Time

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

    I applied through the DEA website on 06/05/12 and received my DEA registration in the mail today

  19. Ancc adult psychiatric np exam

    PsychiatricNP replied to ralph41's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I recently took the ANCC Family Psychiatric Mental Health NP exam and passed on the first attempt. I used the Barkley Review material (book and CDs) and also used the ANCC practice questions that can...

  20. MSW to PMHNP?! Please help

    PsychiatricNP replied to STA51's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    My program is predominately online, but has required several on-campus visits throughout. They are no longer delivering the program as an "online" program. It is my understanding that the cohort they...

  21. MSW to PMHNP?! Please help

    PsychiatricNP replied to STA51's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I am not aware of any program. I have an MSW and in order to become a PMHNP, I attended an accelerated BSN program (second degree) and am now in my next to last semester of a PMHNP program. Because...

  22. Can you really become an NP in 4 years from scratch?

    PsychiatricNP replied to J-Swish's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I went from social worker to NP in 38 months. I did an accelerated BSN program in 14 months, then went directly (started 1 week after graduating from BSN program) into an NP program (at a different...

  23. Share your grad school application experiences... Please!

    PsychiatricNP replied to smkiya's topic in General Nursing

    I would suggest applying now - there is nothing to be lost in applying now. I applied to my NP program in January and didn't graduate from my BSN program (I was not an ADN nurse prior) until the...

  24. Per Diem Psych?

    PsychiatricNP replied to Tinkerbell04's topic in Psychiatric

    My opinion is that this would largely be dependent on what you feel like your current skill level is in terms psych nursing. I took a prn job on an acute geropsych floor immediately following...

  25. To apply to NP programs now, or later...that is the question.

    PsychiatricNP replied to yelnikmcwawa's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I will echo what others have said. I did an accelerated BSN program and did very well (I found the work came naturally to me - didn't have to study, etc.). I entered the BSN program with a BA and a...