Kauaidreamer

Kauaidreamer has 8 years experience and specializes in ICU, PCU, Trauma.

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1. On line psych NP at age 51 -Help!

   Kauaidreamer replied to future-of-nursing's topic in NP Students

   Well for me the major motivation to wanting to also obtain my FNP is the ability to hopefully relocate to Kauai. Really, living in the islands is perhaps the primary reason (other than eating, supporting my family,and owing about 60K in student loans...

2. On line psych NP at age 51 -Help!

   Kauaidreamer replied to future-of-nursing's topic in NP Students

   Aside from the money aspect I believe that those states which have independent practice expand upon the attractiveness of this option (Psych NP). This is especially the case when one considers that a one to two year additional time investment can yie...

3. On line psych NP at age 51 -Help!

   Kauaidreamer replied to future-of-nursing's topic in NP Students

   From my limited understanding the pay for LMSW is significantly less and the hours needed are greater. As a psych NP you should at least be able to earn 90K in most markets. Also there are at least three online programs that I can think of off the ...

4. Milk & Schizophrenia

   Kauaidreamer replied to WinterLilac's topic in Psychiatric

   I wonder if the "off label" use of antipsychotics has been studied for the purposes of eating disorders such as anorexia or cancer related caxchexia?

5. Online NP School suggestions

   Kauaidreamer replied to Jessi Cottrell's topic in NP Students

   Frontier is an awesome school and is ranked by US News and World Report as one of the best online schools in the nation. I'm going to the University of Southern Indiana for the Psych NP program, but I believe that Frontier is probably superior due t...

6. Potential for independent telehealth practice as Psych NP?

   Kauaidreamer replied to akcompton1's topic in NP Students

   I don't care about working independently (as in on my own) so much as being able to work geographically where I want (read Kauai). One option I've considered is becoming licensed in five to ten states with significant demand and then getting set up t...

7. Any Psych Nurse Practitioner's out there?

   Kauaidreamer replied to HealingThoughts's topic in NP Students

   My significant other will not graduate until July of this Summer as a PMHNP at the Masters level. We live in Florida, and thus far she has received two job offers without applying. One from the place where she did her assessment clinical for 110K (to...

8. Potential for independent telehealth practice as Psych NP?

   Kauaidreamer replied to akcompton1's topic in NP Students

   I'm still fuzzy on the process for being able to prescribe in different states. Our situation is that my significant other will graduate with her Psych NP degree in July, but I still have another three years (more if I decide to add the FNP option)....