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    How old is to late for medical school

    elkpark replied to Shanta813's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I work with some physicians who returned to med school in their 30s and 40s. As for how old is "too old," I think you need to look at what kind of debt load you would be taking on and how long it...
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    Licensing Process

    elkpark replied to bitter_betsy's topic in General Students

    The NLC (Nurse Licensure Compact) rules specify that you can only hold one "compact license" at a time, and it must be in your home (permanent residence) state. When you graduate, you apply for...
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    Are there no psych nurses for the military members stationed overseas?

    elkpark replied to Chadmasters's topic in Government, Military

    Doesn't the military require a BSN,
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    The Pleasure Trap of Food: Or Why Saying No Doesn't Work

    elkpark replied to Carol Ebert's topic in Health, Stress Management

    You could have made your (good) points about healthy diet habits without lapsing into discredited junk science. The tide is turning against the notion of willpower as depletable in other ways, too....
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    Accreditation???

    elkpark replied to lotus_37's topic in General Students

    Well, when they tell you you can apply, they are telling the truth -- of course you can apply, same as anyone else; doesn't mean you'll get accepted, though. Also, there are the for-profit "diploma...
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    Preparation for Grad School

    elkpark replied to medic1969's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Get some psychiatric nursing experience,
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    New nurse educator

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

    They will expect you to put together a prepared formal presentation to demonstrate what your teaching/lecture style would be in front of a group of students. Sometimes schools assign you a topic,...
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    Would and how would you address no pay raise in over a year?

    elkpark replied to RockinNurse2018's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked for plenty of employers that didn't do an "annual raise" (including my current employer). You got merit increases if you scored high enough above the average expectations on your...
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    Psychiatric issues

    elkpark replied to lisaellengrace's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Talk to your BON, if you haven't already. Their opinion is the only one that matters. Best
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    Accreditation???

    elkpark replied to lotus_37's topic in General Students

    Part of the confusion is that there are two different kinds of accreditation you need to consider. One is the general academic accreditation of the school, which applies to the entire school and has...
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    University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Master's Entry Program in Nursing (MEPN) vs. MGH Institute of Health Professions

    elkpark replied to ABfutureNP's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    A close friend of mine went through the MGH IHP program (years ago) and was very happy with it, felt she got an excellent education. The US News rankings really don't mean
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    Clinical Nurse Leader role

    elkpark replied to PITT_RN_ZP's topic in General Specialties

    Did you not research this before you started the degree? What is the school telling you about possible professional jobs and roles? What were you expecting when you started the degree? How did you...
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    What happened to all the Walden Haters?

    elkpark replied to Mark Hill BSN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Of course that it is true, but it is no justification for allowing low quality programs to continue to operate, prey upon vulnerable potential students, and generally drag down the reputation and...
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    The Divide between Psych Nurses and Behavioral Health Professionals?

    elkpark replied to nina12345's topic in Psychiatric

    I'm assuming the OP means psychologists and social workers but, other than that, still not understanding what the actual question is, or what this supposed "divide"
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    NP Approval vs Accredidation

    elkpark replied to flightnurse216's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Within the last several years, as part of clamping down on the cheesy, low-quality for-profit online schools that have been ripping off students, the Federal government has started requiring states to...
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    LVN to RN 30 unit program

    elkpark replied to guest1028966's topic in California Nursing

    There ought to be a law ... That is highway robbery, plain and
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    UK registered mental health Nurse wanting to work in the US, is it possible?

    elkpark replied to babywhite's topic in International Nursing

    That's not something unique to the UK (and has nothing to do with the predicament of UK nurses trying to get licensed in the US). TPTB in medicine in the US do a much better job of protecting the...
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    Hired, based on having a BSN

    elkpark replied to Premiee82's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Why should (or would) they pay for it, when there are plenty of RNs available who already have
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    Are there any legitimate benefits of joining a national nursing association?

    elkpark replied to NightNurse714's topic in Psychiatric

    The big organization in psychiatric nursing is APNA, the American Psychiatric Nurses Association. A smaller, specialty psych organization is ISPN, the International Society of Psychiatric Nurses....
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    CBD oil

    elkpark replied to Mariatvillanueva's topic in Private Duty

    I would not, either. If the family wants her to have it, the family can administer it. Welcome to allnurses!
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    Any advice for changing career paths to nursing?

    elkpark replied to Xrayrhsolb's topic in General Nursing

    Are there other schools in the area where you can take the prerequisites? Will the nursing program accept on-line science courses? Those are options I'd be looking
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    Are there any legitimate benefits of joining a national nursing association?

    elkpark replied to NightNurse714's topic in Psychiatric

    What do you mean by "legitimate"? The organizations I'm aware of offer annual national conferences, and members get a significant discount on the registration costs. They often provide discounts on...
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    Hired, based on having a BSN

    elkpark replied to Premiee82's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    That is true, but it doesn't change the fact that many hospitals, whatever their rationale, are preferring or requiring BSNs these
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    Psychology Bachelors Degree trying to become registered nurse midwife

    elkpark replied to foreag1's topic in General Nursing

    Which direct-entry CNM programs take four years? Midwifery is not my area of expertise and I don't pretend to have all the answers, but the ones of which I am personally aware take three years or...
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    He Wanted to Practice Satanism for the Baby

    elkpark replied to Shookclays's topic in Ob/Gyn

    So, he did have authorization to leave rehab, and he presumably is the legal father of the baby. And did you (anyone) make any attempt to determine whether the substance was something dangerous, or...