umbdude MSN, APRN

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    Inpatient or outpatient PMHNP?

    umbdude replied to Nursejesssica's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You can always do both. If you like inpatient, then start with an inpatient PMHNP job. Once you get the hang of it, take up an outside gig (a few hours a week) seeing patients outside. Both my...
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    Need Help - NonNP jobs

    umbdude replied to OnHisRoadMap's topic in Advanced Practice

    These positions will likely require relevant experience. Did you work as a RN and/or as RN manager prior to NP school? I think higher level RN managers can make over $100k, but I think teaching...
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    Direct entry MSN worth over $100,000 in debt?

    umbdude replied to Hfield12's topic in Post Graduate Students

    These programs tend to be extremely costly and do not provide much added value (especially if your end goal is FNP). You'll graduate practicing as a RN possibly with a good amount of debt, which will...
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    New FNP Questions

    umbdude replied to drbeckrn's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    If you just graduated from an FNP program, that might count toward your CEUs for renewing your RN license. When people apply to both RN and APRN at the same time, it's usually because they...
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    NP student considering med school

    umbdude replied to The Good Nurse's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    If you have the grades and ability to maintain top grades in pre-req and mcat, I don't see why you shouldn't. Why bother with finishing this semester? If you can get a refund, drop out and start your...
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    What NP specialty offers the most flexibility?

    umbdude replied to Future MSN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    There are a few national companies that will hire people to do only telepsych (some pay crap). However, I think most of the telepsych jobs are temporary and once the emergency is over they might...
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    Thoughts on online Psych NP schools

    umbdude replied to Lana717's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I second dallasmiss. Out of the 3 you mentioned, Walden is widely considered a diploma mill with no admission standards and absent academic
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    New FNP Questions

    umbdude replied to drbeckrn's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    ANCC board is a certification body, not a licensing body. You'll need to get your RN license reactivated and apply for your state's APRN license. Then you need to figure out how your state's...
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    Telemedicine NP work?

    umbdude replied to ToFNPandBeyond's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    According to another source, you have to be in the US if you accept medicare/medicaid. You can take cash pay but malpractice won't cover you. Only speaking for psych here, I don't know how telemed...
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    CA NPs. have you seen bill text for AB890?

    umbdude replied to AddictionNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Focus on SEC. 4 Article 8.5 for requirements to be certified as independent NP. It sounds to me that independent practice will require at least ~5-6 years of total NP experience: 3 years as NP in...
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    NP: Age limit?

    umbdude replied to romantic's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I was 41 when I got my RN and 44 for NP. I too plan to work into my 70s (but probably no more than 16 hrs/week), assuming I'm still alive and cognitively
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    Nearly impossible to find NP jobs

    umbdude replied to mrsannRN's topic in Advanced Practice

    That's what I thought initially too, but unfortunately the bill is quite limited and excluded PMHNPs, certain outpatient specialties, CRNAs, and CNS's. They are trying to amend the bill somehow to add...
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    The economics of PA vs. NP

    umbdude replied to subee's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I don't doubt that the DNP opens more doors to academia/admin. I was talking about the educational value. MBA isn't a terminal degree and it's the opposite of DNP...the educational value is there (the...
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    Nearly impossible to find NP jobs

    umbdude replied to mrsannRN's topic in Advanced Practice

    Just to be clear, are you certified in psych? And when/where did you start your job search? Sometimes it can take over a month for hiring staff to call back. I live in a fairly competitive area. The...
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    NP interview experiences

    umbdude replied to eternalstudent328's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I had a negative interviewing experience with a medical director (it was my first interview). Without going into details, it involved questioning NP training/hours/preparedness etc. even though he...
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    The economics of PA vs. NP

    umbdude replied to subee's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    To each his/her own (regarding DNP). But I generally agree with KatieMI. I believe anyone with a solid undergrad/MSN and some experience can critically assess research and complete a quality EBP (or...
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    PMHNP Walden

    umbdude replied to Alix's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    It's widely considered a diploma mill with no admission or academic standards. Although sadly it's certainly not the only PMHNP diploma mill, it is probably the most notorious across all
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    Your Interview Experience

    umbdude replied to 3UNC's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Always wear formal professional attire until you have a firm offer letter in hand. Visiting the clinic and meeting coworkers are a part of the formal interviewing process. But it's a good
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    Massachusetts NPs - A License Question!

    umbdude replied to NewBostonFNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You don't need an NPI for the MA CNP license application. However, you'll need one for virtually everything else and it takes 30 minutes to get your
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    RN after NP school

    umbdude replied to mhnurse234's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I don't recommend doing that either. Every minute you spend working as a psych RN is minute lost to gaining crucial PMHNP experience. There are things you could do if you're concerned about jumping...
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    Two roads diverged.....or nah.....

    umbdude replied to Mpittsenbarger's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    If you want to treat psych, get a PMHNP. I'm in the northeast and there's no advantage of having dual cert in psych/FNP in most settings. Most private practices aren't going to hire you to do medical...
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    "I think I made a mistake" ... 30 y/o Dies after Attending COVID-19 Party

    umbdude replied to sirI's topic in Disaster Preparation

    ^ No we don't ban the few people who are dumb, but it is not uncommon for a society to ban or mandate certain actions (such as closing bars and mandating masks) when there is a public health crisis...
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    Your Interview Experience

    umbdude replied to 3UNC's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    My interviews were done via video meeting due to covid. For my first job interview I met with the recruiter, then cmo, then supervising physician, and finally two founders/executives (4 separate...
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    MBA degree

    umbdude replied to SquishNurse's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I was in a business field for over a decade prior to nursing and was admitted to Emory's full-time MBA program but decided not to go. I did a BS in finance/economics and a MS in finance. What kind of...
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    "I think I made a mistake" ... 30 y/o Dies after Attending COVID-19 Party

    umbdude replied to sirI's topic in Disaster Preparation

    We do ban the act of drinking and driving, and there are numerous programs designed to intervene drunk driving as there are to heroin overdose and suicide. Just because hundreds of thousands of...