psychgirlRN

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1. A sobering story-------

   psychgirlRN replied to NanikRN's topic in General Nursing

   I think you would expect most mistakes to be in increments of ten when it was an error with drawing up a med. It only takes one decimal put in the wrong spot or picking up a syringe placed in the...

2. Is it more practical to become a PMHNP or a FNP with specialization/cert in Psych

   psychgirlRN replied to J-Swish's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

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3. POTS and Psych

   psychgirlRN replied to michlynn's topic in Cardiac

   I have cared for a patient with POTS who had it for multiple years and had to have IV fluids even outside of the hospital. I could see how going to prom hooked to an IV pole might lead to some...

4. DNP or PhD How did you choose?

   psychgirlRN replied to SarahEAW's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

   Please take this with a grain of salt that I am in the middle of finals and feel a little bitter right now , but I think MSN to PhD might be the best way to go if you are someone who loves learning...

5. Any Psych Nurse Practitioner's out there?

   psychgirlRN replied to HealingThoughts's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   I personally appreciate her honesty and didn't feel it was unnecessarily negative. Many posts in these types of conversations are antidotal, so it is difficult to get a realistic picture of what to...

6. PMHNP over saturated?

   psychgirlRN replied to psychgirlRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   Hi Jules, that is a great point about salary. The program I am in will allow me to switch. I have not started my concentration specific courses so as long as I move from FNP to PMHNP prior to next...

7. PMHNP over saturated?

   psychgirlRN replied to psychgirlRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   Hi elkpark, I tried to reply to this already and my post doesn't seem to have gone up. Hopefully this isn't a repeat. Thank you for your response. As someone who works in the field, would you say...

8. PMHNP over saturated?

   psychgirlRN posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   Here's the deal. I passed up the opportunity to do a direct entry PMHNP MSN program after graduating with my BSN in 2014. I am now in a DNP program doing the FNP concentration. I feel my heart is in...