PsychiatricNP

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 psychiatric emergency department to other units because the...

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 of pursuing nursing school while attending gradua...

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 required to graduate.

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 speciality) in a correctional facility. It looks like my ...

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

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) and I had one insurer who wouldn't issue a policy...

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 group at three of the hospitals in the area that t...

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 or not the school that I attended mattered. Severa...

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 practice nurses for admission. When you completed a on...

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 probably the correctional setting, I have never been th...

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 are surrounding controlled substances, disability p...

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 several long-term care and skilled nursing faciliti...

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 position on the same unit as an RN and continued ...

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 therapy and medications. One classmate had a speci...

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 that this is the same with the PMHNP. I was first a c...

I have found that this varies significantly from place to place, but overall, most facilities will offer a very minimal orientation (a few hours). I have several part-time jobs and work in two independent practice states (I mention this because I wor...

I looked into the FNP program at UMass Boston as a post-masters certificate student. Having earned both my MSN (PMHNP) and DNP predominately online, I am pretty familiar with how online programs work. After a few interactions with the program staff/a...

Sailornurse - below this is taken directly from the DEA website, may want to have those physicians and NPs that you work with take a look at this to ensure they are in compliance. It also does appear that a DEA number can be "transferred." Please be ...

I have looked into this, because I didn't want to spend the extra $731 unnecessarily. According to the DEA (and the credentialing offices of the hospitals that I work in) you are required to maintain a DEA number for each state that you write prescri...

I have a DEA number in two states. In both states I received my DEA number within a week after applying (around 5-7 days - I remember because I was surprised at the quick turnaround time). I submitted my application online - it is pretty straightforw...

I practice as an NP in New Mexico, while we do have completely independent practice in our state, we do not use the title of "physician." There are no restrictions in our state on the use of the title "doctor" in clinical settings, if you have earned...

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Hi NurseKJ - I work in a couple of different hospitals and don't find that I encounter issues with nursing administration. I work in an independent practice state, so we are generally afforded the same privileges as our MD colleagues in the hospital....

Hi Mkim680 - I was (still am) an LCSW prior to going to nursing school and eventually becoming a PMHNP. In terms of having an LMHC license, these will not have an impact on nursing education or licensure/board certification. I was required (in order ...

I did my PMHNP program through a blended (online and face-to-face) program that was outside of the state that I reside in. The program would approve contracts for clinical placements with MDs or NPs. I wasn't ever precepted by an NP - all of my prece...