Mental1

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1. How limiting is adult vs family pmhnp?

   Mental1 replied to jkpowell23's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   I am an adult PMHNP. In my practice we have in my opinion to many child/providers and only 2 adult providers. So all the child/adolescent cases go to them even though I can see 13 and up. That's fine...

2. PMHNP in Private Practice

   Mental1 replied to NHGN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   I just graduated. While I am comfortable in the inpatient setting, to be honest I didnt want to work the ridiculous hours that comes along with that. I starting a new position in an outpatient...

3. Epocrates Essentials

   Mental1 replied to tleake1980's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Be careful with Epocrates and your blackberry. I have had epocrates as an nP student for the past 2 years and used it as an RN for another 1 year prior to that. Epocrates is a very large app and it...

4. FPMHNP

   Mental1 replied to kkmmy64's topic in Advanced Practice

   I am an Adult Psych NP; I just passed the exam and will start my new job in few weeks. I live in

5. Psych nurse practitioner

   Mental1 replied to bumblebeegaga's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   Check out the job board on the APNA website, Monster, or the NHSC.gov You should be able to get some good leads that way. I had offers from clinical rotations, other agencies in town that applied to...

6. Psych nurse practitioner

   Mental1 replied to bumblebeegaga's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   my instructor told us with the need here (midwest) not to take anything less than 90k. I would assume that would apply (compensation wise) to the Boston

7. Psych nurse practitioner

   Mental1 replied to bumblebeegaga's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   I have even had one headhunter try to get to me through my husband by offering him his dream job in operations a power plant in order to persuade me into moving and accepting a job I don't really...

8. Sorry, credentialing question.

   Mental1 replied to Destined2sing's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   I was asked to do something similiar. But, I was told that since I was certifiable I should change my badge to PMHNP-c. Now that I have passed my exam, I have changed it again to PMHNP-BC, because...

9. May NP Graduates and ANCC Certification

   Mental1 replied to NurseJi's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   It took about 6 weeks to get my okay to test. I took my PMHNP exam last week and passed. But I know of other people in my class who sent their paperwork in at the middle to end of June and are still...

10. What are the BEST and WORST States to practice as an NP?

    Mental1 replied to Roland's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Wow that was a very interesting link. As a new psych np grad in Iowa, I knew some of the states boarding me were very restrictive compared with Iowa law. Iowa was number 3 on one list and 12 on...

11. NP dual curriculum

    Mental1 replied to sl6ivy's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    http://nursing.missouri.edu/academics/master-of-science/areas/mental-health-fmhnp.php http://www.unmc.edu/nursing/254.htm I know of several in the midwest, I am not sure where you are though. There...

12. Geriatric UTI and Hallucinations/Psychosis

    Mental1 replied to njmomstudent's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yes I have seen delirium many times in the elderly. UTI's are I believe the number one cause for delirium in the elderly. Dehyratation and altered glucose and decreased electrolytes can also cause...

13. NP Certification Exams and Pass Rates

    Mental1 replied to Spacklehead's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    My schools psych np program was brand new, and there was only 2 choices in the entire area for me attend. But I have been trying to find what the over success rate on the Psych Np exam is and havent...

14. Psych NP Certification

    Mental1 replied to Mental1's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thanks, I have taken the Barkley review course, bought the practice questions from ANCC and another book of practice questions. I was just curious if anyone new more about the test or if there was...

15. Psych NP Certification

    Mental1 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am supposed to take my psych np boards from the ANCC in a few weeks. Has anyone taken this exam in the last several months that can give some advice or direction. I have a job offer that is hanging...