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  1. New Grad Job Market PMHNP

    Thanks for the input on your experience. Would you mind sharing more about locations where you are searching? I'm glad you found this thread and added your experience. This is important information. I am wondering if a pmhnp would be able to get ...
  2. New Grad Job Market PMHNP

    Not true. I am really interested. You are right, I am not a nurse, which is why I am asking. As an outsider I would assume that these programs are vetted and there are science based reasons they are approved or not approved. Obviously you have a diff...
  3. New Grad Job Market PMHNP

    I wish financing my education was an option. Just a little fyi out there, I worked full time through my entire undergraduate career but still needed a few small loans. The bulk of my loans are from graduate school, which will never pay for itself. Li...
  4. New Grad Job Market PMHNP

    Yes, someone will lend me money when I already have student debt. Most people finance graduate educations this way. It may seem crazy, it may be crazy, but with the currently exorbitant cost of higher education, there are few options. Being a Suze f...
  5. New Grad Job Market PMHNP

    I don't think I'm clear. I'm not unsure about doing the PMHNP, what I'm unsure of is the best path to take. I know where I want to be, the only question in my mind is the best way to get there. Remember, I'm on a timeline here and that is a big part ...
  6. New Grad Job Market PMHNP

    I may do that. My primary concern with asking this question is to get some feedback on employment outlook, especially if you go DE route. I just can't afford once again to follow my gut/heart and find myself unemployable or only employable making abo...
  7. New Grad Job Market PMHNP

    Wow, Ok I really do appreciate the diversity of opinions from you guys. I think they are all valuable. I'm not sure it is making my decision easier, but it is definitely giving me plenty to think about. Just for clarity, I am interested in PMHNP bec...
  8. New Grad Job Market PMHNP

    Thanks chemokine, I need to double check that post-grad issue. I felt like that was something I read on the schools website, maybe I need to double check that. As for the DE MSN/NP, that is what I am really interested in, and started the post with. H...
  9. New Grad Job Market PMHNP

    I"m sorry. Maybe I did not make this very clear. Let me try to clarify. What I was speaking of was the option to get the MSN first without an NP specialty. Then do post-graduate classwork to fulfill the NP requirements in order to become an NP post ...
  10. New Grad Job Market PMHNP

    Ok, well my thoughts were similar with regard to posting on the NP forum, however since it has been moved to the student forum; are there any PMHNP students here doing what I am considering, the AE MSN program without practicing as an RN first? If so...
  11. New Grad Job Market PMHNP

    Wow psych guy. What a different perspective. I appreciate it as a counter to other perspectives, though it does complicate my decision to get this take. I would really like to hear from some new grad PMHNP's to get their perspective on employment. I ...
  12. New Grad Job Market PMHNP

    Oh i realize I would need to pass NCLEX. The program is set up where you do a full calender year completing RN work then take NCLEX at the end of that first year. After that, you continue class work for 2 more years to complete MSN. You are able to w...
  13. New Grad Job Market PMHNP

    Ok, maybe this is an ignorant question. If it is impossible to be successful as an PMHNP without several years of RN experience, why do SON offer DE or AE PMHNP programs? I'm not doubting you, just having some difficulty understanding why this avenue...
  14. New Grad Job Market PMHNP

    Not at all. I appreciate your candor. I have actually considered this and wondered, while this may sound crazy. Would I be able to get employment as an RN even with the PMHNP, or would people be hesitant to hire me in that capacity? That may sound nu...
  15. New Grad Job Market PMHNP

    Hello all, I am hoping to get the low down dirty truth here. I've recently found myself at a dead end in my current M.S. level career (not nursing) and need to make some decisions. I have kicking around the idea of becoming an NP. I have a friend who...