RNfor918

Cheers, ladies! Let the journey begin :)

I got in! EKU Summer 2017 start. Yay! Hoping to connect with others. Need to decide between EKU and Washburn!

Is this patient focusing on one specific staff member, or is this language and verbal abuse directed towards others? I ask because I wonder if the patient has a specific issue (transference or something) with that specific staff member. Either way, t...

I know this is an old thread, but here in my area we have openings for psych NP's all the time. No shortage here. This includes all kinds of settings- acute, outpatient, residential. I'm always seeing postings, and none are less than 115k for a Maste...

Hello, I'm in the same boat angelhearty15! I applied for EKU's post MSN PMHNP program at the very end of December 2016 for the summer 2017 start. All my transcripts didn't make it there until mid-January. My app is now pending review. I am so hopeful...

I'm interested in your recommendation of good online post-MSN PMHNP programs (adult concentration). I've applied to EKU and Washburn. I'm interested in 100% online programs with no travel. Setting up my preceptorship & internships will not be an ...

Now THAT I did not consider, thank you for the heads up. I will be sure to check with the schools.

I really can't imagine feeling prepared to work as a PMHNP prior to having RN psych experience. Could you do it? Probably. You could you apply and be an intelligent person who breezes through school and passes your exams. That said, there are things...

The state I live in has no restrictions for online programs. I am aware that some do. Mine has none. I can attend anywhere that is accredited.

Central office still has my appeal and I've received no word back. Has anyone else gone through an appeal, and if so, how long did it take from the time it went off to the time word was received back?

I know this is an old response, but tseabury12, I'm wondering if you could let us know what you ended up doing? How competitive is EKU- curious on your application GPA if you don't mind me asking?

My experience has been that they do NOT. However, we do have something called NNEI and EISP- google those. They are scholarship programs which are basically like grants. You then incur a 3 year service obligation to the VA. They are not retroactive i...

You sound like a RNII based on the small amount of info in your post. When you are hired, the Nursing Professional Standards Board (NPSB) reviews your application, credentials, experience and any other information you submit and make a decision on wh...

I joined this forum today wanting to vent my frustrations, fears and warnings about a local behavioral health center. I'm afraid to say the name. At this stand alone behavioral health center, we have adolescent, adult SMI and Chemical Dependency unit...

I read another post from 2010 that said Phoenxi VA has no dental benefits. I start work there on 01/03/12 and have already been given enrollment info for health, dental, vision, etc. Phx VA has dental benefits. As for medical, Phx has 2 high HMO prov...

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I start a new job with the VA this coming Tuesday 01/03/12. I applied for this job in early August 2011. I didn't hear anything back until October when I formally interviewed. From my application date until now, I will have spent 5 months in the proc...

If you suspect harm may come to a child, you should call your local Child Protective Services hotline. Protect yourself, protect the child. That being said, to simply answer your question, real cases of Munchausens are extremely rare. What is going ...

I would suggest meeting with primary instructor to go over your semester with them. Sit down with them and see what went wrong, and where your strengths were. Determine if what happened is fixable. I know somebody who failed their first semester of n...

The best nursing shoes (for school and anyone else) I have ever found are the Nike AS V Walker shoes. They are all white so they will work for school, and are the most comfortable shoes I have ever worn as a nurse. FYI- they tend to run on the small ...

Two girlfriends of mine were hired at Banner Hospitals in Phoenix as new grads in the past 6 months. One of them has worked as an LPN for 6 years, the other was a medical assistant for 7 years. None of that experience counted towards salary. They tol...

A patient was admitted through the ER straight to mental health after he walked into the ER stating he attempted suicide via OD. He had drank a bottle of Boones Farm and took penis enhancement pills. I had to research "extenze" pills on our computer ...

Americans with Disabilities have reasonable right to accommodation (research "Americans with Disabilities Act"). What you are asking for is not reasonable. An example of something reasonable would be the use of a calculator for a nurse with a Specifi...

An update on this- I did resign from this position. I think my post was a vent when I already knew what needed to be done. I had been playing a lot of "what ifs" with myself- "what if I need to be the one to help change this place" "what if I am not ...