deza MSN, NP

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    Are more letters after your name better or ridiculous?

    deza posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Many nurses and NPs love having lots of letters after their name. You don't see physicians do that because it is not professional to have your lower degrees listed. No one cares if you started off as...
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    New PMHNP pay

    deza replied to Bluey4Life's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I would switch. That pay is low, though hard to say since it depends on what area you are in. I had a lawyer look at an agreement for me for peace of mind. I wanted to see if there would be any...
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    PMHNP School Recommendations

    deza replied to Mandy Marie's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    There are cheaper schools than Walden. Spend more time searching. I live in the central southern US and it was known to be one of the more expensive less reputable schools. Check out husson...
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    Looking to Shadow a psych NP

    deza replied to JZ1's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    You could try picking up a PRN psych RN job and talk to the providers or observe them on the job. If you have any psych places near where you
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    New grad PMHNP benefits and salary advice

    deza replied to PMHNPinWV's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    That's really low. I made 50-56hr working nights as an RN on a psych unit. And that was a fulltime W2 job employed by the hospital in Texas. That hospital payed higher than most. As a PMHNP I make...
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    FNP to PMHNP--Is it Better?

    deza replied to raycna's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Most places I think do 60min evals(30min for ADHD companies). And most do 15-20min follow ups. My current job is at a community mental health clinic doing 60min evals and 20mins follow ups. I can...
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    Texas State PMHNP Fall 2020

    deza replied to lejpej's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    https://www.sbs.txstate.edu/billing/rates-g.html https://www.nursing.txstate.edu/prospective-nursing-students/MSN-pmhnp-admission/curriculum.html Looks like it may be around 31,000. I think...
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    Inpatient psych patients refusing to wear ID bracelets, so scanning compliance is poor - what is your practice?

    deza replied to deweydecimal13501's topic in Psychiatric

    My last job I think we were supposed to get another nurse to verify the patient when they didn't have an armband. Most of us would grab our pt's labels at the beginning of the shift and scan it after...
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    Mentioning recovery from mental illness in a job interview?

    deza replied to lunalilith's topic in Psychiatric

    I agree with sindoriel. I wouldn't trust that the ones interviewing you would be understanding of your past. As a nurse I doubt you'll be doing cbt or dbt, so they may not care that you know about...
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    Are bras contraband?

    deza replied to laurenp_rn's topic in Psychiatric

    You revived a 6 year old thread
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    Are hospitals in NJ allowed to record patients in their room?

    deza replied to The0Walrus's topic in Psychiatric

    In TX some places do. My last job the bedroom cameras did not record. My current job the cameras do record in the bedroom. They are a tool used to review personal restraints, chair restraints,...
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    Average nurse/patient ratio?

    deza replied to annak92's topic in Psychiatric

    14 patients is pretty average for freestanding/private psych facilities where I live. If you can find an inpatient hospital position they will probably have a more reasonable ratio. My first job was a...
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    Texas State PMHNP Fall 2020

    deza replied to lejpej's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Some of the classes have few lectures and power points. Very little teaching from the instructors in some courses. This program does not help with clinical placement. They may if you live in the...
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    Texas State PMHNP Fall 2020

    deza replied to lejpej's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Also if you fail a class or change to part time it could delay your graduation 6months to a year having to wait for a course to be offered
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    Texas State PMHNP Fall 2020

    deza replied to lejpej's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    The program is extremely disorganized. Most of the faculty are FNPs with a post masters in psych, so they are not very experienced. A few of the teachers that are not full time are experienced PMHNPs....
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    UTA Spring 2019 PMHNP

    deza posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Does anyone have any info on the program? I was told that they are making it longer the last time I spoke with an advisor. Also from a current student I heard that they had hired a pediatric...
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    RN to PMHNP

    deza replied to lenkakirilenka's topic in Psychiatric

    I would do UT Tyler's RN to BSN instead of UTAs. UTA requires an extra literature course. And it takes longer than 9 months, their website is
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    Northern Kentucky University

    deza replied to nurse_1935's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    There is an NKU PMHNP facebook group. That would be the best place to talk to current
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    Psych or LTC less Stressful?

    deza replied to Purple_Clover's topic in Psychiatric

    I've only done psych. Finding a place where they medicate early and have good agitation protocols helps. And decent staffing of course. I hardly ever lift or turn patients in psych. The most...
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    Texas online PMHNP programs

    deza replied to AlcRoc's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Sending you a
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    Inpatient or Outpatient for future PMHNP?

    deza replied to AlcRoc's topic in Psychiatric

    I think you made a smart choice AlcRoc. I would love to do outpatient psych full-time and pick up inpatient. It would be beneficial to pick up shift inpatient, so you can see everything(emergency...
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    Walden online University

    deza replied to AMShultz's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Look into cheaper online schools. People tend to go here cause there co worker is a student at Walden and because the admission process is extremely
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    Dual Diagnosis

    deza replied to Nurseshrader's topic in Psychiatric

    Most of the patients that I care for have a dual diagnosis. They leave, quit taking their meds, do street drugs and usually the police bring them back. The ETOH and substance users will most likely be...
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    Geropsych NP... what to do

    deza replied to Thanksforthedonuts's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    There are plenty of affordable schools out there. A co-worker from a previous job works in geropsych as a pmhnp. We had both worked at an inpatient geropsych facility and that is where he got his...
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    Tell me about your orientation

    deza replied to JennyPARN's topic in Psychiatric

    My first orientation as a new RN was at a private geropsych facility. We did CPI and had an orientation class. I had 3 or 4 shifts orienting with the charge nurse. My position there was charge nurse...