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What Now?

By Jaclyn Engelsher posted 06-09-2012 09:58 AM

  
The post-graduation elation has given way to the reality that I now have to use the education I have taken a couple of decades to acquire.  So, where does a DNP go from here?

For starters, I have to take the ANCC certification exam. Application was sent, the card was charged, and I am anxiously awaiting my approval to test. I will be provided a 90-day test window, and if all goes according to plan, I should be certified and licensed as an PMHNP in KY by August (and you know what I am going to do with that set of initials). As soon as I get this piece of paper, I will create my study plan.

Next, a job. I already have my private practice doing what I do, but if I want to truly put theory into practice, I need to create my own psych-mental health residency in the form of employment. . . . . 

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