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1. Psychiatric mental health certification exam question

   backtoharmony replied to Zen APRN's topic in Psychiatric

   Dear Zen: I graduated from Jeff's BSN program in 92, and from Community College ASN in 85. So we are linked with Jeff in common. Great!!! I loved Jeff. Dis Jeff still have that Community Health Semester in Holland when you were there? What an exp...

2. Psychiatric mental health certification exam question

   backtoharmony replied to Zen APRN's topic in Psychiatric

   Did you know what the results of a major study funded by NIH discovered that looked at NP's successful intergrating into health care verses PA's? What is the number one group not accepting NP’s? What is the group that is hindering NP’s from progress...

3. Psychiatric mental health certification exam question

   backtoharmony replied to Zen APRN's topic in Psychiatric

   dear zen: it's been nice chatting. i'm sorry if my response offended you in any way, you seen to think i'm assuming a superior position in this chat? is that true? please don't feel that way. this is not a competition. i just finished something you...

4. Psychiatric mental health certification exam question

   backtoharmony replied to Zen APRN's topic in Psychiatric

   congrats on your published work as well my friend. if interested my article is called "the brenda model", in journal of gerontology. you'll never guess where i graduated from with my bsn? jerfferson. i did my jeff community health semester in hollan...

5. Psychiatric mental health certification exam question

   backtoharmony replied to Zen APRN's topic in Psychiatric

   zen: with our paper's, the professor's run ever peper we do through that same program, once we turn them in, and if we get caught with plagiarism, we get placed on suspension and most likely expelled immediately. they are strict about that. but i und...

6. Psychiatric mental health certification exam question

   backtoharmony replied to Zen APRN's topic in Psychiatric

   OK, great, I thought you spoke with the tone of someone like myself. As I also did the ASN to BSN to NP route. As I have 26 years experience as a psych RN, most of that time workng at Penn. I hope I didn't insult you when I mentioned that? If your ...

7. Psychiatric mental health certification exam question

   backtoharmony replied to Zen APRN's topic in Psychiatric

   Dear Zen: Also, I'm interested in the classes you may have taken out of curiousity as to compare our program's. And if your real nice, maybe I'll share some of my resources with you. AS with every Penn PMHN class we had to do 2 paper's, using 3 cur...

8. Psychiatric mental health certification exam question

   backtoharmony replied to Zen APRN's topic in Psychiatric

   Dear Zen: My advice to you is to go into your PMHNP program with full force, full time. No excuses!!! Let nothing get in your way. I also recomend not working as you do this program because this program, at least Penn's soes, comes with many hours ...

9. Psychiatric mental health certification exam question

   backtoharmony replied to Zen APRN's topic in Psychiatric

   Oh, now I see clearly. Hum, so how do you like their program? I've heard good things about it. Have you taken Advanced Patho-Physiology yet? And what classes are you taking now? I have been studying nd preparing for my Bpards exam which I will be ...

10. Need help passing certification exam

    backtoharmony replied to valdosta9's topic in Advanced

    Where did you go to school for your PMHNP? I'm sorry to hear about your struggle, I know you'll pass it the next time. I'm getting ready to take the exam in 2 weeks, I also have tons of experience and worry over analysing as well. Hang in there we'l...

11. ANCC certification - does good, or just looks good?

    backtoharmony replied to NiteNurz79's topic in Psychiatric

    Sorry for the poor spelling in previous thread response. I never was a good speller. What I was trying to say was, it always pays off, every time, personally and on the job. Read the post from the 27 year vet in here somewhere, I also have 26 years e...

12. ANCC certification - does good, or just looks good?

    backtoharmony replied to NiteNurz79's topic in Psychiatric

    Take the test, it pays off. Trust me I habe been a psych nurse and am a PMHNP now. I will open door's that otherwise are closed. I always helps.

13. Psychiatric mental health certification exam question

    backtoharmony replied to Zen APRN's topic in Psychiatric

    I'm also getting ready to take the Family PMHNP exam. Any encouraging tip? I just graduated from U of Penn's program. Any and all of your kind advice would be appreciated. I'm a wreck worrying about it at this point. D Day is approaching fast like...