ArkadySueWeikleengetNP

Summary

• I have worked in the psychiatric-mental health field for 15 years, initially as a Psychiatric Technician, then as a Psychiatric Registered Nurse, and now as a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP). I graduated from the University of Minnesota in Moorhead, MN in 2011 with her Bachelor of Science in Nursing and minor in Psychology summa cum laude. I graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a Masters in Nursing in 2016 and became a certified PMHNP. I enjoy teaching and took additional courses and received my certificate in nursing education. I like serving as a preceptor for undergraduate and graduate nursing students.
  
  I have worked across a multitude of settings with all ages, including: a psychiatric emergency department, observation units, inpatient psychiatric units, partial hospitalizations, outpatient treatment programs, and a group home. I have worked on specialized inpatient psychiatric units that include: adult intensive care, child/adolescent, crisis, dual diagnosis, eating disorders, geriatric, psychotic, and substance abuse/chemical dependency. I have also done consultations on inpatient medical/surgical units for patients with psychiatric-mental health disorders. I have experience working with patients diagnosed with Anxiety disorder, Obsessive-compulsive disorder, Depressive disorder, Bipolar disorder, Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective disorder, Eating disorder, Neurodevelopmental disorders, Trauma and Stressor related disorders, Personality disorders, Sleep disorder, Gender dysphoria, Alcohol and Substance related disorder, among others.