Category: Nursing Certification Specialties

Opportunities for Those Who Pass the PMHN

Opportunities for Those Who Pass the PMHN

Our increasingly dysfunctional world has at least one positive side:  It has created a fast-growing career field for those interested in a job in a mental health profession.  This is as true for the mental health nurse as it is for the psychiatrist.  Getting onto that career path, of course, means passing the PMHN (Psychiatric [...]

Nursing Informatics

The growing career field of nursing has intersected with the information age in the 2000′s to create a fulfilling opportunity called nursing informatics–a branch of health informatics.

Midwife Certification Exam and Accreditation

Once you’ve made the decision to pursue a career as a midwife, the next task is figure out the correct path to take toward your goal.  No matter how you do it, though, three elements will be required:  you’ll be expected to pass the midwife exam, you’ll be expected to have proper accreditation, and depending [...]

What are Licensed Vocational Nurses?

What are Licensed Vocational Nurses?

A Licensed Vocational Nurse or LVN normally works under the supervision of a physician or a Registered Nurse, but the duties and licensing vary from state to state. Generally the program is approximately twelve to fourteen months depending on the state for licensure and is a stepping stone to becoming a registered nurse. The LVN [...]