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Thank you for your kind comments and congrats on finishing your 1st semester. I know graduation seems like a long time away, but it will get her sooner than you realize! My school was kind enough to give us all free access to the Fitzgerald board prep program. I plan to start using it to prepare once my summer semester is finished. The plan is to take my boards as soon after I graduate as possible.

Thank for your comment and welcome to the community. Also, congrats on starting NP school. Be sure to watch my video about how to prepare for your semester and what to do before school starts. What is your projected graduation date?

@@MyPMHNPJourney It would be October 2027

I wish you the most success!

I am not sure why they don’t help more. It seems that it would be a great selling point for the school’s program at the very least. I’d be interested to hear from others about why they think schools are practically mute on this subject!

Thank you! Are you also in NP school now?

I agree 100%! Congrats on finishing. I am sure you lived experiences will be a tremendously valuable asset to the care you give your patients!!

Awesome! Thank you!

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You can do it. I was older than that when I started nursing school!!

Congrats on finishing your program. You are so right, persistence is the key. And I totally agree with your preceptor advice. I started looking for a preceptor as soon as I was accepted into the program!

@@MyPMHNPJourney RE: Paying for preceptors. There are a lot of them that won’t do it unless they are paid. I suggest trying to find a psychiatrist because many of them don’t want money, they just want to practice altruism. One of the primary reasons for me wanting to be an NP is to get away from the “nurses eat their young” thing and the fact that many are soooo catty and arrogant. Well, there are a lot of arrogant and greedy NPs too. We should all try to help one another so we will be taken more seriously. Appreciate your reply. 🙏🏼

They never did give me a reason. Someone eventually called me and told me exactly what the letter from my school had to say (which was what I had sent them before). The school was kind enough to draft another letter, which they did eventually accept! Silly.

Thanks for watching and commenting. This video you are commenting about is from a colleague’s perspective, not my own. I have found the PACE of my PMHNP program to be more manageable than nursing school, but the content has been more challenging. My program does not require a “thesis”, it requires a Capstone project. This is a project to design a quality improvement research program. It is the equivalent amount of work as a thesis. I’ll often refer to it as such since it gives people a better point of reference.

@@MyPMHNPJourney Ahhhh, now I understand. Looks like you have some PDSA in your future with the QI project coming.

Thanks for watching and commenting. Actually, hospitals do hire providers, at least the one where I work does. Around here the behavioral health facilities also hire providers. While my personal preference is to go into a private practice or medical group, there seems to be more opportunities at in patient and large corporate clinic facilities.

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I agree, very similar to my school experience!

So true! I think the self motivational qualities developed in NP school translate to practice as well. My program is mostly online, but we do have several multi-day on campus events to attend. Keep up the good work!

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This is a great question, one I am often asked. Many preceptors want a fee for their time. Around here it can be anywhere from $500 to $1500 per semester. I am fortunate in that my school will pay preceptors a very small hourly stipend, however, I am prepared to make up the difference out of my own pocket for their full fees.

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Thank you for your comment and for watching the video. I commend you for considering nursing school. It is not easy and it takes a lot of dedication and effort to complete. First, whether you want to complete a 2 year or 4 year school, you will have to take all of your state required core classes, i.e… English, math, literature, etc… before you start into nursing school. I suggest you decide which school you want to attend and apply. If you are accepted, you can meet with a guidance counselor to help map out your classes and get access to resources that will help you. Keep me informed on what you decide to do!

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Good question. Thanks for watching the video and taking the time to comment. I have very, very limited support from my program regarding clinical sites and preceptors. From what I understand, this seems to be the standard for most programs. You might see my video about using LinkedIn to find preceptors and sites. Please consider subscribing to my channel and even joining our community at the link in the video.

Congrats on the interview! Hope you get a positive response soon. Adv patho is a tough course. I used Picmonic (www.picmonic.us) and Advanced patho made easy (link in description) to help me get through it. Recommend you check those out!

@@MyPMHNPJourney I saved the amaon links you mentioned for psych texts on another video and will revisit picmonic to see if i can at least start prepping for class. Thanks much!! ^_^

Thanks for the nice comment and for watching the video. You CAN do this! Just watch some of my other videos about preparing and the “must do” things before you begin. You might also want to join our community (link in description). You’ll get access to our folder where I have uploaded a lot of checklists, cheat sheets, and resources you can use. When do you start school?

I appreciate the comment and thanks for watching the video. Please consider subscribing to the channel and also joining our community. Keep up updated on your progress…. You CAN do this!!