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Hello, I am contemplating a position in Army Reserve as a Psych NP. If anyone out there is currently (or recently been) in this role, could you share your experience? I talked to a recruiter today and she is going to seek an age waiver for me (I'm ...

I am graduating next month and will be eligible to sit for the Adult CNS PMH exam. It is my understanding that this test was changed and/or updated this past April. The only official study materials that the ANCC provides for this exam are the 150 ...

I am scheduled to take my exam next week. My masters was from University of Rhode Island. I don't know about on-line programs. I do know, that at URI, the Adult Mental Health CNS program will be discontinued after this next year. While I don't ag...

I purchased the mometrix study guide for the Adult Mental Health CNS exam - which I will be taking this upcoming week. In my opinion, a complete waste of money. Very poorly organized and written with factual errors (I only spent about an hour looki...

Hi, PMH stands for Psychiatric-Mental Health. Yeah, I know, all the abbreviations are a bit much. Thanks - I've heard of Mometrix - I'll check it out!

Hi, I am sure this information could be gleaned somewhere from this site, but I have not been able to find it. Could someone direct me to the actual link/language to the ANCC which states that NP's would be 'grandfathered' under the proposed DNP "s...

Hi, I had 3 review books - Barrons, Kaplan and then one other that I can't recall (I dumped them all after the test - sort of therapeutic!). I think the combination was helpful - that aside, I think Kaplan was probably most helpful to me. I purchas...

Hi, I took the GRE's last December and I recall them being fairly close to my actual score - I think within 30 points or so on both Math and Verbal? Without a doubt, the best prep for me (after initial reviews and vocab drills) was taking many timed...

Hi Lauren, I will be starting the Graduate Program at URI this fall. I will be in the Psych - Adult CNS program. I graduated from their undergrad program in 1994 - felt I got a very good education. It is very difficult to know how the program "st...

I work the day shift in a smallish community hospital (nonprofit). We are unionized. Our contract does have language that allows for days to rotate to nights in the event of a night shortage. I have worked here for 10 years and have never been in ...

Thank you for your response. You raise some really good points and outline a viable option for the future. Appreciate the constructive advice.

This isn't a petty issue to me or I would not have taken the time to place a posting.Safety is not petty to me. As I have said and implied in previous postings I have been very fortunate that I have been forced to work some nights only recently - ho...

Thanks for all the replies! I would like to state that I certainly am not looking for sympathy in regards to my situation.... I realize that many other nurses have and have had it much worse. I also realize that this is currently part of my contract...

Chris, I appreciate your response and would agree that when the tragic event occurs, a precedent will be set and management will then need to get more creative (ie probably pay more money for a person who can safely fill in while they wait for a qual...

Thanks for the responses. A couple of other pieces of info. Our union just settled with the hospital last night at the 11th hour. We were close to striking- not over this issue...however, all the strike nurses were in town and were being oriented ...

I tend to agree with Thunderwolf. I had 2 1/2 years of med/surg prior to transfering to psych 8 years ago and I am really glad I have that experience under my belt. I am finding that our patients very often have medical issues that need to be addr...

Hi- I currently live in RI but grew up in Bozeman and most of my family is still there. It is absolutely gorgeous!! Down sides (at least for me). Pay is low and real estate (in the Bozeman area) has gotten very, very high. Being a sole wage earne...

Hi- Am thinking of relocating from the east coast where I have worked for 10 years (last 8 yrs on psych inpatient unit). Am considering returning to school to obtain a MSN - either psych CNS or psych NP and am thinking about applying to UCHSC. Can ...

Hi- I've done a bit of reading and this is what I have so far, along with some questions. Correct me where I am wrong. To come to AUS from US to work (psych RN with BSN and 8 yrs experience) I would #1 Figure out which state I want to work and appl...

Thank you very much for taking the time to respond! The info you provided is helpful

Hi- Your post was interesting to me - I am a psych nurse in Connecticut and am looking at going to Australia for a year to work. I work on an inpatient, locked (we take both voluntary and involuntary patients) unit at a medium size community hospital...

Thanks Neelia! Useful info....I will be curious to hear about how you like school. I assume you are going to go to UCHSC? I think renting initially would be the best option for me so that I could get a feel for were I would want to settle. What de...

Hi- I am thinking very seriously about spending at least a year in the UK - providing, of course, I can find a job. I have a BSN RN and have worked the last 9 years on a locked inpatient psych unit in Connecticut. I eventually plan to go back and g...

I believe Columbia is in NYC. I live in RI. If it is Yale - well, you know, excellent reputation. If you can swing it, go for it! Obviously, go with your gut!

Hi- I am an RN and work on an inpatient psych unit in CT. Initially when I started here (8 years ago) we had no LPN's. My nurse manager has recently hired a couple. They came from outpatient rehab centers and so came with some substance abuse expe...