Tracilee G. Dykes, PMHNP-BC, a Board-Certified Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner with Pinnacle Medical Clinic
Get to know Board-Certified Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Tracilee G. Dykes, who serves patients in Summit, Mississippi.
Tracilee is a board-certified psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner working at Pinnacle Medical Clinic in Summit, Mississippi.
A firm believer that mental health and well-being is vital for a successful and healthy life, her areas of specialization include psychologic diagnostics, substance abuse, rehabilitation, and all psychological therapies.
Throughout her academic career, Tracilee graduated with her Associate’s Degree in Nursing from Southwest MS Community College in 2012. She then went on to earn her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from Women’s University in 2016, and her Master of Science in Nursing degree from Walden University in 2020.
On a professional level, she is an active member of the Mississippi Nurses Association and the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing.
Psychiatric nursing or mental health nursing is the appointed position of a nurse who specializes in mental health and cares for people of all ages experiencing mental illnesses or distress. In the United States, a psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP) is an advanced practice registered nurse trained to provide a wide range of mental health services to patients and families in a variety of settings. PMHNPs diagnose, conduct therapy, and prescribe medications for patients who have psychiatric disorders, medical organic brain disorders or substance abuse problems. They are licensed to provide emergency psychiatric services, psychosocial and physical assessment of their patients, treatment plans, and patient care. They may also serve as consultants or as educators for families and staff.
On a more personal note, Tracilee attributes her success to the support from her husband and his encouragement to go into nursing and continued encouragement to also become a nurse practitioner. She also saw the need for mental health in her community, and has learned alot from her collaborating physician, Dr. Eric Warren, psychiatrist.
Some of her hobbies include gardening, traveling, shopping, relaxing, swimming, playing piano, hunting, singing, watching movies, listening to music, reading, seeing friends, among others.
Learn More about Tracilee G. Dykes:
Through her online profile, https://todaysnurse.org/network/index.php?do=/4149163/info/
