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    Nursing Spirituality

    elkpark replied to EGspirit's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    ^^ This. I'm always amused by the "Christians" who come here to convince others that their religion is superior (in fact, the only true religion, which we should all embrace), and, in the course of...
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    "You Have to Get a BSN by 2020..."

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

    Since it is individual hospitals requiring this, I would think that the specific deadline would be up to the individual
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    Why are they called, "Chucks?"

    elkpark replied to NPbyDay's topic in General Nursing

    Same as "Band-aid" and "Kleenex," a brand name that has, over time, become a general term for the items, regardless of who manufactures
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    Doctors vs NP's?

    elkpark replied to FrankRN2017's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't mean to suggest that it was a good thing -- I'm a psych CNS and think it's a horrible idea -- but my point was that the fact that the OP's NP was prepared to renew a Lexapro rx without...
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    Doctors vs NP's?

    elkpark replied to FrankRN2017's topic in General Nursing

    PCPs all over the country are prescribing antidepressants, and other, more serious psychiatric medications, every day without encouraging people to go to therapy (although psych people think that's a...
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    Service Dogs Allowed in ISO?

    elkpark replied to NPbyDay's topic in General Nursing

    In the medical center at which I'm employed, the only way people can have animals of any kind in the room is if the client (or a family member) is responsible for taking the animal outside for...
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    The Nurse's Role in Providing Spiritual Care - Is It OK to Pray?

    elkpark replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I'm sorry you feel you've had a few bad experiences with some Christian nurses, but are you going to continue to flog these ridiculous stereotypes here indefinitely? Most of the Christian nurses in...
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    Adding PMHNP degree

    elkpark replied to Heidi84's topic in Psychiatric

    FWIW, I work at a large, well-known academic medical center on a service that includes psychiatric residents and medical faculty. We had for a number of years an attending who was double-boarded in...
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    Any Registered Nurses that are state surveyors???

    elkpark replied to 1964nurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Check your state's employment listings, and apply for any open surveyor positions in your area of expertise. That's all I did. In my experience, there's nothing special about "getting your foot in...
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    MedLife Institute - Florida

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

    Holy moley, that is one of the least legitimate-looking websites I've seen in a long time. The only photos of the schools shows that they are in storefronts, apparently in strip malls. The page...
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    Want a puppy, but live alone/working days

    elkpark replied to aubsn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I agree with looking into different breeds suited to different lifestyles, but it is still true that there is no breed of young puppy that will do well with being left alone >12 hours at a time on...
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    Nursing Spirituality

    elkpark replied to EGspirit's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Well, that's certainly an interesting interpretation of nursemary's comment. She described the community in which her ED is located. I'm sure that you are aware of the majority demographic makeup of...
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    Mandatory Vaccine Waiver in Nursing School/Clinicals

    elkpark replied to firecracker_1's topic in General Students

    That's not how scientific rigor and validity are measured. You apparently misunderstand the concept of "peer review." The point of peer review isn't whether or not the reviewers agree with or approve...
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    Help! How do I weigh 25 babies quickly?

    elkpark replied to Pcaseekingadvice's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Darn, you beat me to it!! That was my first thought, also, pile 'em all on the scale together and divide by
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    Any US Citizens here that graduated nursing abroad?

    elkpark replied to FrannyBo's topic in Washington Nursing

    The language requirements have nothing to do with citizenship and everything to do with where you got your education (and whether it was in English or not). Your being an American citizen won't make...
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    Mandatory Vaccine Waiver in Nursing School/Clinicals

    elkpark replied to firecracker_1's topic in General Students

    Yeah, we get a lot of this kind of argument here -- the idea that those of us who base our opinions on the actual, extant scientific research are somehow close-minded and just not open to examining...
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    Mandatory Vaccine Waiver in Nursing School/Clinicals

    elkpark replied to firecracker_1's topic in General Students

    (Of course, but I really meant start with one hospital and see how that works
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    What is it with the "I love going green" thought

    elkpark replied to Pug RN's topic in Psychiatric

    Seems like there are always a few of those folks around in psych settings, similar to the (often self-proclaimed) "trauma junkies" you encounter in EDs and EMS. My position has always been that it's...
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    Mandatory Vaccine Waiver in Nursing School/Clinicals

    elkpark replied to firecracker_1's topic in General Students

    Well, good luck with all your efforts. I notice you keep mentioning "legal counsel;" I suggest you get your lawyer to force some hospital to accept you for clinicals and see how that works out for...
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    Private loans for poor credit

    elkpark replied to EvelynStevens's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome to allnurses! :balloons: Yikes. You are really going to get screwed on private loans with poor credit. Are there any other options? Are you eligible for any other kinds of scholarships or...
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    Mandatory Vaccine Waiver in Nursing School/Clinicals

    elkpark replied to firecracker_1's topic in General Students

    But we're not talking about employment here; we're talking about school. Student nurses doing clinical in hospitals are in no way "employed" by the hospital, nor are they "employed" by the school....
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    Liability insurance

    elkpark replied to CGB1's topic in Government, Military

    I continued to carry my individual insurance while I worked for the VA many years ago. I would never work without my own coverage. Just my personal comfort
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    BSN requirement question

    elkpark replied to Oxygenforeverybody's topic in Washington Nursing

    This keeps coming up on different threads. Unless something has changed v. recently (because I researched this within the last couple months or so for another thread), the ANCC has no requirement...
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    Mandatory Vaccine Waiver in Nursing School/Clinicals

    elkpark replied to firecracker_1's topic in General Students

    Regarding nursing students, the general position of hospitals is that they can refuse to take any student for any reason they choose. They agree to host nursing programs for clinicals out of the...
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    How far to push a high profile reference.

    elkpark replied to guest940422's topic in Nursing Career

    In my experience in a few different organizations, HR doesn't "push through" anyone in particular. The unit manager, service director, whomever, communicates to HR what s/he is generally looking for,...