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My job is tough right now. I direct a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP) program. When learners complete this program, they will be eligible to sit for ANCC board certification for the same title. They can then obtain state licensure and see patients under the scope and standards of practice of a PMHNP. Only PMHNPs don't typically practice to the full extent of their scope in the currently flawed medical system. I want to embrace the role of the PMHNP in its

I don’t particularly like talking about myself, but I know I've got a chronic pain crew out there somewhere. I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia when I was 18. Something just never felt quite right. I was always hurting no matter what I did or how strong I got. My body felt worn and torn in ways it shouldn't. Enter mast cell activation after having Noah in 2020 (I had full body hives for three weeks) and things have never been the same. I recently learned that my neuropathy sym

I began to understand the concept of privilege when I was 9 years old. Small town, rural Ohio in the 1990's. This was a rough time for me...

Megan Hawk, DNP It was 2020. I had a husband, two jobs, and three children. My children were newborn, two, and four. In February 2020, I had my youngest son, Noah, via C-section, just before the COVID-19 pandemic hit. In June 2020, I returned to work as an outpatient psychiatric nurse practitioner during the pandemic. Upon my return, I was putting in 24-32 hours at a community-based, outpatient mental health clinic. I immediately took on one psychiatric nurse practitioner stu

Megan Hawk, DNP 8/7/2025 I was born in 1985 to a stay-at-home mom and a father who worked for the local phone company, I had a brother 5...

by Megan Hawk, DNP 7/25/2025 Growing up My first introduction to religion involved bits and pieces of Bible verses heard without context...

MTHFR. MTHFR stands for methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase, an enzyme that plays a key role in converting folate (vitamin B9) into its...