interesting that all they require is hours, my school also requires 16 credits of didactics minimum depending on post specialization. Good Luck, there is definately a need for people willing to work with the mentally ill.
delphiniumRN replied to SoonToBeFNP's topic in NP Students
Caitlin, Go back to VA education department and see if they will train you in other areas. For example some of the clinics such as Causeway have medical. I think the VA has a women's health clinic. I know there are adequate Geri Patients. Precept...
Actually I will get my Psych Np next year and the only caveat I have to you is to know what you are dealing with when doing psych. For instance in IM a family M.D. wont touch someone with severe depression with psychotic features, Mania that is not ...
maybe someone should remind the social worker what happened at the MGH bipolar clinic with the pdoc being attacked. That patient hadn't even shown agression prior.
Hi, I graduate from an adult pmhnp program next year. I also have colleagues who will be in pmhcns tract. I understand that in some states the cns can not prescribe. What is the difference between scope of practice?
Is is mostly the managment of...
delphiniumRN replied to susiesmith21's topic in Medications
You know what is strange: the addiction part I understand. I dont agree with drug diversion and it is a crime. Working under the influence is also a risk to patients. What really turns my stomach is that she is probably leaving some poor patient th...
delphiniumRN replied to resilientnurse's topic in Psychiatric
I worked Geri Psych one day it was worse than a pulmonary floor. If you equate Geri to fragile and then add on all of the peculiar labs as well as the slew of medical meds and psych meds and their possible interactions. There is a great challenge ...
The best thing to do is to follow protocol and to document what type of distress: ie grimace, clenching, htn, crying in your note. These types of descriptive words used in a note when titrating a drip will only protect you legally. Another this some...
delphiniumRN replied to caribbeanbeauty's topic in Psychiatric
I find it pays less at least where I work. However at the graduate level cns/np the psych specialist makes more generally. Possibly d/t the specialist component.. any ideas
delphiniumRN replied to delphiniumRN's topic in NP
You need to ask the school, because cleary there are not enough psych np/cns around. MD's can precept nurses as long as they agree to the contract.. That can be difficult.