zenman

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    Nurse Practitioner

    zenman replied to ttpurtee's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    There's already a sticky here called "Differences (Educative/Clinical) between NP &
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    How limiting is adult vs family pmhnp?

    zenman replied to jkpowell23's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    As an Adult PMHNP, I can see ages 13 and up, and I don't know if I want to stoop that low even,
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    Online classes suck!! What's your experience!!

    zenman replied to RN_for_life's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'd switch if you are not going to be happy. I've never had a partner with distance education courses. We've had to respond to other student's work... and responses had to be quality ones. You got...
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    How did you pass the ANCC certification exam?

    zenman replied to beckyfnp's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Congrats! I was wondering, does the computer tell you if you have passed at the end of the test or does it just stop when you have passed the correct number of
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    Can NPs from US practice in Canada?

    zenman replied to thenewguy8's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'd like to know the answer also since the states are going
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    Hollistically Oriented Independent NPas PCP? New - need help!

    zenman replied to thenewguy8's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Yes, look up "Pearson Report." They are requiring the DNP...which might actually happen 50 years from the planned time. You can check out DNP programs at nursing school sites. I heard a few days...
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    Where to find used Family Nurse Practitioner certification review material

    zenman replied to Jkenney2's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    There's review materials on the ANCC
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    Percentage of Nurse Practitioners per specialty...?

    zenman replied to rn2msn's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Two wars, the world is going to heck, and you wonder about the need for psych
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    studying for health assessment

    zenman replied to bayouchick02's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I put a "flowchart" on the wall facing the back of my practice patients so I could follow it. After awhile you can "see it" on the wall no matter where you're
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    Psychiatric pmhnp certification pretest quiestions

    zenman replied to yshames's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Relax, it's enough. Just make sure you know how to take multiple choice tests..and read the question
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    PMHNP

    zenman replied to Zaphod's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    UAB was an excellent school before you were
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    Why are so many Doctors hostile towards the DNP?

    zenman replied to Meesterjojo's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I can tell you that once you venture outside what you think it the best country in the world, you get a wake-up call. And there are many places where a physician is not available, nor do all people...
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    PMHNP in Private Practice

    zenman replied to NHGN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    If you are searching for answers and trying to find yourself, it's usually better to try therapy than spend time and money on an profession that might not be for
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    Should NPs become COMPLETELY independent?

    zenman replied to BS, NP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    How about one of those cute little lock
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    Why are so many Doctors hostile towards the DNP?

    zenman replied to Meesterjojo's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Fixed it for
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    Why are so many Doctors hostile towards the DNP?

    zenman replied to Meesterjojo's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Our medical and nursing training is a part of our culture. Our healthcare system, which is not the best in the world, might benefit from other cultural input. The Soteria House, Crossing Place, and...
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    Why are so many Doctors hostile towards the DNP?

    zenman replied to Meesterjojo's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I actually only want to take what is useful from physician training. I certainly don't want to put the biomedical, clinical point of view over all others. In my area, psych, relief from drugs has not...
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    Should NPs become COMPLETELY independent?

    zenman replied to BS, NP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Studies don't prove anything, by the
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    PMHNP in Private Practice

    zenman replied to NHGN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Some people go into mental health field in order to find themselves and answers, however therapy might be better. As a PMHNP you can chose what kind of population you work with and even set up your...
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    Why are so many Doctors hostile towards the DNP?

    zenman replied to Meesterjojo's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I thought M3 was the first year of
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    Just wondering NP & PA

    zenman replied to physio's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Yes, PA is a good field. It just depends on what you want mostly. I was already a nurse, had a masters, wanted distance education and ability to work while going to school so I did post-master Psych...
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    FNP working in mental health

    zenman replied to marineRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You might consider also that while it might be within the "scope of practice," it might not be legal, which trumps scope
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    FNP working in mental health

    zenman replied to marineRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I had attended a Psych CNS program and when I did a post-masters psych NP, I had to take 19 more credits plus 260 more hours of clinical. Glad I
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    Do Army National Guard nurses get deployed?

    zenman replied to jallen5's topic in Government, Military

    Your recruiter is full of BS. Back in early 70's, I met a NG unit that just got back from Vietnam. Surf the web for info on forums; don't believe any recruiter. I was going to go back into my...
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    Prospects for a FNP with a Psych secondary certification

    zenman replied to t2krookie's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    I agree. You're just creating extra work for yourself by working on CNS. Will you be working in a setting where you can use both FNP and