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  1. Psych nurse practitioner

    myelin replied to bumblebeegaga's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    This has not been the case at all in the states I've looked at, nor does it reflect the experience of the psych NPs I know in practice. Not only does the need for psych NPs seem to be much higher than...

  2. Question for Psych NPs/CNSs about 2013 code changes

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

    Very interesting. Yes, it sounds like psychiatric providers are now able to bill like medical providers and can potentially bill for more, given they are careful about documentation. Thank you for...

  3. Question for Psych NPs/CNSs about 2013 code changes

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

    Do you think it will make a substantial difference in reimbursement or

  4. MSN in Nursing or MS in counseling?

    myelin replied to Nurseshark7's topic in Post Graduate Students

    you can become a PMHNP which includes in its license the ability conduct psychotherapy/counseling. I only add this as an option because the market for pure counselors/psychotherapists (no medical...

  5. Question for Psych NPs/CNSs about 2013 code changes

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

    yikes, sounds so confusing. Thanks for your response. It will be interesting to see how this plays out and if the insurance companies will really raise reimbursement

  6. Looking back.. any regrets as NP instead of PA?

    myelin replied to gentlerain's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I was about to say... competitiveness is relative. There are extremely competitive NP programs out there at the top schools, feel free to pursue them. I would only choose PA if I knew that I had no...

  7. NP vs MD and other discussions...

    myelin replied to ivyleaf's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    If you want psych, become a psych NP. There's no need to spend a decade + in order to achieve your career goal. I have worked with psychiatrists and psych NPs - they where interchangeable where I was...

  8. Do you think psychiatric care is inadequate in the US?

    myelin replied to MusicEMT's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Yes. It's why I'm becoming a

  9. Cons of master's entry NP programs?

    myelin replied to t_heart's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    We get 1000 hours for the RN license in my direct entry program as

  10. Need Direct Entry to MSN with a Communications degree

    myelin replied to xtremesteve's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Uh, Direct Entry MSN programs do not let you slide on your prereqs. They are not online (how would you get your clinical hours) and require you to attend full-time for the first year, typically....

  11. What can I do to better my chances of being accepted

    myelin replied to Bekah84's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    This is very true. I know that they don't like people to be too young in my direct entry program. The majority of my class is in their late 20s or

  12. NOT post-masters NP program

    myelin replied to nurselove757's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    what do you mean by "general MSN classes" - what classes, specifically, are you trying to

  13. LCSW, PMHNP, or PA

    myelin replied to chibix's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    social work - market is terrible, pay sucks, etc. Definitely do PMHNP. PAs get little training in psych compared with a psych np, no therapy training whatsoever, etc. As a NP, you will receive far...

  14. Concern/question about PMHNP and Clinical Psychologists

    myelin replied to Love&Care's topic in Psychiatric

    All very good advice in this thread. I also left clinical psychology to become a psych np. I'm in the accelerated rn portion of my program right now. I start my advanced practice work in the fall....

  15. 2013 UCSF MEPN Applicants

    myelin replied to serahfarron's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Current MEPN here, just want to wish you guys GOOD LUCK. I got my letter on the 11th of December last year, I believe, but I was a few states away. Good luck guys!

  16. Kaplan FNP

    myelin replied to Kmeadams's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Programs like that hurt the field as a

  17. Best online Psych NP Program?

    myelin replied to IcySageNurse's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Go to the cheapest program you can that has the best reputation where you want to work. As the NP market continues to get flooded by all the professional schools that are very easy to get into, name...

  18. PMHNP---Help!

    myelin replied to mtsteelhorse's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    That's why I think it's important to look at median income... in my area the median income for PMHNPs is over 100k. For LCSWs it's about 50k, as reported by the

  19. Retaking Pharm Class?

    myelin replied to lizzyd's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    good lord, here we

  20. PMHNP---Help!

    myelin replied to mtsteelhorse's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    If you don't want to prescribe medication then PMHNP is not the way to

  21. Going for a MD program from FNP

    myelin replied to mahaandai's topic in Advanced Practice

    Not all NP schools are like this. I attend a program that provides all of its students with clinical rotations, as it should be. I would never pay to attend a program that didn't provide the entirety...

  22. What is the appropriate career path?

    myelin replied to MBrickle's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    if you want to do something surgical then I think becoming a PA makes more

  23. Interesting Physician Perspective On NPs

    myelin replied to PMFB-RN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    It really depends on the state. Even in one of the states that isn't part of the 13 that grant complete independence, the NP rules can still be pretty darn loose (especially compared to PAs)... a...

  24. Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

    myelin replied to myrn11's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Thank you for the positivity. I really want to believe things will work out, as well. Maybe they'll secure more funding by the time we graduate (hehe). Because the desperate locations that I'm...

  25. Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

    myelin replied to myrn11's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I went to a meeting about HRSA loan repayment and it was kind of depressing. Basically, they're getting about twice as many applicants as they have funding for, so the score of your site needs to be...