Only 6 5% of Nurse Practitioners Specialize in Mental Health: Why Consider a PMHNP Career

In this episode of Nurse Converse, Dr. Gabrielle P. Abelard, DNP, PMHNP, PMHCNS-BC, FNAP, FAAN discusses the importance of advanced practice psychiatric nursing, sharing her personal journey of 23 years in nursing and emphasizes the critical need for more practitioners in this field. She highlights the role of Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners (PMHNPs), the educational requirements, and the significant demand for mental health services in the U.S. Only 6.5% of Nurse Practitioners Specialize in Mental Health: Why Consider a PMHNP Career: https://nurse.org/news/why-become-a-p... Jump Ahead to Listen: [05:58] Role of Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners. [09:41] Psychiatric nurse practitioner shortage. [14:44] Career as a PMHNP.