I'm considering going back to school to pursue becoming a PMHNP. For background context - I majored in biology and psychology at a great school, graduated with a very good GPA and research experience, and have been working at a non-profit providing services to clients with disabilities.
I'm very interested in medication management and psychopharmacology, and would ideally like to work with an outpatient population. I love working with clients at my current job, and I think I could make a decent PMHNP! But to be honest, I'm personally a little uncomfortable with the idea of working in an inpatient facility, and the vast majority of psych RN positions understandably seem to be in inpatient facilities. Obviously, I'd need to gain psych experience to be hired as a PMHNP, but I'm afraid I'm signing up for something I would hate.
Incidentally, I also think I'm a bit squeamish to make a good med-surg RN, and am worried about how I would perform in med-surg clinicals.
I kind of suspect the answer is "either suck it up or don't become a PMHNP"? I'm open to feedback along the lines of "don't become a psych NP, idiot." I'm worried I'm trying to wade into something that would require doing several things that I'm not very well-suited for, and I'm trying to get a reality check. I'd really appreciate any advice that people are willing to give me (and thanks for your time if you do!).
I'm very interested in medication management and psychopharmacology, and would ideally like to work with an outpatient population. I love working with clients at my current job, and I think I could make a decent PMHNP! But to be honest, I'm personally a little uncomfortable with the idea of working in an inpatient facility, and the vast majority of psych RN positions understandably seem to be in inpatient facilities. Obviously, I'd need to gain psych experience to be hired as a PMHNP, but I'm afraid I'm signing up for something I would hate.
Incidentally, I also think I'm a bit squeamish to make a good med-surg RN, and am worried about how I would perform in med-surg clinicals.
I kind of suspect the answer is "either suck it up or don't become a PMHNP"? I'm open to feedback along the lines of "don't become a psych NP, idiot." I'm worried I'm trying to wade into something that would require doing several things that I'm not very well-suited for, and I'm trying to get a reality check. I'd really appreciate any advice that people are willing to give me (and thanks for your time if you do!).