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Helping you stay informed and confident in your practice, whether you’re navigating the challenges of starting out in the field as a new psychiatric nurse practitioner or looking for more insights to enhance patient care, the Stress Free Psych NP Blog offers practical advice, expert tips, and a supportive community dedicated to your professional growth and success.
Managing Patient Medication Requests: Strategies for NPs
One of the more stressful aspects of being a nurse practitioner that I certainly didn’t feel prepared for during my MSN program was managing patient medication requests. Especially when patients demand specific medications or try to dictate the course of treatment....
Minimize Malpractice Risk: 8 Key Strategies for NPs
Let’s be real—no one wants to get sued. As a nurse practitioner, the fear of liability can pop up when it comes to prescribing, documentation, or unexpected outcomes. But the good news is: you can take steps to minimize malpractice risk and practice with more peace of...
Complex PTSD ICD-11: Key Differences from PTSD Explained
Complex PTSD is increasingly recognized as distinct from traditional PTSD, especially in the World Health Organization’s ICD-11 diagnostic criteria. While both disorders share many symptoms, complex PTSD ICD-11 includes additional disturbances in self-organization...
Bipolar vs Unipolar Depression: Why Diagnosis Is Challenging
Did you know that up to 60% of patients with bipolar disorder are initially misdiagnosed with unipolar depression? Distinguishing bipolar vs unipolar depression is one of the toughest diagnostic challenges because their symptoms can overlap, especially early in the...
Serotonin Syndrome Risk: Medication Combinations
Have you ever wondered which medication combos put your patients at a significant serotonin syndrome risk? Serotonin syndrome is a potentially life-threatening condition caused by excessive serotonin accumulation in the body. It’s most often linked to psychotropic...
Psychiatric Deprescribing: Where Do You Start?
Have you ever had a patient show up on ten different psych medications—and none of them seem to be working? They’re struggling. You know psychiatric deprescribing needs to happen, but the problem is: Where do you even begin? Adjust One Medication at a Time I had a...
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