I'm thinking of possibly getting two APN certifications: one in geri/adult NP and the other in psych NP. Which route should I pursue first -- the psych or geri/adult route?
EnergizerNurse replied to HotmaleSPN's topic in Men
I'm thinking that, perhaps, there are certain areas of the country where it is difficult for male RNs and LPNs to seek work because of long-standing discriminatory practice. Here, in the mid-Atlantic and northeast, I have seen countless RNs and LPNs ...
Can anyone here provide a listing of the advantages/disadvantages working for Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC)? Some people have raved about their benefits plan -- how is their benefits plan superior to other hospitals?
EnergizerNurse replied to MikeyJ's topic in Post Graduate
I've seen many RNs, particularly those with psychiatric experience, get PhDs as clinical psychologists. The dean of my nursing college has her PhD in psychology. The associate dean has a EdD - a doctorate in education.
Years ago, many of the CRNA post-RN certificate programs did not require ICU experience. They intensely trained their students to be competent CRNAs. Do such certificate programs or master's programs still exist? Or is the required one to two year...
I've been reading all over about the drastic shortage among psychiatrists nation-wide. Are there nurses out there who have made the switch from psych RN to psychiatrist? How did they do it? Did they receive support from their institution? Did the...
EnergizerNurse replied to NurseCard's topic in Psychiatric
Yes, I do know a RN who made the switch from psych to med-surg, then later went to cardiac step-down. Next, she went to prison nursing at an all-female prison, returned to the hospital to do more med-surg, and is now about to enter home health!
EnergizerNurse replied to share's topic in Post Graduate
The GREs are in the process of being revised, with the new version of the test being rolled out during the fall of 2007. I've read that one main difference between the old and new versions is that the new version is NOT an adaptive test. It will ask...