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    Should I Attend a Non-Accredited School?

    elkpark replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Yes. Few schools bother to be accredited by both. Either one is
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    CDC Data Shows Strong Relationship Between MMR Vaccine and Autism

    elkpark replied to familymrl3's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Please provide some actual documentation of this. You know, an actual
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    CDC Data Shows Strong Relationship Between MMR Vaccine and Autism

    elkpark replied to familymrl3's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    A bad day for antivaccinationists: A possible retraction, and the "CDC whistleblower" William W. Thompson issues a statement |
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    CDC Data Shows Strong Relationship Between MMR Vaccine and Autism

    elkpark replied to familymrl3's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    More on AAPS, the organization that publishes the journal that published the "study" in question: The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons: Ideology trumps science-based medicine –...
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    For pagan nurses, is "Happy solstice" the right expression?

    elkpark replied to vetpharmtech's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    No one's even bothered to mention (I think; I haven't gone back and reread the entire thread) that plenty of people celebrate Christmas as a secular holiday, with no religious connotations at all...
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    Brightwood college

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

    You may already be aware of this, since you've been in communication with them recently, but it's being reported today that the Brightwood chain is closing down: Brightwood College to shut down all...
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    No pediatric course or clinical rotation

    elkpark replied to healthxo33's topic in School, College Programs

    Yes, even without looking up the curriculum, I was going to ask if it was possible that the course was just called something else (that didn't happen to have the word "pediatric" in the title). Any...
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    Brightwood College

    elkpark replied to jcmpilch's topic in General Students

    Posted elsewhere on the site today: Brightwood College to shut down all campuses - TheIndyChannel.com Indianapolis, IN The entire Brightwood chain is shutting
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    Brightwood Closing ALL Campuses!

    elkpark replied to meanmaryjean's topic in General Students

    Good riddance. I'd like to see them all (the proprietary chain "schools") shut
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    The emergence of psychedelics in medicine

    elkpark replied to amewhite's topic in General Nursing

    When you say "get into the field," do you mean you want to be directing research in this area (as a primary researcher), or just participating in this kind of research? Lots of nurses are involved in...
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    Is Shortage in Nursing really a hoax?

    elkpark replied to mikefilmstudent's topic in Male Nursing Students

    (Ummmm, you've got the fable backwards; the ant is the one who worked and saved, and the grasshopper is the one who just goofed off and had a good
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    Mandatory Vaccination

    elkpark replied to degfnp's topic in General Nursing

    Bizarrely, in a lot of states you don't have to be a member of an organized religion that objects to vaccinations, you just have to have a personal religious objection to
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    fraud & identity theft

    elkpark replied to mathisp1's topic in Home Health

    That's their problem (and their job; they have ways of finding people). And this guy is no
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    Brightwood college

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

    It's not "bad," but it's not an accreditation that actually means anything. ACIS is one of the accreditation organizations created by the proprietary (for-profit) technical/vocational schools, that...
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    Insecure about not graduating nursing with honors..

    elkpark replied to Mshustler's topic in General Students

    At the schools I've attended over the years, the levels of honors were based on GPA, not a percentage of the class. If that were the case, the entire class could have C averages, and people would...
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    Moving from UK to USA

    elkpark replied to Ciara1997's topic in Nursing Career

    It must be formal didactic (classroom) and supervised clinical (as a student) education. Work experience is not sufficient to meet the
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    Holding voluntary patients - illegally?

    elkpark replied to SoCal student's topic in Psychiatric

    In an acute medical setting, sure (although probably a moot point, since there are rarely locked doors). In an inpatient psychiatric setting, you're unlikely to get anywhere legally if the providers...
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    Mandatory Vaccination

    elkpark replied to degfnp's topic in General Nursing

    And it's not the job of anyone here to prove anything to you. You're entitled to your opinion. Healthcare employers are entitled to establish policies and requirements they feel are necessary for...
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    Holding voluntary patients - illegally?

    elkpark replied to SoCal student's topic in Psychiatric

    I've already explained the process in the state in which I've spent the majority of my career, and the state in which I've been living and practicing for the last several years, so, obviously, I am...
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    Mandatory Vaccination

    elkpark replied to degfnp's topic in General Nursing

    No, "force" is hospital staff wrestling you down to the ground and injecting you against your will, or holding a gun to your head and forcing you to get the shot. Being required to wear a mask...
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    Holding voluntary patients - illegally?

    elkpark replied to SoCal student's topic in Psychiatric

    These are state laws; there is no national standard. There's significant variation among states, as the various contributors to this thread have shown. Good luck with your
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    Holding voluntary patients - illegally?

    elkpark replied to SoCal student's topic in Psychiatric

    Are you talking about an acute care medical setting, or a psychiatric setting? Because it's not true in a psychiatric setting, which was the original point of the
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    Mandatory Vaccination

    elkpark replied to degfnp's topic in General Nursing

    There are multiple existing "Flu Wars" threads here with citations and references out the wazoo, if you're actually interested and not just looking to
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    Holding voluntary patients - illegally?

    elkpark replied to SoCal student's topic in Psychiatric

    Of course the nurse would contact the physician. The individual would be seen ASAP by the physician if s/he is readily available, or the nurse would contact the physician by telephone and review the...
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    Holding voluntary patients - illegally?

    elkpark replied to SoCal student's topic in Psychiatric

    Since no one who's come along so far is familiar with the law in Nevada, none of us can answer that specific question for you. As I said earlier, if no one at your facility is familiar with the state...