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1. Will I have trouble finding a psych NP job without medsurg experience?

   SDStudent1 replied to alisongoldie2000's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   I think you will do fine. In those classes, the resources used is what helped me the most. For Path, I HIGHLY HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend "Pathoma". I cant stress that one enough haha. Makes incredibly...

2. Will I have trouble finding a psych NP job without medsurg experience?

   SDStudent1 replied to alisongoldie2000's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   Short answer is No, you having med-surg will have very little, if any, effect on your job prospects once you graduate. Longer answer is that people with Med-surg experience will have an easier...

3. Anki

   SDStudent1 replied to SDStudent1's topic in Study Tips for Students's Share Tips

   I am sorry for the delay. I am just now seeing this. I didn't use pre-made decks during nursing school or my NP Program. I feel what the information each professor is looking for you to know is so...

4. Psych NPs working in California, what is your salary?

   SDStudent1 replied to ToFNPandBeyond's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   A friend Of mine got an inpatient job at a local hospital starting at $211,000. This is in the San Diego area otherwise I know of several offering $160,00 with full

5. Psych RN salary?

   SDStudent1 replied to TAE, RN's topic in Psychiatric

   Socal: $48 with benefits | $59 per diem. More with differentials. Probably another 5 -7 in differentials if on nights . Depends on where you work though. I worked for county an the pay was half of...

6. PMHNP Specialization

   SDStudent1 replied to SDStudent1's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   Both seem extremely interesting areas for entirely different reasons. Thank you very much for taking the time to

7. PMHNP review books?

   SDStudent1 replied to JordanRobersonNP's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   Just memorize the high yield information provided by the movies One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Shutter Island and 12 monkeys (in that order exactly) and you should be good to

8. PMHNP Specialization

   SDStudent1 replied to SDStudent1's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   Regarding the DSM, thats a good way to conceptualize the ability to subspecialize in the PMHNP profession. I would not have thought to put it that way. I feel like the deeper I get into my PMHNP...

9. PMHNP Specialization

   SDStudent1 replied to SDStudent1's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   Would you mind describing what a typical day for a Forensic PMHNP would look like, what you found interesting about it and how it differs from working on something like a Psychiatric ICU (where I work...

10. CRNA Automation?

    SDStudent1 replied to Seth96's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Again, I will have to respectfully disagree. And again, I would use the cell phone as an example. The “Brick” cell phone was discontinued within a few years of its creation, but I am willing to...

11. CRNA Automation?

    SDStudent1 replied to Seth96's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I feel like the horses in the 1800's told each other the same thing. They thought they had job security because the horse and buggy would always require a "horse component". Excluding the horse power...

12. PMHNP Specialization

    SDStudent1 posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    What sub-specializations are available for PMHNP. The ones I can think of off the top of my head include ............ Forensics / Correction Telepsychiatry Perinatal Psychiatry...

13. ACT nurse interview

    SDStudent1 replied to Kbearden's topic in Psychiatric

    It was a somewhat hard choice for me. I enjoyed working at ACT and really liked the autonomy. There was two main reasons. First, we had a really good program direct that moved up in the company and he...

14. ACT nurse interview

    SDStudent1 replied to Kbearden's topic in Psychiatric

    I worked at an ACT program for about 1 yr before moving to an Inpatient setting. I thought it was a really good model for how to treat mental illness. It not only treated the illness itself, but also...

15. Physical Assessment and diagnosis

    SDStudent1 replied to SDStudent1's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Thank you for the suggestion. I just got in the mail and it looks like it will be a good