Barnstormin' PMHNP

Barnstormin' PMHNP

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  1. PTSD after losing a patient?

    Barnstormin' PMHNP replied to nurs2014's topic in General Nursing

    OP, I understand completely. A 'code' death is much different than a peaceful, passing on. I have had some of the code type and more of the LTC/acute rehab. My first ICU code death was awful, I...

  2. Which was more stressful: nursing school or actually working as a RN?

    Barnstormin' PMHNP replied to fatrabbit's topic in General Nursing

    ADN was super stressful, new RN was super stressful. BSN a piece of cake. Grad school very stressful, it just never ends, until it ends lol. Right now I feel school is more stressful than work, but...

  3. NP Starting Salary range in Maryland area?

    Barnstormin' PMHNP replied to tachybradyRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    If you go on the job search engine Indeed.com and search the area with the specialty, on the left side of the page they will have jobs broken out by salary range. So you will see as the salary...

  4. Resources for primary care NP

    Barnstormin' PMHNP replied to Fnpatlast's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I forgot to add Mosby's Manual of Diagnostic and Laboratory tests. It has three different appendices in the back, one organized by test, one organized by body system, and one organized by disease and...

  5. Resources for primary care NP

    Barnstormin' PMHNP replied to Fnpatlast's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am still a grad student, but I have useddifferent apps and Up to Date and Epocrates and they are both cumbersome. Look at Unbound Medicine | Medical & Nursing Apps for iPad, iPhone, Android...

  6. How personal do personal statements get...

    Barnstormin' PMHNP replied to TexTart's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    If you aren't sure how your sex store experience will be received by the reviewing faculty leave it out. I can't imagine any faculty member of mine thinking your experience is a positive, even though...

  7. Older Nurse as NP Student

    Barnstormin' PMHNP replied to SweenyG's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    That is too bad about the psychiatrists JulesA, that must have been very hard for them. My current preceptor is in his early 70's and he is very, very sharp. I do have a plan B and that is to go...

  8. Need help getting out of LTC

    Barnstormin' PMHNP replied to KDuncan890's topic in General Nursing

    I worked (briefly) in skilled/acute rehab) and I have also worked in the ICU. I can tell you that your feelings of inferiority are misplaced. That being said there is a stigma in my geographical...

  9. Older Nurse as NP Student

    Barnstormin' PMHNP replied to SweenyG's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I'll be 51 when I graduate and there two others in my psych cohort older than I. The FNP cohort has at least 5-6 that are 50 and over. Don't let age stop you for anything, keep that brain moving....

  10. 72 hour notice/AMA

    Barnstormin' PMHNP replied to sassyann85's topic in Psychiatric

    And here I thought it was only our ED that does this with the 72 hour, silly

  11. New Graduate Nurse

    Barnstormin' PMHNP replied to channel_egg's topic in General Nursing

    I wish I had known how to be a better advocate for myself in regards to my preceptor experience. I believed (mistakenly) that I would be treated fairly and with respect. I was not. If I could go...

  12. Shocked by MD care of my patients

    Barnstormin' PMHNP replied to grammynp's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    No it is not. I am still in grad school but I know that is NOT the standard. www.diabetes.org/diabetescare The above is the website that has the "Standards of medical care in diabetes for 2015," (the...

  13. Odd situation

    Barnstormin' PMHNP replied to anonymous88's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If this male nurse was unable to adopt previously, then the question is why. Obviously there is a lot going on here that we aren't aware of. That being said, it is NEVER wrong to make a report to...

  14. Nursing School Horror Stories

    Barnstormin' PMHNP replied to MR-RN15's topic in General Students

    I found a mantra that helped me, you need to find one to repeat to yourself in those "exciting" moments... My mantra was "life begins at the end of your comfort zone." I saw it on a coffee mug and it...

  15. Nursing School Horror Stories

    Barnstormin' PMHNP replied to MR-RN15's topic in General Students

    My nursing school horror was the size of my butt after 2 years of sitting on it while studying for hours on end and stress

  16. Advice before starting grad school

    Barnstormin' PMHNP replied to littlepeopleRNICU's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    A tip for patho, I augmented with the book, "Clinical pathophysiology made ridiculously simple" by A. Berkowitz MD, PhD. It was an excellent resource and was very concise and organized. I also found...

  17. Advice before starting grad school

    Barnstormin' PMHNP replied to littlepeopleRNICU's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Hi and welcome! I am just finishing my first year as a PMHNP student, we have been following a FNP curriculum to begin with and this semester have begun psych clinicals. I have a hybrid program so...

  18. Will green skin hurt my career?

    Barnstormin' PMHNP replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    If you were accepted into my NP program (which I am sure you would as we are that kind of group) I would want to sit next to you and ask you all kinds of questions and be your best bud. I have...

  19. Best practice to manage the low functioning, aggressive, psychotic patient

    Barnstormin' PMHNP replied to fawnsternurse's topic in Psychiatric

    I agree with all above posters, especially about being proactive, but JulesA comment about rapport and monitoring their interactions reminds me of my unit. We have a couple of nurses and tech's on our...

  20. Leaving Social Work to become a Nurse Practitioner

    Barnstormin' PMHNP replied to dazed&confused8's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    You've got to be kidding. If this is your attitude towards people/nurses/CNA's who are experienced and knowledgeable about the very questions you are asking, let me say this: PLEASE go to nursing...

  21. Esme Needs Your Prayers

    Barnstormin' PMHNP replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Esme, please feel better soon. I am sending prayers your way, you know how much you mean to everyone here. {{

  22. Need insight

    Barnstormin' PMHNP replied to misslaceyob's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    misslaceyob, sorry about my previous post, I had the horrors thinking about the debt accrued from that program. I would think it's impossible to pay something like that off. I would strongly...

  23. How to NOT Aid a Cheater?

    Barnstormin' PMHNP replied to Angeljho's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am shocked that someone would have this much influence with coworkers to get you all to write papers for her, no matter what the whine. I can't even comprehend the b**** one would need to have to...

  24. Need insight

    Barnstormin' PMHNP replied to misslaceyob's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    $100,000 !!!! $100,000!?!?! you are kidding , right? Is it a solid gold diploma with guaranteed passing boards and a job making $200,000 when

  25. Perhaps this Wasn't for Me

    Barnstormin' PMHNP replied to PG2018's topic in Psychiatric

    Psychguy, I get where you are coming from. I work inpatient acute as a perdiem RN and I am currently doing clinicals for psych NP on the same inpatient unit. They are completely different roles and...