Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner PMHNP
Resume:
N. Chesterfield, VA *****
************@*****.***
MARY PAT NELSON MSN, PMHNP-BC
PROFILE
Over 10 years of psychiatric nursing experience in acute inpatient psychiatry, emergency psychiatry and community ACT team. Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner graduating in May 2025 with a passion for working with individuals with acute psychiatric illnesses.
EDUCATION
MASTER OF SCIENCE - NURSING – PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSE PRACTIONER
Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond KY
May 2025
4.0 GPA Summa Cum Laude
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - NURSING
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond VA
December 2014
Magna Cum Laude, Accelerated Bachelor’s Program
BACHELOR OF ARTS – ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
University of Montana, Missoula MT
May 1993
Magna Cum Laude
GRADUATE PRACTICUM
VCU Medical Center, Richmond VA
Acute Inpatient Psychiatry – Spring 2025
Virginia Treatment Center for Children, Richmond VA
Pediatric Outpatient Psychiatric Therapy – Spring 2025
CBH Medical, Richmond VA
Incarcerated Psychiatric Patient Population – Spring 2025
Tucker Psychiatric Clinic, Richmond VA
Adult and Pediatric Outpatient Psychiatry – Fall 2024
Sol Mental Health, Richmond VA
Adult Outpatient Psychiatry – Summer 2024
Central State Hospital, Petersburg VA
Acute and Geriatric Adult Inpatient Psychiatry – Spring 2024
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
BSN-RN, PSYCHIATRIC NURSE, BEHAVIORAL RAPID RESPONSE TEAM
VCU MEDICAL CENTER, RICHMOND VA - 2021, 2022-CURRENT
Responds to hospital-wide, behavioral emergencies to provide psychiatric nursing intervention and assist in patient de-escalation
Hospital-wide proactive rounding on patients with suicide precautions and violence flags
Liaisons with risk management, hospital security/police, psychiatric consult team and unit nursing leadership during behavioral events
Supports and educates bedside nurses in escalation of care during verbal and physical agitation as needed
Created BERRT team orientation document and served as preceptor for onboarding nurses
BSN-RN, PSYCHIATRIC NURSE, PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
JOHNS HOPKINS BAYVIEW MEDICAL CENTER, BALTIMORE MD – 2022
Provided psychiatric nursing care to patients with various diagnoses including depression, anxiety, substance withdrawal, mania and psychosis
Collaborated with interdisciplinary treatment team of emergency medicine providers, psychiatrists and social work to facilitate safe, trauma-informed and efficient throughput of patients requiring inpatient admission
Administration of ordered and as needed emergency psychiatric medications in acute environment ensuring adherence to patient medicolegal status
BSN-RN, PSYCHIATRIC NURSE, ACUTE INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC UNIT
VCU MEDICAL CENTER, RICHMOND VA – 2015-2018, 2019-2021
Charge Nurse-Coordinated nursing care on units through staff assignments, physician rounding, monitoring medicolegal status of patients, and interdisciplinary rounds
Preceptor – Onboarding of new undergraduate psychiatric nurses and facilitated education of nursing students from various facilities while on the unit
Provided acute psychiatric nursing care to patients with depression, anxiety, substance withdrawal, mania and psychosis
BSN-RN, PSYCHIATRIC NURSE, PROGRAM OF ASSERTIVE COMMUNITY TREATMENT
DISTRICT 19 COMMUNITY SERVIC BOARD, PETERSBURG VA – 2017-2019
Daily intensive clinical and mental health assessment of clients with serious mental illness in the community setting including administration of psychiatric long-acting injections and phlebotomy
Case management of clients; quarterly progress assessments, management of benefits, obtaining housing, day treatment programs and resource referral
LICENSES & CERTIFICATONS
REGISTERED NURSE – VA STATE BOARD OF NURSING #000******* MULTI-STATE PRIVILEGE – 07/2025
CERTIFIED PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSE – ANCC #202-***-**** -03/2028
QUALIFIED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL – VA STATE BOARD OF COUNSELING #073******* -06/2025
BASIC LIFE SUPPORT (BLS) for HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS – AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION #255********* – 09/2026
TOVA TRAINER DE-ESCALATION – THERAPEUTIC OPTIONS OF VIRGINIA – 06/2026
CERTIFIED SUICIDE PREVENTION PROVIDER – AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC NURSING ASSOCIATION
RESEARCH & RELEVANT COURSEWORK
EARLY WARNING SYSTEM; HOSPITAL-WIDE VIOLENCE PREDICTION TOOL – VCU HEALTH SYSTEM
DELIRIUM PILOT – VCU HEALTH SYSTEM
EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY MSN, PMHNP concentration
NSC 886 – EKU Rural PMHNP Internship – Spring 2025 – 3 credits
NSC 884 – EKU Rural PMHNP III – Fall 2024 – 3 credits
NSC 800 – EKU Advance Practice Role – Fall 2024 – 3 credits
NSC 800 – EKU Advance Practice Role – Summer 2024 – 3 credits
NSC 882 – EKU Rural PMHNP II – Summer 2024 – 3 credits
NSC 881 – EKU Applied Psychopharmacology – Spring 2024 – 3 credits
NSC 880 – EKU Rural PMHNP I – Spring 2024 – 3 credits
NSC 800 – EKU Advance Practice Role – Spring 2024 – 3 credits
NSC 832 – EKU Advanced Health Assessment – Fall 2023 – 3 credits
NSC 830 – EKU Advanced Pharmacology – Fall 2023 – 3 credits
NSC 892 – EKU Evidence-based Project in Advanced Practice Nursing – Summer 2023 – 3 credits
NSC 834 – EKU Advanced Pathophysiology – Summer 2023 – 3 credits
NSC 842 – EKU Advanced Nursing Practice Issues – Spring 2023 – 3 credits
NSC 890 – EKU Synthesizing Evidence for Advance Practice Nurses – Spring 2023 – 3 credits
MPH 855 – EKU Principles of Epidemiology – Fall 2023 – 3 credits
NSC 840 – EKU Theoretical Foundations for Evidence Based Care – Spring 2017 – 3 credits
Treating Six Forms of Anxiety – Institute for Brain Potential – 02/2024 – 6.0 CE
Complexities of Mental Health Diagnoses – University of Kansas – 06/2023 – 1.0 CE
Trauma Informed Care – ANCC – 02/2023 – 1.0 CE
AFFILIATIONS
AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC NURSES ASSOCIATION (APNA)
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSES (ISPN)
ACCOMPLISHMENTS & COMMITTEES
PHI KAPPA PHI HONOR SOCIETY - 2025
Sigma Theta Tau International Society of Nursing - 2025
EXCELLENCE in NURSING AWARD - PSYCHIATRY 2017, 2020, 2021
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