HikingNinja BSN, MSN, DNP, RN, APRN, NP

HikingNinja has 17 years experience as a BSN, MSN, DNP, RN, APRN, NP and specializes in Psych.

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   Easiest/quickest online MSN-DNP program

   HikingNinja replied to ClayH's topic in Post Graduate Students

   I loved the Touro DNP program. Highly
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   Touro University - Nevada DNP Program - anyone???

   HikingNinja replied to traumaRUs's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

   Just finished the program. Like with any other program it has its kinks but overall very good. The pace is hectic, but I learned alot. I'd recommend it to anyone thinking of obtaining their DNP....
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   Psychiatric Telehealth

   HikingNinja replied to BaileyARNP's topic in Advanced Practice

   Try the Telepsychiatry and Mental Health Discussion Group on Facebook. Pretty active group of over 800 members, all telepsych. Many
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   Need psych np preceptor

   HikingNinja replied to Texas_Nurse77's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   Glad I could
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   Need psych np preceptor

   HikingNinja replied to Texas_Nurse77's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   First, how many hours do you need this Fall? My program wanted 100 hrs child, 100 hrs senior, 200 adult and 200 whatever we wanted. But these were spread over 3 semesters & we could mix age...
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   Need psych np preceptor

   HikingNinja replied to Texas_Nurse77's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   Did you ever find a preceptor? Do you need child hours only? Or would adult be okay? What school? I might know of a place in Nevada. Quick licensure. But at this point I don't know if you'd be...
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   Looking at psych NP programs

   HikingNinja replied to tokumoshi's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   I'm currently finishing up a PMHNP program. Expect to invest 2 - 3 years of your life. I'd go for a MSN PMHNP not the DNP. You can always get a DNP later if you want and it's not required for...
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   Brave or just stupid?

   HikingNinja replied to Polly Peptide's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Here's the one for Oregon. Still looking for Colorado. Oregon Secretary of State Archives
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   Brave or just stupid?

   HikingNinja replied to Polly Peptide's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   I truly believe you could work fulltime and complete the NP part time. ICU experience would be ideal and most places require a fulltime 2 year contract to be hired into the ICU. As a previous poster...
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    Brave or just stupid?

    HikingNinja replied to Polly Peptide's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    A few things: Have you checked with local physician's groups, hospitals, etc. to see if they'll even hire you as an ACNP without RN experience? Where I'm from, ACNP's must have RN ICU/ER experience....
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    NP Programs, Preceptors and You - Get Your Voice Heard!

    HikingNinja replied to stickit34's topic in Advanced Practice

    Done. Not sure what good it will do. But it's worth a try. Just had a clinical buddy tell me her school popped up just a couple of weeks ago and told the class they decided their entire summer...
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    New Grad PMHNP Salary negotiation

    HikingNinja replied to linoleum's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    There's a FB group called PMHNP. You can join if you are a PMHNP, student PMHNP. They have over 3000 members. They do a yearly salary survey located in their files and often offer advice on salary...
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    Weird meeting with manager

    HikingNinja replied to amzyRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Fellow ER nurse here. Do you have a union? If so, you can bring up these issues with a union rep? Even using procedural pyxis, i've always either written the pts name & MRN # down, rolled the...
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    PMHNP Student Helpful FB Groups list

    HikingNinja replied to HikingNinja's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I'm attending Gonzaga. I chose it for a variety of reasons. First - It is a second masters (I have an MSN Ed) already and wanted to be able to use federal loans. Post certs are out of pocket or...
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    psychiatric nurse practitioner

    HikingNinja replied to JLOWE03's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    There are very few programs out there anymore that will provide preceptors. At the time I started my program there were no PMHNP programs in my state. I chose a distance program with with a top...