JavelinO

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1. Psych NP Programs - When & Where?

   JavelinO replied to LisalaRN99's topic in Advanced Practice

   Penn is NOT the same as Penn State. Ivy League vs. not. Sorry, but it is

2. Are NP online degree frowned upon?

   JavelinO replied to ickc22's topic in Advanced Practice

   I really appreciated my in-class experiences. It felt like school because, well, it was school. Personally, I could not have grasped the material and had the dialog with professionals 'in the...

3. Best schools for DNP-psychiatry?

   JavelinO replied to DrZaphod's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

   I know Drexel has a pretty good program. From what I heard, Wash U has a great program without the need for

4. Psych NP Programs - When & Where?

   JavelinO replied to LisalaRN99's topic in Advanced Practice

   Just as an FYI, Penn's program is 13 months full time and you do not have to go and find your own

5. Psych NP programs that are the most psychotherapy focused?

   JavelinO replied to priorities2's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   I attended Penn's program and we had a heavy emphasis on psychotherapy, particularly CBT. When speaking with some other fellow psych NPs, it sounds like we had a lot more than other schools out in...

6. Psych NP Army Reserve Life

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

   So is it an easy process for changing drill units? I mean do I have to have clearance from another unit to start drilling with them if I decide to move to another state? I would a part of APMC (amedd)...

7. Psych NP Army Reserve Life

   JavelinO posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   I am interested in working as a psych NP within the AR and wondered if anyone could speak a bit about what a typical drill weekend involves. Direct psych patient care, educating others, training? Do...

8. Psych NP in the Military

   JavelinO replied to JavelinO's topic in Government, Military

   I hope someone on this board can provide some additional first-hand information on either psych nursing or as an nurse practitioner in the armed

9. Psych NP in the Military

   JavelinO posted a topic in Government, Military

   I have completed my BSN and worked in the emergency department for roughly 1 year after deciding to return to school to obtain a master's degree (psychiatric nurse practitioner). The program starts...

10. ER Army Specialty

    JavelinO replied to JavelinO's topic in Government, Military

    I completely understand that you go where the Army needs you. However, I thought that once you went to a specialty school (ob, mental, critical, or), you would be bound to that type of nursing for...

11. ER Army Specialty

    JavelinO replied to JavelinO's topic in Government, Military

    Thanks for the response lifeafter40. For example, if I decided on the critical care course, is there a good chance I could go through the ER program after that first year? Is it highly desired by...

12. ER Army Specialty

    JavelinO replied to JavelinO's topic in Government, Military

    I just spoke with a recruiter who explained that ER is a 5th specialty area one could go into as a new BSN grad. Could this have been recenty added? Ps, I mean no disrespect just

13. ER Army Specialty

    JavelinO replied to JavelinO's topic in Government, Military

    I was under the assumption that you sign up for one of 5 specialties. If selected, you complete one year in med-surg, for example, before going to your specialty school. Is this

14. ER Army Specialty

    JavelinO posted a topic in Government, Military

    I will receive my ABSN in June 2010 (already have a BS in Biology) and wondered what the difficulty was of getting an ER specialty slot. Do those tend to "fill up"? Also, when is the earliest my...

15. ARMY ED nursing vs. ARMY critical care nursing

    JavelinO replied to RealNut's topic in Government, Military

    Can new grads accepted to the Army Nursing Corps go right into the ED without any civilian