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    I Desperately Want Out

    elkpark replied to toxiktraktor's topic in Nursing Career

    Not necessarily, depending on the location. Lots of employers do require BSNs for many of those positions. If one is wiling to move wherever in the country you can find a job in one of those...
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    NP Programs

    elkpark replied to danistearns16's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    When I Google "direct entry WHNP" I get links for several different schools that offer programs. However, as klone notes, doing an accelerated BSN program followed by a traditional MSN program is...
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    The Nurses BreakRoom: Going, going ... been gone?

    elkpark replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    All the units in the hospital in which I work have breakroooms that are frequently in
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    Post-Masters for Non-MSN Graduate Degree

    elkpark replied to MurseTinz's topic in Post Graduate Students

    The post-Master's certificate programs in nursing are all designed for people who hold an MSN and have completed the core nursing graduate courses (that are common to all MSNs). Someone with a BSN...
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    12 and 1/2 hours with only 30 minutes for lunch

    elkpark replied to blenderbottle's topic in General Students

    That's the law for working nurses -- I'm not aware of any similar requirements for nursing students. I would think that would be up to the individual
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    Relocation and Compact License Question

    elkpark replied to Ice keeper's topic in General Nursing

    If you are moving to Delaware or Maryland, unless you will be maintaining a permanent residence in FL, you will need to apply for licensure in whichever of the two states you end up in. The compact...
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    One question about insulin.

    elkpark replied to John 2018's topic in General World

    He did that on another thread, too. Asked a question and then criticized the one poster who attempted to respond for not answering the way he
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    Is it jealousy ??

    elkpark replied to JaxsRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Ummm, yes. Yes, I
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    SHHHHH, dont tell anyone I'm a RN

    elkpark replied to Barbie8808's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Where did I (or anyone else on the thread) say anything about her owing "loyalty" to the employer? I simply expect her to conduct herself with honesty and integrity as a licensed professional, which...
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    Why the high turnover in behavioral health?

    elkpark replied to northmississippi's topic in Psychiatric

    I'm sure there are lots of people who tried psych, didn't like it, and have moved on, but I've been in psych all of my career and most the nurses I've worked with in psych settings have been career...
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    SHHHHH, dont tell anyone I'm a RN

    elkpark replied to Barbie8808's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    You can make light of this all you like, but what Mavrick says is true. You are being intentionally dishonest with your employer, contrary to your supervisor's previous, explicit request; clearly, you...
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    Easiest nursing schools to get through in Florida?

    elkpark replied to alison86786's topic in School, College Programs

    Actually, you don't say anywhere in your post that you're looking for a regular track program rather than an accelerated program. That may be what you meant when you wrote your original post, but,...
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    Standardization of NP Education

    elkpark replied to RN-dancer's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Well, as one of those annoying people who occasionally posts that I went into a good school, I do so because I get annoyed when people post (as they often do on this site) that it doesn't make any...
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    SHHHHH, dont tell anyone I'm a RN

    elkpark replied to Barbie8808's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    The employer's employment policy doesn't "trump" the BON's position -- the two have nothing to do with each other. The BON says that CNA duties are within the scope of practice for RNs, which is true,...
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    Jahi McMath is finally at peace

    elkpark replied to anon456's topic in Nursing News

    "My daughter should not have died in New Jersey," Winkfield said. "She should have died in California." She did, five years ago. I hope that this second "death" will finally put an end to all the...
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    Will malpractice insurance cover you for past misconduct?

    elkpark replied to Pachinko's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Please correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't "nose" coverage apply only when you're changing from one insurer to another insurer? The new insurer picks up the risk that the old insurer isn't going to...
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    Worried about PTSD

    elkpark replied to NurseNinja1990's topic in Psychiatric

    I'm sorry that happened to you. Are you getting any mental health help now? I would think that would be the first choice of options, before you do anything as drastic as quit your job and take out a...
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    Precepting for New Nursing Educator? Not here!

    elkpark replied to ayneday's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I've taught as a full-time faculty member in an ADN program (fresh out of grad school) and in a BSN program, and, in both cases, I had access to people I could consult with for any questions I had and...
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    MSN-NP: American Sentinel vs University of Florida

    elkpark replied to LovelyBlue's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    "Fairly new"? NP programs have been around since the late 1960s. How long would it take before they're not "fairly new"? And UF has had nurse practitioner programs since the mid-1970s; they are...
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    ACEN/CCNE vs. Regionally accredited

    elkpark replied to nurse1207's topic in General Nursing

    Hospital-based schools are not regionally accredited because the regional academic accrediting agencies only accredit conventional colleges and universities. Many BSN completion programs recognize...
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    Getting mental help without work or insurance knowing?

    elkpark replied to setsumas's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Your workplace would have no involvement in any case (unless treatment was mandated as part of some kind of remediation plan to keep your job, if it came to that); your work and your work-provided...
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    Help!! New nurse that hates Med/Surg!

    elkpark replied to M0nk3y007's topic in Nursing Career

    Congrats, but your experience is the exception, not the rule. You've been
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    Discouraged BSN student

    elkpark replied to Nurseanac's topic in General Students

    The only time your grades might count in employment is in the case of some (certainly not all) new grad residency/internship programs. Usually, no one cares what your grades were as long as you are...
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    Standardization of NP Education

    elkpark replied to RN-dancer's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm in a medium-sized city with a state university nursing program that is well-known and highly ranked. A few years ago, my nurse manager accepted a psych NP student from the school (we are employed...
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    The Wrong Dose - A True Story of Medication Error

    elkpark replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I went to a hospital-based diploma school that is no longer in operation. I got an excellent education in nursing, and it was certainly not "task oriented." The ADN and BSN programs in which I have...