Carlyjo

Carlyjo has 14 years experience and specializes in Psych/med-surge.

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1. South Alabama Pediatric NP

   Carlyjo replied to advor's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   I have applied for the FNP/DNP at the University of South Alabama. I am currently a PMHNP and went to UNC. I have a fellow PMHNP co-worker who graduated from the University of South Alabama. She is...

2. Which specialty compensated the most financially?

   Carlyjo replied to hik9258's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   The South, except Mississippi, Alabama, and parts of TN (Memphis, Nashville) is terrible for PsychNP. This is horrible but true. FNP makes the same or more than Psych NP in most of the South. Derm is...

3. Too many online NP programs

   Carlyjo replied to laudate's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   Yes, I believe we have all seen posts of those wishing to become NPs that are CNAs or from another field. People are allowed to have dreams and try to fulfill them. This is the land of opportunity. I...

4. Too many online NP programs

   Carlyjo replied to laudate's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   I don’t think it will be long before most programs go to online with the exception of a few campus visits. Some backward professors are stalling this transition (at least in my program).The programs...

5. Too many online NP programs

   Carlyjo replied to laudate's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   I have noticed that the people on here that dog other NP programs are not NPs. The few NPs that do have nasty remarks about other NP programs are generally very insecure. Making fun of a colleague is...

6. Too many online NP programs

   Carlyjo replied to laudate's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   I don’t exactly agree with this. Two of the top graduate schools for PMHNP now deliver a completely online format. Rush and Vanderbilt are in this format…not synchronous, either. Actually, Rush...

7. Psychiatric NP what can I do?

   Carlyjo replied to newnurse423's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   I think that restricting NPs from signing disability forms is very serious. If an NP is in independent practice, they cannot sign for a patient that is in need of disability. The patient (or the NP)...

8. PMHNP

   Carlyjo replied to mjgernurse's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   One has to consider cost of living related to salary. I do not live near the cost, so cost of living is reasonable in my area. Cost of living on the west coast and other parts of the country are...

9. PMHNP

   Carlyjo replied to mjgernurse's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   I live in SC, went to the UNC for my PMHNP. Our class completed a large portion of the program in the hybrid format. I would look into other schools that offer PMHNP. Be sure the school you choose has...

10. online rn to bsn chamberlain college

    Carlyjo replied to MVgal's topic in Chamberlain College

    I completed the RN-BSN program at Chamberlain. I went to a community college for my ADN. I got into the MSN school of my choice. I do have complaints with Chamberlain but it prepared me well for...

11. Too many online NP programs

    Carlyjo replied to laudate's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Megan, I have a co-worker that went to the University of South Alabama. The way she describes that program, it is much more rigorous than my hybrid program. I went to a public intuition, the...

12. Too many online NP programs

    Carlyjo replied to laudate's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    There are many hybrid programs available. I think we need to make a distinction between online verses for-profit. Online does not necessarily mean for profit. Many public institutions offer NP tracks....

13. Any Psych Nurse Practitioner's out there?

    Carlyjo replied to HealingThoughts's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I work outpatient full time. I think the worst part for the majority of NPs is that we are not paid hourly or per patient. If you can get hourly or a per patient rate, this controls more of what you...

14. Any Psych Nurse Practitioner's out there?

    Carlyjo replied to HealingThoughts's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Ella86rn, I did not mean to offend you. I also do not mean to be pessimistic, just honest. If you already have a job offer from your employer, this is excellent. If you have the heart for psych then...

15. Any Psych Nurse Practitioner's out there?

    Carlyjo replied to HealingThoughts's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Actually, I went to The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The program is ranked 11th by Us News & World Report. They are mostly distance learning, so my classmates were spread...