PeacockMaiden

PeacockMaiden

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  1. Studying for NP School - Need Tips

    PeacockMaiden replied to 4nursepracitioners's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I just started a PMHNP program. I bought the Barkley study guide and CDs. I listen to the CDs in my car. I am making my own vocal recordings on my Iphone of me reading the study guide so I can...

  2. Direct Entry Psychiatric NP

    PeacockMaiden replied to historymajor's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I'm assuming that you know you must go to school first to be a RN before you can be an advanced practice RN. I recommend that once you are a RN, you get psych RN experience. You can work as a psych...

  3. Why are we against suicide?

    PeacockMaiden replied to SwampCat's topic in Psychiatric

    While your post is controversial, I must say that I pondered the same question before. I am a psych RN in inpatient. We see so many clients come back again, and again, and again. I realize they...

  4. Homeless working the system, multiple admissions

    PeacockMaiden replied to adnrnstudent's topic in Psychiatric

    I work in inpatient psych and we have many clients who are repeat visitors. Some of them are malingering because they are homeless, looking to escape legal troubles, etc. I've had patients...

  5. Psych home care

    PeacockMaiden replied to Diane1954's topic in Psychiatric

    I'm interested in this area too. I have not seen any of these types of jobs in my area

  6. Staffing on the inpatient adolescent unit

    PeacockMaiden posted a topic in Psychiatric

    What is the normal staffing for an inpatient adolescent psych unit? Where I work, I'm in a unit with 13 co-ed adolescent patients and I'm the only nurse. They usually give me 2 floor staff. As the...

  7. Psych Nursing

    PeacockMaiden replied to KANDIGIRL's topic in Psychiatric

    The money can be good, depending on the facility. In my area, there are a few "for profit' cooperate organizations that pay notoriously low. However, there are a few inpatient psych facilities in...

  8. To lock or not to lock the rooms

    PeacockMaiden replied to natalissa's topic in Psychiatric

    I work on an inpatient psych unit for adolescents. We do lock the doors for patient safety. Adolescents can be sexually acting out persons, and if the doors are unlocked, some patients will try to...

  9. Career Frustrated

    PeacockMaiden replied to Solcita's topic in Psychiatric

    I just want to add as a psych NP you can legally do therapy with clients. Psych NPs are usually used for med management, because that's what insurance pays more for, but they can indeed bill for...

  10. Is 18 patients "the new normal"?

    PeacockMaiden replied to SunnyRose's topic in Psychiatric

    Let me guess, is this a UHS

  11. Do psych nurses really just hand out medication?

    PeacockMaiden replied to Trinklee's topic in Psychiatric

    I work inpatient psych and yes we do med passes and paperwork. But I also do patient education, conduct groups, admission interviews, discharges with patient education, one on one interviewing and...

  12. UHS - Universal Health Services RN nursing working conditions

    PeacockMaiden replied to RD_Congo's topic in Psychiatric

    I think all UHS facilities are managed with cost cutting being the priority. I work at a UHS inpatient facility in CA, and they under staff us to the point it's not safe for the patient nor the...

  13. University of South Alabama DNP Spring 2015

    PeacockMaiden replied to FNPGRAD13's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I was accepted into the MSN-DNP adding a new certification as PHMNP. Looking forward to starting in

  14. University of South Alabama Adult- Geron Primary Care DNP program

    PeacockMaiden replied to dst-dnp's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I was accepted to the PHMNP DNP program. I have heard good and bad reviews on this

  15. MSN? BSN to DNP? 'Distance Only'

    PeacockMaiden replied to sixty3dayswithSarah's topic in Psychiatric

    Hello, I just was accepted to the MSN to DNP with adding a certification as a PHMNP program at the University of South Alabama. There are mixed reviews on the school, some students say it's...

  16. Psych Nurse to FNP?

    PeacockMaiden replied to Nonetheless's topic in Psychiatric

    PMHNPs only work with psych issues, so no med/surg or ICU experience is required. Of course it's helpful to have some knowledge of common medical conditions, because you will also be seeing that...

  17. Goal of becoming Psych RN (eventually NP)....how to achieve?

    PeacockMaiden replied to TinaTM's topic in Psychiatric

    I just got my acceptance letter from USA! I haven't heard back from EKU yet. I am thinking of just "going for the gold" and doing the DNP program instead of post masters. I am so

  18. Suggestions for the RN new to Psych

    PeacockMaiden replied to PG2018's topic in Psychiatric

    I work inpatient psych. I run my tail off all shift, following up on orders, calling docs, other legal paper work, dealing with escalating patients, supervising my floor staff, passing meds, doing...

  19. Goal of becoming Psych RN (eventually NP)....how to achieve?

    PeacockMaiden replied to TinaTM's topic in Psychiatric

    Hi PsychGuy, I sent you a PM but your inbox is full. So I'll post my message here: I read your post about programs that don't require psych RN experience. I do have 1 year of psych RN experience,...

  20. Intake Nurse

    PeacockMaiden replied to fiba's topic in Psychiatric

    I don't do intake, I work as a charge RN at an inpatient facility. I think at least our intake RNs have a MUCH easier job then the unit RN charge nurses. Much less stress and no constant problems...

  21. Training too much to fast?

    PeacockMaiden replied to rella23's topic in Psychiatric

    Are you working at an inpatient facility is Sacramento perhaps? Sounds just like what goes on where I work. The experience you describe is exactly what I experienced when I was hired a year ago....

  22. NP programs that do not require RN Experience/LOR's?

    PeacockMaiden replied to prettyboyswag's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    The University of South Alabama doesn't require any letters of recommendation. That is the only program that I know of that doesn't require

  23. Any family psych DNP folks at University of South Alabama

    PeacockMaiden replied to PeacockMaiden's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I currently have 1 year of psych RN experience, and would have exactly two years of psych RN experience when the clinical portion of the program begins. I applied and I am awaiting a decision, so...

  24. Any family psych DNP folks at University of South Alabama

    PeacockMaiden posted a topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I was just wondering if there are any people currently in the DNP for psych NP at USA? I have a MSN generalist degree and I'm currently in a post master's program for adult/gero NP at the University...

  25. How physical is psychiatric nursing?

    PeacockMaiden replied to fiba's topic in Psychiatric

    I might add that if you find that your job as a psych RN is essentially a 'sit down' stationary job, then you aren't doing your job right, in my