Are you involved in training or educating new Registered Nurses that are starting there career in a hospital based Nursing Residency program???
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Having been qua;ified and certified as an Independent practitioner since the 1980's (we are not all dead like Florence ) APNA abandons the plan of supporting proper Title of license (NCD) with all the priveleges of Independent practice and urns us into second class providers again. We had a model that was as successful as a medical tract; but here we are with the enless school tract ; and worse Independent Practice is completely erased
I also recommend that you become an LLC~Limited Liability Company BEFORE starting your practice. In addition, obtain an "EIN" employee identification number (tax ID)
2 Comments - The first time I considered t having my own practice was when my collaborator encouraged me consider the idea
I like the idea Ben, myself and other colleagues were planning similar and think that presenting in next years conference is one direction to take. I look forward to additional dialogue and ideas. Thanks Cynthia Clarke-Spence 410-496-0740 Maryland
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We asked Joy Lauerer, DNP, PMHCNS-BC RN, who will present at the APNA Clinical Psychopharmacology Institute in June, a few questions relevant to her area of expertise: Telemedicine
I have worked at community behavioral health centers in Florida which utilize FNPs to provide care to patients, which I believe, is outside their scope of practice. Florida law changed in 2016 and now has a very specific definition of what a psychiatric nurse is, which FNPs obviously do not meet
3 Comments - Karen, I completely agree with you and believe it is out of their scope of practice. Maybe the Board of Nursing should hear from us!
I am curious to inquire what Psych NPs in private practice do when they suspect an ASD diagnosis.
Hello California colleagues! Lora Beebe, chair of the psych mental health graduate program in Knoxville TN here! Our program is online/'blended and I have a student in southern California who is having trouble identifying preceptors. If you or someone you know can assist with precepting...