Christina Iyer, PMHNP-BC

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Nurse Practitioner

A registered nurse provider with a graduate degree in nursing prepared for advanced practice involving independent and interdependent decision making and direct accountability for clinical judgment across the health care continuum or in a certified specialty. (2) A registered nurse who has completed additional training beyond basic nursing education and who provides primary health care services in accordance with state nurse practice laws or statutes. Tasks performed by nurse practitioners vary with practice requirements mandated by geographic, political, economic, and social factors. Nurse practitioner specialists include, but are not limited to, family nurse practitioners, gerontological nurse practitioners, pediatric nurse practitioners, obstetric-gynecologic nurse practitioners, and school nurse practitioners.

Registered Nurse

A registered nurse is a person qualified by graduation from an accredited nursing school (depending upon schooling, a registered nurse may receive either a diploma from a hospital program, an associate degree in nursing (A.D.N.) or a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing (B.S.N.), who is licensed or certified by the state, and is practicing within the scope of that license or certification. R.N.'s assist patient in recovering and maintaining their physical or mental health. They assist physicians during treatments and examinations and administer medications. (2) A provider who is trained and educated in a formal nursing education program at an accredited school of nursing, passes a national certification examination, and is licensed by the state to practice nursing. The individual provides nursing services to patients or clients in areas such as health promotion, disease prevention, acute and chronic care and restoration and maintenance of health across the life span.

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  Focus on Adult Gerontology Nurse Practitioner - Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)

  Northern Illinois University

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  Focus Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

  Wilkes University

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  Member of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners

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  Member of the American Nurses Credentialing Center

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  Member of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association

• Aetna [Aetna Health Inc. (a PA corp.)]

• Anthem Insurance Companies, Inc.

• Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois

• Cigna Healthcare [Cigna HealthCare of Illinois, Inc.]

• ComPsych [ComPsych Corporation]

• Employers' Coalition on Health (ECOH)

• Health Alliance Medical Plans, Inc.

• HealthLink

• HFN, LLC

• Humana [Humana Health Plan, Inc.]

• Magellan Health [Magellan Health, Inc.]

• MultiPlan / PHCS [MultiPlan, Inc.]

• UnitedHealthcare of Illinois, Inc.

• United Medical Resources (UMR)