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 ...
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...
"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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
logank622 replied to coughdrop.2.go's topic in School
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....
logank622 replied to Beautiful_Soul's topic in Geriatric
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...
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."...
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...
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 ...