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  1. Is grad school really this hard to get into?

    myelin replied to itsnowbegun's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    The economy is down which means that people are flooding into grad school right now. This is especially true in healthcare, which is a field that still has relatively good pay and demand, overall....

  2. family nurse practitioner to psychiatric nurse practitioner

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

    This is such an interesting thread. Has anyone heard of anyone going the other direction (from PMHNP to FNP)? The reason I ask is I am currently on track to become a FPMHNP, which is great. My passion...

  3. Best NP or PA Route- Opinions Please!

    myelin replied to char332's topic in Advanced Practice

    just to clarify, PAs don't make more than NPs once you correct for gender. Female PAs and NPs make the same money as do male PAs and NPs. Women make less money (unfortunately) and since there are more...

  4. NP/DNP situation

    myelin replied to jh07418's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I wouldn't worry just yet. The DNP has not been adopted as the entry of practice by any state nursing boards. While it is true that some MSN programs have switched to DNP only, there are still a lot...

  5. Calling in abx for yourself

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

    sounds like you need a new

  6. FNP or PMHNP?

    myelin replied to ginaw623's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    thanks, zenman. I was guessing the South as well. I plan on practicing on the pacific coast, most likely the Portland or Seattle area. I'm hoping to start out at a higher salary, especially...

  7. FNP or PMHNP?

    myelin replied to ginaw623's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm curious Harmonizer, in what state/area are those PMHNPs being offered

  8. I Love being a Christian Nurse

    myelin replied to Lauryen828's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Well... I should hope so. I mean, isn't this considered basic

  9. A landmark decision in my workplace

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

    Wow! That's amazing. I will be going to school in a non-independent practice state (CA), but plan on practicing in either OR or WA. I plan on advocating for myself very strongly. Anyone have any...

  10. 2012 UCSF MEPN Applicants

    myelin replied to LookingAhead's topic in Post Graduate Students

    hey graceface, are you doing family psych or adult psych? I'm doing family psych.

  11. University of Phoenix?

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

    U of P is generally regarded as a degree mill and has a bad reputation, not just in nursing, but overall. I know that it is common practice in many places to not hire U of P grads. In fact, several...

  12. MSN dilemma for a new RN w/a non-nursing bachelor's degree

    myelin replied to steeler-nurse's topic in Advanced Practice

    Since you're in a special situation (ie: you're an RN but your bachelors is in another field), I would directly contact the schools you are interested in and see what they think. I think most schools...

  13. 2012 UCSF MEPN Applicants

    myelin replied to LookingAhead's topic in Post Graduate Students

    we've been discussing it on the FB group, you really should join! :) Anyway, yes, it's scary. It seems like all DE programs have pretty terrifying

  14. FNP or PMHNP?

    myelin replied to ginaw623's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I know there is a huge dearth of psychiatric providers. There's a need for primary care as well. You should be able to find a job either way, you will likely be paid more as a

  15. FNP or PMHNP?

    myelin replied to ginaw623's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Psych NPs are the second highest paid nurses after CRNAs. There is also a huge need, even in many desirable areas, as far as I can tell. Not sure about

  16. Common Nursing Complaints & Psych NP's - Not As Bad?

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

    Hey Smoothjams, good luck! I was admitted to Columbia but I will be starting at UCSF this summer for the MEPN program and will be doing family psych NP. Actually, Penn's program is direct entry. They...

  17. Psych NP

    myelin replied to srwilkinson2002's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    excellent, I looked it up on amazon and it sounds great. I ordered it for my kindle.

  18. Common Nursing Complaints & Psych NP's - Not As Bad?

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

    lol, smoothjams, I too opted to go into this field instead of pursuing a PhD in clinical psych! And for the record, I have a strong background in mental health as well, mostly conducting assessments...

  19. Psych NP

    myelin replied to srwilkinson2002's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hey zenman, this might be kind of premature, but do you have any book recommendations for students who are just starting the PMHNP path? I have a few months before school starts, and would love to...

  20. A proposal for the future of advance nursing practice

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

    mehh.

  21. A proposal for the future of advance nursing practice

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

    I think it's humorous that you keep lumping MDs and PhDs together, as if the research training that an MD gets is anything close to comparable to that of a PhD. And I guess there's no such thing as a...

  22. 2012 UCSF MEPN Applicants

    myelin replied to LookingAhead's topic in Post Graduate Students

    1. If you're concerned about the credits, contact UCSF directly and make sure it will transfer. No, community college classes are not frowned on. I did all of my nursing prereqs at a CC. 2. You should...

  23. What NP programs include clinical placements?

    myelin replied to NJprisonrn's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Penn is fantastic and sets up your

  24. A proposal for the future of advance nursing practice

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

    Honestly, I think trying to create a "DNP physician" would be a huge step back for NPs. Seriously, one of the huge advantages that NPs have is they are not under the board of medicine and are...

  25. Common Nursing Complaints & Psych NP's - Not As Bad?

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

    yes, I think psych is very much a niche in that not many people are necessarily interested in it, so that drives up the salaries since the need is great. I think only 3% of NPs are in psych. Also,...