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"I finished in May and they didn't confer the degree until August." - That's all you will have to say if anyone asks. Some colleges only confer degrees once a year.

What exactly are the damages you would sue for? It sounds more like you were inconvenienced by your school, not screwed over. Screwed over is when your school loses accreditation halfway through the program.

Thanks for the reply! I'm not sure I'm dissuaded yet though. I do have a bit of a fascination with medical things. The literal hands on stuff scares me a little...or maybe its just lacking confidence. But working in psychiatry fascinates me enough that doing rotations in other areas seems like a good tradeoff and might even be fun! I just want to know as much about what I am getting into before I decide

Hi there, I have a few questions about becoming a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner from a counseling background. If I decide to do a nursing program I will have my Master's in Counseling and 2 years practical experience as a counselor by the time I apply. Since I already have a Bachelor's (in a non nursing field) I will apply to a direct entry NP program. My question, though, is about the actual practice involved in becoming a Psychiatric NP. My goal would be to work for a community mental health agency as an NP. But if I understand correctly, there is a certain amount of practice that has to happen at the RN level while completing a direct entry program to become an NP. I guess in a nutshell I am wondering how much non-psychiatric nursing is involved in becoming a Psychiatric NP. I realize you don't go from college student to prescribing nurse over night. How much blood and guts are in the cards for a potential direct entry Psychiatric NP student? I am okay with the idea of learning to do IVs and giving shots and some of the bloodsy gutsy stuff that is involved with nursing but obviously my goal is a far different type of work. I do pride myself in rapport building with patients and I hope my counseling background could come in handy. Any tips/thoughts/information would be appreciated as far as "what to expect". Thanks in advance!