What is a Family Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (PMH-NP)?
The Family Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (PMH-NP) is prepared at the Master’s level to be an advanced practice nurse. The PMH-NP works interdependently with other health professionals to provide primary mental health care to patients of all ages in communities. The focus of the class content and clinical experience [...]

Who are Nurse Practitioners?
Nurse practitioners (NPs) are registered nurses who are prepared, through advanced education and clinical training, to provide a wide range of preventive and acute health care services to individuals of all ages. Today, NPs complete graduate-level education preparation that leads to a master’s degree. NPs take health histories and provide complete physical [...]

Fundamental issues have been described in the literature and are frequently subjects in the media. They include professional identity, organizational practices and patterns of interaction (Dhondea, 1995). Part of the dialog on identity is focused on the word “forensic”. Lynch et al (2006) list correctional nursing as one of the many aspects of forensic nursing; [...]