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FNP anybody working as psych NP?Rating: (votes: 0) I am so glad you asked this. I have been wondering myself. I hope someone answers. Comment:
Thanks for posting. I am currently working as RN, not FNP in busy family practice office. I know FNPs don't always work family practice, but don't know any working psych. Wondering if they're out there and would love details about a typical day.
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I believe you have to have been educated in the psych component and pass those board exams.
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We have a PsychNP at our hospital, she is not a FNP, she is licensed as a Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. She practices alongside the psychiatrists in the clinic and hospital setting; she has prescriptive authority, and from the experiences I've had when working with her she is very knowledgeable, thorough, and provides her patients with excellent mental health care in the acute setting. There are specific Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Nursing Programs that provide this Masters Nursing Degree. I suppose a FNP could exclusively work in the Mental/Behavorial Health area, I'd hope that these FNP's would have nursing experience in this field. In rural areas of the country FNP's probably have to take on varying roles such as Mental Health providers due to the limited amount of providers in general.
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