As a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner for Riverwood, Janet Larson assesses, diagnoses, and treats individuals with behavioral health disorders. She also manages psychotropic medication as needed while promoting mental well-being for patients. In addition to seeing patients at Riverwood’s three clinics in Aitkin, Garrison and McGregor, she works as a psychiatric hospitalist to manage acute psychiatric emergencies at Fairview hospital. She earned her PhD degree in Nursing Education with a focus on addiction issues from the University of North Dakota where she conducted research on the psychiatric residual effects of methamphetamine use.
Educational Institutions
- PhD in Nursing, University of North Dakota
- MS in Nursing, College of St. Scholastica, Duluth
- BA in Nursing, College of St. Scholastica, Duluth
Specialties
- Behavioral Health