How to become a PMHNP (psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner) is a common question among nurses interested in advancing their careers in mental health. PMHNPs play a critical role in assessing, diagnosing, and treating patients with mental health and substance […]
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During her last rotation as a nursing student at an outpatient program for severely mentally ill patients, Dawn Bounds found her calling as a psychiatric nurse. She reflects on those days early into a new journey as an assistant professor at the UCI
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Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners (PMHNPs) are board-certified advanced practice nurses who diagnose and treat mental health and substance abuse issues. PMHNPs work in outpatient and inpatient settings, providing assessment, therapy, and medications. PMHNPs are critical in any disaster, providing
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Jane Gunter, a nurse practitioner in Tuolumne County, California, has long wanted to specialize in mental health so she can treat patients who have anxiety, depression and more complicated mental illnesses. Her county, a rural outpost in the Sierra Nevada
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In an effort to address a shortage of mental health providers in the state of California, UC San Francisco (UCSF), in collaboration with UC Davis and UCLA, has announced the launch of an online training program for psychiatric-mental health nurse
The University of Texas at Tyler (UT Tyler) College of Nursing and Health Sciences has announced a new mental health nurse practitioner program aimed at addressing the mental health challenges in Texas. The Master of Science in Nursing–Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse
Nursing students from the University of Rhode Island (URI) Nurse Practitioner programs are gaining experience with young patients thanks to a new volunteer opportunity. Taking what they’ve learned in the classroom into the exam room, the students have spent a
The La Salle University School of Nursing and Health Sciences (SONHS) has recently announced a new Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) Program. The program will begin in Summer 2019. Patricia Dillon, PhD, RN, and Chair of Graduate, RN to
Nursing is a unique profession, with major psychological stressors and equally great emotional benefits. Who would have better self-care tips for you than a psychiatric nurse practitioner and DNP candidate? Jonathan Llamas DNP (c), BSN, RN-BC, PHN, is all that,
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Frontier Nursing University (FNU) has named Jess Calohan, DNP, PMHNP-BC, new director of the Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) program. Calohan is joining FNU from the George Washington University School of Nursing where he worked as an assistant professor. He
