umbdude MSN, APRN

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    last year of FNP school but want PMHNP

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

    If you have nothing psych related on your resume, get some. Even though PMHNP is in demand, having experience will expand your opportunities. In my neck of the wood, many employers won't consider...
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    Walden U PMHNP

    umbdude replied to hannahbe's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Depends. Large research facilities probably won't take Walden grads. Also, it's unlikely Walden grads can find work in my area, which is a competitive job market for PMHNPs and we have a number of...
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    Alphabet Soup of a Title

    umbdude replied to jfmDNP's topic in Advanced Practice

    This is one of those "culture shock" for me when I switched career from finance to nursing. In finance, it is considered silly to put your degrees behind your name unless it's a PhD. Nobody ever puts...
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    FNP Hopeful

    umbdude replied to Bdab's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Just took a quick look at Purdue...the admission criteria states that: "A minimum undergraduate nursing cumulative Grade Point Average of 3.0 on a four-point scale or equivalent "B" average. Note:...
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    Why The Future of NP Practice Maybe A Two Edged Sword

    umbdude replied to All4NursingRN's topic in Advanced Practice

    Online in itself isn't bad. The problem is that majority of online NP programs are either subpar or downright terrible. They throw students a list of readings, ask them to read, write papers, post on...
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    No Jobs For New Grads Despite RN Time?!

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

    The only published stat I know are the HRSA projections. A less-quantitative method is to look at job openings in your area. If you're seeing an overwhelming number of jobs requiring at least 2+ years...
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    Psych Travel Assign. Question

    umbdude replied to katiehydrangea's topic in Psychiatric

    If the reviews say it's not a safe place, I would believe it. How long is the assignment? If you're very eager to get inpatient psych experience and it's not a long assignment (3 months), maybe it's...
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    Online PMHNP school programs

    umbdude replied to EMT_Kevin's topic in Psychiatric

    Here are a few online programs: Vanderbilt, Rush University, Ohio State University, U. of Cincinnati, and U. of Alabama. Duke also has online PMHNP but its admission requires med-surg experience. In...
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    Need NP preceptor

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

    Right now it's a tough time. Keep your eyes open and also ask whether you can use tele-medicine to fulfill your hours (I believe it's acceptable). Join a local NP association and/or AGPCNP forum, and...
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    Why The Future of NP Practice Maybe A Two Edged Sword

    umbdude replied to All4NursingRN's topic in Advanced Practice

    I wonder if that would cause an exodus of FL PMHNPs away from working for FL facilities (and patients), since almost everyone working outpatient are doing telepsych. I mean..why would anyone work for...
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    NP school, did you pull a loan or paid in cash?

    umbdude replied to Sam. W's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I think it was around $1400 per credit. Not cheap, but all the programs in my area cost around the same or
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    Switching Specialties as an NP Student?

    umbdude replied to Nurse_Lo's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Generally, schools don't like people switching specialty and it's uncertain whether you can guarantee a spot. They'll likely want to know the discrepancy between your love for midwifery and the...
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    What are the duties of an inpatient Psych NP?

    umbdude replied to JZ1's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Not an NP yet but did my clinical in inpatient and also worked inpatient psych as a RN and tech. It varies from one hospital to another, but generally providing medication management that would...
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    Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

    umbdude replied to lanersa's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Yes PMHNP is a specialty. You might have to explore other schools that offer
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    NP school, did you pull a loan or paid in cash?

    umbdude replied to Sam. W's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I paid some out of pocket, took some loan, and got a bit of scholarship money. I also still have BSN loans. I don't spend much money. I ended up taking out around $30k loan for my $70k NP education,...
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    Following-up with Employers

    umbdude replied to meltominoire's topic in Psychiatric

    I wouldn't follow up every week. I would do it twice and than just look into other opportunities. Definitely keep looking for psych RN jobs. It'll look better on your resume when it comes time for job...
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    My Ultimate Warning based on personal Experience with COVID+ patients and co-workers.

    umbdude replied to theoneandonly's topic in Disaster Preparation

    This is pretty
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    On line NP or On-campus Np? (MA)

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

    We actually had a formal class debate (not on this topic of course) and because of that process I can see that you're using personal attacks by calling professors "large ladies" and that "classes are...
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    Would you ever give a lower dose of a psych medicine to a patient if that patient demanded it without a provider order?

    umbdude replied to A Hit With The Ladies's topic in Psychiatric

    This is a pretty inappropriate response. Unless the patient is court-ordered a medication, it's best to try to work with the patient and not put the nurse in a corner like that. Then discuss with the...
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    What are the for profit NP schools?

    umbdude replied to JZ1's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    The ones that come up most often are Walden and University of Pheonix. Chamberlain is also for-profit. I agree with above though. There are tons of online (or even some brick & mortar) NP programs...
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    PMHNP- ANCC Exam 2019

    umbdude replied to Bea Bea's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    This isn't the right one for the PMHNP exam. The link you posted is for the RN-level psychiatric nursing certification, not for NP. This is the one for PMHNP:...
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    Seeking Fall 2020 Pediatric Preceptor

    umbdude replied to Freckledkorican's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Allnurses really isn't the best place to find preceptors because of the anonymity. Anyone here who contacts you for preceptorship will have to reveal their off-line identities. Have you joined FNP,...
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    Nurse Practitioner Needed/Not Needed?

    umbdude replied to Sigrimis's topic in Advanced Practice

    It might worth waiting to get into a direct-entry NP program if you are looking to become an NP (keep in mind that direct-entry NP programs are very competitive). Or if you are not oppose to working...
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    Nurse Practitioner Needed/Not Needed?

    umbdude replied to Sigrimis's topic in Advanced Practice

    You have to do a side-by-side comparison between the requirements of the NP programs and whether those NP programs will accept the credits from the CNL program. A lot of NP (MSN or DNP) programs don't...
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    No Jobs For New Grads Despite RN Time?!

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

    Sorry to hear. This is a terrible time for new grad NPs with the whole crisis going on. I'm graduating within a month and applied to many Psych NP jobs, but so far it's been radio silence. Fortunately...