chrty_knox

Looking for tips, advice, any information. I recently contacted my BON to clarify legal and scope of practice for an independent home health R.N. I still have not heard back but I am interested in learning all the details concerning independent nurses. I live in a very rural area and there is only one home healthcare agency and they do not/cannot completely address the needs of this rural community. I am new to this topic and appreciate any information. Thank you!

Thank you. I have helped with injections and other minor things and I would never accept pay for helping a neighbor or friend. I have been approached for more CNA duties such as sitting with an elderly client or setting up medication, or closer monitoring after a surgery and a few other jobs that compensation would be appropriate. What do you charge per hour? I make $28/hr on my med/surg job so what should I charge.

I live in a small rural community and am the only R.N here. I am often asked about doing private duty jobs, but I have always been reluctant of doing so because I feel like I am not covered legally and lack knowledge about all the laws and issues that can come up in private duty work. Can anyone direct me to find more information for the state of Nevada or private duty nursing in general?

You want it? Then do it, find a way. Now or later, it is up to you. I had to travel with my 18 month old son 160 miles away from my home and my husband to go to nursing school. I got up at 3am to commute to school days. I worked weekends to help pay for a room, gas and childcare and sometimes I had barely enough money for gas. Everyone has a story, go and write yours! Be what you are meant to be!

Do what works for your family. My husband made enough that I got to stay home after my twins were born. Although, I kept on per Diem and work weekend nights 2/3 weekends a month plus another flexible per Diem home health position. I am glad that I am able to do that and I likely will not go back full time till my twins are in kindergarten.

UNR will be offering a masters in PMHNP this year. Currently the only PMHNP specialty in Nevada! I am so excited for this and I hope to be a student in a few years!

How was the online ACLS? I was tempted to do it online but was unsure on AHA accreditation and acceptance. Please let me know what site or program you went through?

This may sound repetitive with all the nurse burnout posts and comments on here. I get it! I worked so hard to become an R.N. I was a CNA for about 6 years and worked in every setting. I was compassionate and HARD working. When I worked agency hospitals requested me because I was efficient and reliable. I graduated with honors from my R.N program. Now I dread going to my med/surg job. I do my job and love my patients but it's just a job that I really hate. The politics and all I don't feel as if I'm making a difference. I feel as if my empathy has turned into apathy and I have no passion. My heart is in mental health and I live in a small area where the jobs are far and few between. I can't work like this forever! I am going to school to continue to MSN and pray that I will find a job in mental health where I don't feel like a "walking dead" nurse with no passion. Life is too short to waste on a job that takes more than I can give. Have you experienced nurse burnout? Was it really greener on the other side? What did you do to cope?

I am going to clarify about the family versus adult. One webpage has info about it being adult only and another information page on the website states it is family. Another possible downside is that students are responsible for their preceptors. There are no PMHNP programs in my state so I have to go the online route and not be drowning in student loans.

Just inquired about their BSN to MSN Psych Mental Health NP program. It looks promising, it is accredited and appears to be sound and solid curriculum and affordable. Downside it is adult only program not family/adult/pediatrics. Anyone in their program? I really want to hear from those who are experiencing the academics and organization first hand. Please let me know your experience and opinion.

I love hearing from all of you. Thank you. I think MAYBE I am figuring it out and yes I am prone to some anxiety. Good luck to all of you :)

Hi, PeacockMaiden. I inquired about USA 's PMHNP-DNP and I was told they strongly encourage applicants to have psych experience yet offered an additional class that had had 120 hours of clinical hours as a psych R.N if sufficient clinical experience was not met. I only have psych experience as a CNA not as an R.N. I hope you get into EKU or USA Good Luck! Please keep us updated on your progress.

I too am considering a career in psych. I have done 3 years on med/surg and I need a change. I started out in Mental health as a CNA and it has always sparked my interest and passion, but RN psych jobs are limited in the rural area I am in. I am looking for anything.....volunteer,internship, shadowing other psych R.N's. I want to be a PSYCH nurse and maybe a PMHNP!!

I am interested in this as well. I have heard from a few WGU graduates who went on to post Masters NP certificate and the only issue is the GPA from what I understand. Although quite a few found programs that accepted them without issue. I am currently in the ADN to MSN program at WGU and the new curriculum includes the 3p's. I am considering a post masters PMHNP and looking into USA University of South Alabama

Nursenightowl, do you mind telling me what schools you applied for? I am currently attending WGU and considering doing a post masters cert. Thanks.