logank622

logank622

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logank622 has 2 years experience and specializes in LTC & home care.


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  1. ITT Tech closing ALL schools nationwide

    I've looked at this thread and there's a lot more to it than nursing program accreditation. By the same logic you provide, about 50% of hospitals, etc. DON'T require that the nurse graduate from an accredited nursing program. I'm not sure what point ...
  2. ITT Tech closing ALL schools nationwide

    What is your source for this claim? I can understand accusing ACICS of being lax, or of doing a poor job of evaluating its accredited schools, but can you support your accusation of "dishonest"? ACICS clients being "under federal investigation" for f...
  3. ITT Tech closing ALL schools nationwide

    "Scam" is a loaded word. Here's the URL for the US DOE recommendation to withdraw recognition of ACICS - the word "scam" doesn't appear anywhere in it. ACICS has been recognized by the DOE since 1956; if it were a scam, the FTC would have a record of...
  4. ITT Tech closing ALL schools nationwide

    I do understand about the accreditation. My point is, they ARE accredited. It is not accurate to say they are not. I can understand why your personal experience causes you to view them that way, and I'm truly sorry you went through that. However, the...
  5. ITT Tech closing ALL schools nationwide

    There are plenty of nurses who get jobs with those degrees. I understand the transfer issue, and I agree with it, but the fact is that they are still accredited, and some nationally-accredited programs' credits do transfer. It is wrong to say those s...
  6. ITT Tech closing ALL schools nationwide

    And as I explained in a previous post, you are wrong. You do not understand "proper" accreditation. If they are not properly accredited, why is the BON even meeting with them, let alone approving them (whether under close scrutiny or not)? Your perso...
  7. ITT Tech closing ALL schools nationwide

    You are not correct, no matter how many exclamation points you use. Those are legitimate accrediting agencies recognized by the US Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. You can search the database at chea.org. Y...
  8. ITT Tech closing ALL schools nationwide

    This is incorrect - Fortis has national accreditation through ACCSC. In Indiana, their RN program has initial accreditation from the BON. I understand and appreciate your passion, and I'm not defending Fortis, but they are accredited. There are other...
  9. ITT Tech closing ALL schools nationwide

    Please cite the source for your claim that Medtech and Kaplan are "totally unaccredited". In Indianapolis, Medtech is accredited by ACICS (same as ITT) and Kaplan is accredited by ACCSC (Accrediting Commission of Career Colleges and Schools). Both ar...
  10. You're correct that you MUST include it on an application, but it is not dishonest to leave it off a resume. Your resume is a picture of your experience and career, and you have complete control of that. In fact, it would hurt your resume to include ...
  11. I Have A Name!

    I'm ashamed to say I never knew the nurse's name when I was in school. I wasn't a FF, but I was there enough that I should have learned her name. I'm not a school nurse, but I was a substitute teacher for a while. (OK, so it was five and a half days....
  12. Common meds given in LTC facilites? New nurse seeking advice

    Agree 100% - we also gave senna frequently. It doesn't look like anyone has mentioned levothyroxine, iron, or Prostat. Also, we usually had at least one person on some type of antibiotic. Keflex, Cipro, Bactrim, etc. OP, congrats on passing the NCLEX...
  13. Linguistic Pet Peeves

    I agree, "upspeak" is annoying, though honestly I don't hear it much. I have several friends in the Pittsburgh area, and they do the opposite. When they ask a question, they inflect the last word downward instead of up. "Are you going swimming."...
  14. Linguistic Pet Peeves

    I know sometimes people just have a block on certain words. My brother always pronounced coconut as "conoconut". For years. I still don't know if he can say it properly. :) But you at least recognize that you're not saying it correctly. I worked with...
  15. Linguistic Pet Peeves

    I only recently learned the difference. I think most people think they're interchangeable. For me: The worst for me is when a nurse doesn't take the time to learn the proper pronunciation of meds. Metoprol, Alprazam, etc. Any number of variations on ...