Carlyjo

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 an excellent NP, recently graduated a few years ba...

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 the best field, hands down. That is the area I am ...

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 don’t appreciate your jab at single mothers. I was...

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 some of you graduated from that are hybrid will be ...

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 tacky, period. There is a special place somewhere...

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 and Vanderbilt are ranked in the top 5. I know my co-w...

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) has to arrange for the patient to be seen by an MD....

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 outrageous. 110k salary estimates may not reflect cost ...

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 an associated medical school/hospital. I have a c...

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 graduate school. The cost of the program is very steep ...

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 University of South Alabama is also a public institution. B...

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. This being said, I went to Chamberlain for my RN-...

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 earn. Most doctors work this way, and it is a shame...

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 you need to be a Psych NP. The main point I am tryi...

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 throughout the South. Vanderbilt is “online” now, BTW. Vand...

Yes, I live in SC. Oversaturation currently exists in SC, TN, KY and NC is filling up as well. There are very few jobs in KY, a girl in my class from KY had to move Arizona to get a job. She told me places in the area were skittish about hiring a new...

I am writing this in honesty because I feel like everyone considering becoming a PMHNP should be aware: I am a PMHNP and graduated Fall 2012. I would like to know where PMHNP are earning 80% of what a psychiatrist earns??? I can tell you in my area o...

i will have to say that chamberlain has really been a disappointment. i went with this school based on the reviews here. i have had a great experience until now, and i am very close to graduation. things have changed in the program since i have start...

I totally agree. This mess about being customer service oriented is crazy. I treated every patient with respect and give them the best medical care I can provide. You cannot make everyone happy 100% of the time. Most companies have gone to "have it ...

A good company will pull their field staff from the roads when driving conditions become hazardous-and hazardous means different things at times for different parts of the country. For example, a flood out west or 1 inch of snow in places that only r...

I received on of these letters as well.....also from a small town

You must have 2 years of acute psychiatric nursing experience and be approved by Palmetto per Medicare guidelines to do psychiatric home health nursing. Your agency would be out of compliance with Medicare otherwise. Other nurses are not allowed to m...