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Great comments! I also think some people are nosy, as well as, just can’t stand to see someone else “doing better than them”! They have in their minds they need to benchmark themselves with others and ask “well how did he afford this and we work the same position? He’s so young!” Or “how did she finish getting her BSNand MSN-WHNP-BC and she’s a single mom?” And they compare themselves to you and your situation and “feel bad” about themselves; and now they try to compensate for that ill feeling by being nosy, or bringing you down, call you names like a “bully“, report you, spread roomers etc in an attempt to make themselves feel better! The same thing goes on on social media. Keep your personal life very limited or keep it to yourself all together! Never post info about your relationships, money, or anything major like this online or at the work place. Good luck.

Thanks for the feedback and it's been some years since I posted this! I'll be graduating this years with my WHNP MSN degree and I only have a desire to practice as an advance practice nurse in women's health! Now I have to try to find a DNP program geared towards my WHNP degree? Any thoughts? Thanks!

Hi all! I'll be graduating with my Women's Health Nurse Practitioner MSN degree this year. I'm having trouble finding a DNP program geared toward WHNP practice as a provider. Maybe I am confused 🤷🏽*♀️ but are there DNP program out there for WHNP who wish to earn the terminal nursing degree geared toward practice (and not research or executive leadership)? Thanks so much!

Thanks for all the comments!! I'm still young and learning and I value everyone's input!! í ½í¸Š

It was his first admission to the psych unit. Initially he seemed calm and cooperative, and it was apparent the 5'4 and 162lbs, well-built Hispanic male was coming down from a high. Per report, his last recreational drug use was LSD on the same day he was admitted to the unit. He was able to answer some of the nurse's assessment questions. "I see you have a patch on your left arm. Care to tell me what it is, sir?" the nurse asked MR. X, during her assessment. "Yea! It's a nicotine patch with some LSD on it!" Mr. X stated, while smiling at the registered nurse, as she manipulated his flamboyant Mohawk, and noted his multiple tattoos. His eyes were low, and the nurse remembered what she was told in report. The RN and NA were at the end of their contraband and the nurse informed Mr. X to remove his 6 ear piercings. Three metal piercings were in each ear. "Hell no!! I'm not removing my piercings! They are a part of me!" the patient angrily stated. The nurse calmly educated Mr. X about the unit's contraband policy, and reminded him of his current diagnosis, suicidal ideations with auditory hallucinations to harm self. After the NA and RN made another attempt to encourage Mr. X to remove the piercings, he further objected. The RN notifies the facility police, charge nurse, and attending psychiatrist. "Man! Just take me to my room, before I kill all y'all asses!" the young man sincerely stated, with balled up fists, and while flinching his body towards a female staff nurse. The RN did explain to the patient that the piercings can be used as a weapon to harm self and others. It was deemed necessary to have them removed by nursing staff (and police) considering the circumstances of the situation. Unbelievably, the psychiatrist allowed the young man to keep his piercings in after he told the doctor they were permanent and could not be removed. The nurse became passionate about the situation and sternly interjected the conversation between psychiatrist and Mr. X. The nurse just wanted to get her point across in a professional manner, and reminded the doctor of Mr. X's report. At this point, the nurse had been speaking directly to the psychiatrist, now educating him of the unit policies regarding contraband. The nurse was taken back by the psychiatrist's decision, and thought she really had the support of the doctor. For her compassion of safety first for all, the psychiatrist wrote the nurse up for verbal patient abuse, and she was removed from the patient care area, and detailed to another unit When does the nurse get support from the healthcare team? When is it necessary to break rules and policies? What happened to patient safety? What about the safety of the staff? What about exercising our rights as nurses? One of the many responsibilities as a nurse is to carry out doctor's orders. However, we have the education, and the right, to flag orders we deem harmful to the patient or compromise delivery of care, such as prescribing an NSAID to a hypertensive patient, duplicate orders, or ?According to the company's employee union, doctors have the authority to override policies. Does this mean throwing the safety of patients, and staff, off to the side, like a used pair of gym shoes thrown over a power line? We were taught, universally in nursing 101, that safety is first. It appears, in this situation, to be ok for a patient to disrespect, threaten staff and get their way in the end. The nurse remembered hearing, this is your job. This is psych, and patients will be become irate at times, hit and spit on you, curse you, and make threats and worse. I say to this person, you are wrong! I understand these actions come with the job, however, but one should not have to tolerate the disrespect, or anything else that is less. A psych nurse's job is to report to work, set clear boundaries with the patients, educate them on the rules during their hospitalization, and explain to them the consequences of breaking those rules or over stepping the boundaries. This helps ensure safety for all. The purpose of unit policies and procedures are to provide organization, and to protect others. Without them, the organization goes awry. When one is in doubt of a situation or procedure, they have clear cut explanations to turn to. So why break them? Why ignore them? Why cause disruption in a system that can, or was running smoothly?

Hi all! I have my MPH degee and am a RN in psych nursing. I really want to earn my DNP and continue to practice nursing. But can I do this without having to earn a MSN or NP? That would be a waste of time and money to earn another master's degree. And besides, MPH is a healthcare related field. Thanks all!!