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They require masters degree PMHNP or Masters Social Worker. I’m not sure why. But I’m trying to get more information regarding that.

Hello, I was curious if anyone had any thoughts about working as an "Integrated Care Manager" as a Nurse Practitioner. The only downside may be the salary, but I m not too sure. Any thoughts?

Exactly , I’m hoping to avoid the typical inpatient and outpatient settings

I’m open to new ideas. Maybe TMS or something similar

I am looking into other job options for PMHNP that offer a unique experiences. I just want to know if there were other opportunities to work as a PMHNP that is not the typical inpatient or outpatient role. TIA

Thanks to everyone who took the time to provide a thoughtful reply. I have been working now for about 4 months. I work inpatient, dealing with children/adolescents. It is not a difficult job, just had to find my own flow. I enjoy the other NP I am working with. I have learned a lot. Of course, with every job, there are good days and bad days, but I am managing pretty well. I was just nervous about the unknown. Which I understand, no one can prepare you for that. I was just hoping to get some general advice. Regardless of your job, age, title, etc, I believe it is pretty common for people to be scared of failure. Now that I have been working, I realize I know more and I am far more capable of accomplishing great things. As far as studying for the exam, there are many threads that go into great detail about what to study. I know that the exam has changed since I took it in June 2019, but here is what I used. 1. Pocket Prep App 2. Purple ANCC book ( pocket prep draws questions from this). Read the entire book, and focus on chapters 1-7. 3. Board Vitals ( 200 questions daily, very hard but detailed, I scored in the 50's and 60's, this is NOTHING like the actual exam but its a great resource, it over prepares you IMO) 4. ANCC PMHNP online questions (about 200). No need to spend thousands of dollars on different study aids, it will just overwhelm you.

@adammRN I missed the joke.

Board Vitals is very difficult and nothing like the exam. It’s worth doing to get the practice and learn some critical thinking. But I generally scored 50s and 60s. IMO that’s great. BV is too detailed and it’s unrealistic to know all of that anyway. But I think because it was so hard it prepared me for the actual exam.

VCU in Richmond, just graduated in May. It's not a tough program, in my opinion. At lot of group work, barely write any papers, you dont have to get your DNP if you dont want to. It's a hybrid program so you only meet up once or twice a week depending on ho far along your in the course. But the majority is online. Good Luck

Just being new to it all. I know it sounds super general, but it's the truth

Hello, I am a new PMHNP. Will be starting in September. I'm nervous about prescribing, dealing with insurance companies, etc. I've been a nurse for 6 years, but I'm still feeling nervous about it all. Any tips or suggestions?

Thank you! I think the ANCC questions, but you only get like 150 questions (I believe), so its not that much variety. You should also do the questions in the back of the purple book. Pocket prep is definitely very simple and straightforward. Whereas the actual exam is more application questions. But pocket prep is good to use to learn basic things. The most important thing to do is read the purple book ( I read the whole book). But pay attention to ch 2-7. You should also review the most common medications (I.e. mood stabilizers, antidepressants, etc). The most important thing to do is to complete questions every day. The day before your exam just relax. Good Luck!

1. Board Vitals (very difficult, but great to use for practicing and critically thinking) 2. ANCC practice questions ( good review) 3. The purple book (especially chapter 2-7) 4. Pocket prep ( good study guide to use with purple book) All of these reviews were helpful. I feel the most important thing is to do practice questions every day. You could do without board vitals because the questions were so hard and too specific. But, I think it didn't hurt using it. All the others are great reviews. You definitely don't need anything fancy. If I could go back, I would not have stressed as much. I studied for hard for 1 month. The test to me is common sense. If you do practice questions and the reviews I listed above, you will be great. I ended up taking my exam 1 month early and passed because I felt that I studied to the best of my abilities

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Last minute advise for anyone who has taken the PMHNP ANCC exam? Currently using: 1. Board Vitals 2. Purple ANA book 3. Pocket Prep 4. ANA IQ Questions All tips are welcomed ? TIA