I recently spoke to a man who is a former psych nurse in my area. When I told him that becoming a psych nurse was my intention, he stated that it was a "tough job". I asked him to elaborate and he...
I'm planning on working for at least a year to two years after obtaining my BSN for several reasons. 1. The experience can't hurt 2. To be absolutely certain my chosen specialty is "for me", despite...
julesjameson3333 replied to julesjameson3333's topic in General Nursing
Oh, no worries on the insurance reimbursement. I was more so wondering if I would be able to perform massage therapy techniques with an RN or if that would be out of the scope of practice for nurses....
Hello all! My question pertains to the scope of practice of nurses regarding the implementation of soft tissue therapy techniques i.e. massage therapy. Are nurses allowed to market themselves in this...
I will start school (pre reqs) at 34, so I'm right there with you. In response to the rather unenlightened comments discouraging you from pursuing your goals, all I can say is that it's my belief that...
julesjameson3333 replied to julesjameson3333's topic in Psychiatric
I did consider social work, but chose psych nursing for several reasons 1. better return on investment 2. Advocacy of neurodivergent population. Social workers are excellent in this capacity as well,...
Hello Psych nurses and Psych nurse practitioners I am a highly analytical thinker so I have put a tremendous amount of research into which career I believe I would be best suited for. I circle back...
What state are you located in? I also have a misdemeanor I called the board of nursing (FL) and was told that while he doesn't think I should feel discouraged, that the BON looks at each case on a...
@Shookclays Wow! See I can't imagine being a single mom. I guess sometimes you don't really know what you're capable of until you try. Kudos to your cousin.. Yeah, I see what you're saying about...
Hello! I am planning on starting school for nursing this upcoming year. I have no college experience and thus will be starting from scratch. My husband I have one son in school already and we're...
Are there any PMHNP or those in the know who could share some details about hours per week worked? Also if you could include work setting (in patient, out patient, correctional facility, etc.)? I've...