PsychiatricNursing.com
Welcome to UAB's Psychiatric Nursing Website
In the state of Alabama, the Nurse Practitioner Alliance of Alabama is leading a movement toward decreasing regulatory and statutory impediments to advanced practice licensure. With 57 out of 67 Alabama counties designated as health professional shortage areas and 63 out of 67 counties designated as mental health professional shortage areas, decreasing barriers to practice for nurse practitioners is the right thing to do.
Scroll down to the link to sample letters to send to Alabama legislators. Not sure who your state legislators are? Enter your zip code on this website to get legislators' names and addresses.
What do psychiatric nurses do? Here's an excellent overview from the American Psychiatric Nurses Association.
What do advanced practice psychiatric nurses do?
Psychiatric nurse practitioners use their skills in assessment, psychotherapy, psychopharmacology, and care management to help restore the health of people with mental health concerns.
Please view the psychiatric nurse practitioner competencies to learn more about the role of a psychiatric nurse practitioner.
