verene MSN

mental health / psychiatic nursing

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    Twenty-two percent hospitals say they'll face a critical staff shortage in the next week.

    verene replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I'm in one of the states with lower case numbers, and my hospital doesn't currently have a single COVID patient. Our staffing numbers are abysmal - so many staff out due to illness, quarantine,...
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    General Surgery Nurse Practitioner?

    verene replied to Jessy27's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You left out PMHNP! We exist too. ? To OP - I'm wondering if the person you know who works in general surgery is perhaps an RN-first assist? It's an advanced role with it's own...
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    Nearly impossible to find NP jobs

    verene replied to mrsannRN's topic in Advanced Practice

    One doesn't have to move, but may need to make other concessions - lower pay, less ideal job, longer commute - to find a job that gets that initial experience. Typically job search is MUCH easier...
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    Nurses, Come to work if you are asymptomatic COVID-19 positive

    verene replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I saw this article (or a similar one) and was absolutely horrified. Very glad my hospital and state are taking COVID seriously and my hospital had fairly strong infection prevention practices prior to...
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    TMS to treat depression?

    verene replied to Stillcrazyafteralltheseyears's topic in Psychiatric

    I have not yet had a patient undergo TMS (mostly due to lack of availability in my geographic area), but there is an increasing body of evidence in support of using it for treatment resistant...
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    Mid-school Crisis (PMHNP)

    verene replied to indomie23's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    ^This, ToFNPandBeyond, stated much more succinctly than I managed - but I fully agree. Indomie23 - I saw your PM and sent you a response. Hope it
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    Nearly impossible to find NP jobs

    verene replied to mrsannRN's topic in Advanced Practice

    Are you certified in psych and do you have experience working in psych? Due to COVID there ARE fewer jobs at this time, however for those with experience, and for those open to relocation there are...
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    Psych nurses don't know medical?

    verene replied to futurepsychrn's topic in Psychiatric

    Had a patient come in for acute exacerbation of chronic schizophrenia. On assessment seemed there was a delirium component. Long story short - yes the patient had chronic schizophrenia they also had...
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    PMHNP Program with flexible start dates

    verene replied to Evers316's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I strongly recommend that in addition to a start date that works for you -- look at the strength of programs, AND if they secure preceptors for you (or provide very significant support around this)....
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    PMHNP student - Meds vs Therapy

    verene replied to indomie23's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I do think it is very possible to make those recommendations for diet, exercise, lifestyle change etc -- My preceptors in outpatient practice did this routinely, and while there isn't as much of this...
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    Why do psych NPs make more?

    verene replied to spdaydream's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Specialty usually pays more than primary care (this is true for physicians and PAs too), and supply vs demand. While I do think we are seeing a shift towards having more psychiatric providers...
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    PMHNP student - Meds vs Therapy

    verene replied to indomie23's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    There are a much higher number of mental health professionals who can offer therapy services (often at much lower cost than PMHNPs), as such many (though certainly not all) PMHNPs tend to be...
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    Credentialing Reference Requirements

    verene replied to SoFloNewNP's topic in Advanced Practice

    I had to have 3 even as a new grad, needed to be NPs in same specialty who were familiar with my work in NP role (or at least NP student role). I was VERY fortunate I'd had 3 different NP preceptors...
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    Hospice Inpatient Units

    verene replied to Raicho's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    That sucks that they don't give you times... even having a time window is a HUGE help (I've also never worked anywhere hospice/non-hospice where they can't give at least a window of time...., or have...
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    How do you become a palliative care NP?

    verene replied to lemonlove's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    NP (ANP, FNP, PNP, based on desired population) and then specialize. If you already have a background in hospice/palliative care as a RN it can help get started in the hospice field as NP. (Related...
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    I feel unmarketable

    verene replied to knat1990's topic in Psychiatric

    Congrats! Another way to go to move towards acute pedi (assuming you are working with adults now) is to get a psych pedi job, than move towards medical pedi - though it sounds like you are already...
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    Internship for PMHNP

    verene replied to Nataly Kuznetsov's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    1) What state are you in? / Hold current license in? 2) What resources does your school provide in terms of helping students find placements? What have you already done to secure a placement?...
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    dont understan DNP

    verene replied to Mvillam's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    1. This will depend on your employer. My employer offers a fairly generous differential for obtaining a relevant doctorate (DNP or PhD), not all do. 2. Once again this will depend on where you...
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    What are the low stress nurse practitioner jobs

    verene replied to Azureshunter's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Try local networking - if you aren't already part of of a professional nursing network look into it - this can be a great place to make connections. Do you know any NPs in person (through work or...
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    What are the low stress nurse practitioner specialties?

    verene replied to Future MSN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I don't know if there are any "no stress" "low stress" jobs in the NP realm. I'm a PMHNP and while I love my job, it will never be with out some level of stress because that is part-and parcel for...
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    Canadian Psychiatric Nurse moving to the states

    verene replied to K23's topic in Psychiatric

    In the U.S. nursing is a generalist degree and license (RN) and so it would depend on how your training and experience equates to the RN that matters. My guess is that you may need to take some...
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    The dreaded credentialing question

    verene replied to JimRN's topic in Psychiatric

    While the credential awarded by ANCC is "RN-BC", it would not at all surprise me that some are using PMHRN-BC to help distinguish that their specialty certification is "psychiatric mental health RN"...
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    Describe your first NP clinical rotation

    verene replied to NurseBlaq's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    My first rotation was in private practice child/adolescent population. I was nervous beforehand because I didn't have a lot of experience working with kids. It was a good experience, I had a great...
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    NP interview experiences

    verene replied to eternalstudent328's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    ^ Ditto. I interviewed with MDs and NPs alike and didn't experience any belittling or feeling of being talked down to by MDs. Definitely take it as a sign that the culture of that particular...
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    First APN Job: Not Getting Paid For Hospital New Hire Orientation

    verene replied to keepitsimplesilly's topic in Advanced Practice

    I had to do a bunch of online modules along side NEO for hospital orientation. It was considered paid time. At *every* job I have worked (CNA to APRN) I have been paid for completing these kinds of...