Osvady Argudin
Discussion Board 1
Psychopharmacology for Advanced Practice Nursing-DFX-DL01
Professor Vardah Seraphin
My name is Osvady Argudin, I was born and raised in Cuba but I’ve lived in Miami for the last 16 years. I became an RN back in 2012, I completed my Bachelors in Nursing in 2015, and finally I became an APRN in October 2022.
My current employer is Centene Corporations, which is a huge health insurance company operating in more than 30 states. Here in Florida, Centene owns Sunshine State Health Plan and WellCare. My position is Supervisor of Medicare Utilization Management, and I have 20 nurses reporting to me. At my current department we only work with Medicare population. We do clinical reviews to establish medical necessity for the requested procedures and durable medical equipment (DMEs) such as wheel chairs, Oxygen concentrators, hospital beds to be used at home, and so many others.
Upon completion of my degree, I’m planning to work at the same company as a PMHNP since they have a mental health program which is really interesting because it includes pediatric and adult population. Dealing with mental health issues at all ages seems very interesting and challenging to me as I’ll have to learn how treat each different condition at all ages. On top of that, most adult’s mental health patients, have a combination of Medicare and Medicaid health insurance, so I’ll have to deal with both at the same time.
I acknowledge that I have read the entire syllabus and I have understood the whole document.
References:
American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA) (2019). Expanding Mental Health Care Services in America: The Pivotol Role of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses. An Informational Report Prepared by The American Psychiatric Nurses Association.
15 best psychiatric nurse practitioner jobs for 2023. 15 Best Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Jobs – 2023. (n.d.). Retrieved January 6, 2023, from https://www.nursingprocess.org/psychiatric-nurse-practitioner-jobs.html
Ania Molina Paz
1/5/23, 10:49 PM
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My name is Ania K Molina, I’m from Bayamo, Cuba and I currently live in Hialeah but for the past 10 years, I lived in West Palm Beach Previously to that I worked in Venezuela in a small clinic in Mental Health helping drug addicts and people with mental illnesses for 4 years. I graduated as a General Doctor in the year 1990 and then specialized in Psychiatry and graduated in 1999. When I got to this beautiful country at first I had to work jobs outside my field which I did not enjoy at all, that’s why in 2014 I started studying to become an RN at a University in Puerto Rico and graduated in 2016. Then about one year ago I graduated this time as a FNP from this same university (FNU).
I currently work at Serenity Community Mental Health as a Nurse Practitioner, I deal with patients that suffer from mental illness, which is what I have always loved to do. I feel very fortunate to work here because I have built a strong connection with my patients and it’s rewarding to me just to see them improve in any aspect.
I wouldn’t necessarily consider this a talent or an aspect, but something about me is that my patients and I always end up building a strong relationship, some open up to me in a way that they don’t do with anyone else. I think that’s all because I’m very transparent, really listen to them and try to put myself in their position in order to understand better.
I would like once I finish studying to provide support to all the people and help them with my Knowledge
Far more individuals are in need of care and support for a wide range of mental health conditions – including depression, anxiety, acute grief, drug or alcohol addiction, personality disorders, and psychoses – than can access a mental health professional. (American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA), 2019).
During my spare time, I like to ride a bike, read a book and go to the cinema, I also like to spend quality time with my son.
Regarding the syllabus, it is very important to read it and understand it with the purpose of organizing the study, and I can schedule our work time away from home.
References
American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA) (2019). Expanding Mental Health Care Services in America: The Pivotol Role of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses. An Informational Report Prepared by The American Psychiatric Nurses Association. Retrieved from https://www.apna.org/files/public/Resources/Workforce_Development_Report_Final_Draft_6_25
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