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  1. this is getting old

    PMHNP-1 replied to yoginurse29's topic in Psychiatric

    Hey ICURN3020 - don't be so hard on yourself! In the psych unit we are all trained and the unit is specifically designed (the space, the look, the activities - everything) for a psych unit. We...

  2. this is getting old

    PMHNP-1 replied to yoginurse29's topic in Psychiatric

    Psych nsg is actually one of the more difficult specialties....what is more complex than disorders of the brain, with neuro, cognitive, and behavioral symptoms and signs? If someone wants to have a...

  3. activities to do with psych clients

    PMHNP-1 replied to maureen11's topic in Psychiatric

    duplicate - no way to

  4. activities to do with psych clients

    PMHNP-1 replied to maureen11's topic in Psychiatric

    As for social skills training, it depends on the cause of the social skills deficit. A trained instructor is definitely needed - otherwise, it's going to be frustrating. So two different approaches:...

  5. activities to do with psych clients

    PMHNP-1 replied to maureen11's topic in Psychiatric

    Another way to teach skills is to have the group define the skill and then have people volunteer to demo the skill in an "acting" setting. A good demo, and a "wrong way to do it" demo, for fun....

  6. Pathway to DNP

    PMHNP-1 replied to AnthoScott's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Yes - there are advantages to doing the MSN. The DNP does not offer much benefit, not for the extra $20,000+ in costs. Sure, people who've DONE it defend it, as they must convince themselves that...

  7. cheapest DNP online

    PMHNP-1 replied to mer5992002's topic in Post Graduate Students

    currently about $500/cu. 36 credits. Totally online, local clinical.

  8. cheapest DNP online

    PMHNP-1 replied to mer5992002's topic in Post Graduate Students

    When it comes to the DNP programs, quality doesn't really matter. I mean, really, there's no "there" there, with the DNP. How much better can one school's "And Yet Another Nursing Theory Class or...

  9. Independent Contract NP and Billing

    PMHNP-1 replied to BeautynBrains_RN's topic in Advanced Practice

    When you use your name and are not incorporated, your personal assets - all of them - are at risk. The corporation is the only means of hiding behind the corporate veil. If you are seeing patients,...

  10. PMHNP Psych NP Questions

    PMHNP-1 replied to hakunamatata's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    The PMHNP program prepares you for the ANCC boards. Lots of generic make-work waste-time classes.....lots of group stuff where you get to pull lazy or stupid folks through the program on your...

  11. Any Psych NP's with advice???

    PMHNP-1 replied to elbumphis02's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Grad school starts with horribly boring, tedious, and make-work intensive classes that are generic to all NP specialty (actually all MSN) areas: more "advanced" nursing theory classes, more policy...

  12. Why can't hospitals do better?

    PMHNP-1 replied to ORNurseCOS's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Yes, behavior changes are so difficult that there is a specialty area just for that - CBT. Another thing making health behavior changes difficult is the pseudo-science propaganda out

  13. Why can't hospitals do better?

    PMHNP-1 replied to ORNurseCOS's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Problem with the "big awakening" is that people don't know what evidence is, how to critique it, where even to find out if there is any......I've seen a lot of patients harmed by this anti-science...

  14. Why can't hospitals do better?

    PMHNP-1 replied to ORNurseCOS's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    It's not really complicated: follow the money. There is plenty of money for adequate food, supplies, space, care, etc - but not if you want to pull more and more profit out of the investment. Profit...

  15. Why can't hospitals do better?

    PMHNP-1 replied to ORNurseCOS's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Just wondering - what sort of indicators are there, of change? I've not read anything indicating that, not in the U.S. Are there changes taking place, perhaps, in the hospital where you work? Our...

  16. Why can't hospitals do better?

    PMHNP-1 replied to ORNurseCOS's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I'd recommend starting with 2 resources: Suzanne Gordon's site and her books - Books & Resources - Suzanne Gordon And Physicians for a national Health Program at Physicians for a National Health...

  17. Being an NP in NC.

    PMHNP-1 replied to swarren88's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hate to say it, but I wouldn't WORK as an NP in NC. They are one of the most restrictive environments for NPs in the US - they may as well not have any NPs at all. There has to be a better place to...

  18. Self esteem in nursing

    PMHNP-1 replied to Viictoriaann's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    "I'm a little OCD in my practice and if one little thing goes wrong during a shift or everything isn't perfect.........Let's just say I'm very hard on myself. I go over it in my head over and over...

  19. January 2015 Caption Contest: Win $100!

    PMHNP-1 replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    You need to fix those chart audits now before I leave. Oh, and the manager just sent 2 nurses home since the census is down. See ya........Oh! and by the way those three new admits are waiting for

  20. When did it become OK to treat your nurse like poo?

    PMHNP-1 replied to paramed1's topic in Emergency

    For-profit corporations have taken over hospitals, and large corporations have bought more and more former community hospitals. The non-profits, where care used to be better, are now operating like...