psych.nurse

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  1. I am planning on relocating from Massachusetts to Illinois. I worked as an RN in IL, then moved to MA, became licensed as an RN in MA, and then went on to become an NP while in MA. So...do I need to...
  2. Stuck in an NP Speciality Role

    I worked as an RN for 6 years before becoming an NP. I went back and forth trying to decide between an FNP/Adult NP and Psychiatric NP track. I chose an FNP program, because I thought it would lend...
  3. I'm an FNP with four and half years of experience. I am also about to finish my PhD in nursing. I haven't worked in a clinical setting in 10 months, because I took all of last year to work on my...
  4. Issues with ANCC Renewal?

    Hi Karen. I emailed them a week ago, and no response yet. I'll try again tomorrow. Fingers
  5. Issues with ANCC Renewal?

    Hi. I'm wondering if anyone else here has recently tried to renew their ANCC certification and run into problems? I was first certified almost five years ago, and it's time for me...
  6. Funny Things Patients Say Contest | Nurses Week

    I was giving a patient her medications one night. She was always nervous about taking her pills, and wanted an explanation for each one. When I held up her senna, I told her that it was a stimulant...
  7. I wasn’t sure where to post this question. I’m a nurse practitioner working primarily with older adults. In the past year, a new hospice company has begun serving some of my patients. I’ve...
  8. Anonymously Reporting Abuse?

    I agree that it would be ideal to go through someone at the facility first. Unfortunately, the times I've tried to bring up issues with the nurses or DON, it did not go well. The staff have become...
  9. Anonymously Reporting Abuse?

    One of the nursing facilities where I work has some bad practices when it comes to medications. I've seen patients overmedicated, had nurses lie to me about which medications were being given, had...
  10. Regret Becoming an NP

    Thank you for your feedback, everyone. So, to clarify, what I've found that I really don't like about working as an NP is the pressure to see as many patients as possible, as quickly as possible. My...
  11. Regret Becoming an NP

    After working as a nurse for four years, I went to NP school. Most of my RN experience was in psych, and I thought about becoming a psych NP, but with the advice of peers, decided to become an FNP,...
  12. New NP Job Not What I Thought...

    Thank you for the support, everyone. So, here's what happened. On Monday, I ended up taking the day off work because I was feeling so stressed out and overwhelmed by everything that I didn't feel I...
  13. New NP Job Not What I Thought...

    So, here's an example of what's been happening. On Thursday, the nurse in charge of home care approached me and told me she'd like me to see some patients for one of the home care nurses who was out....
  14. New NP Job Not What I Thought...

    I'm trying to figure out what to do here. About a month ago, I accepted an NP position with a local hospital. I am the first NP that the department has hired. I was told that this was a new...
  15. Is anyone else here currently waiting to receiving their NP license from Professional Credentialing Services? I am in MA, which uses PCS. It's been awful. I got an NP job, and I can't start until...