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    Abstinence Programs

    elkpark replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    Of course not. There is risk attached to any medication or medical procedure. Shoot, there is risk attached to my going to work tomorrow. However, legal abortions performed according to the...
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    "Noctor?" Offensive title?

    elkpark replied to Breathing16's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm so tired of these phony, made-up terms (yes, like
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    Abstinence Programs

    elkpark replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    Are you sure the school curriculum is really "fact based"? The religious "crisis pregnancy centers" are famous for providing, ummm, let's say, "inaccurate" information (aka "lies") about the...
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    BSN is a joke

    elkpark replied to nurseguy22's topic in General Nursing

    A) I don't feel defensive at all. I have no dog in this fight. B) I was unaware I was under any obligation to provide answers on "how nursing education should be improved." The suggestions that I...
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    BSN is a joke

    elkpark replied to nurseguy22's topic in General Nursing

    Or you could read the studies yourself and find out
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    Support Planned Parenthood Today!

    elkpark replied to elkpark's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Lots of us have argued for years that, by refusing to fund abortions but providing state funding (Medicaid) for prenatal care and delivery, states are routinely coercing poor women into having...
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    Nomination for America's Best Nurse- American Healthcare Council

    elkpark replied to scanda123's topic in General Nursing

    There's a "Who's Who of American Nursing" that is similar, they make it sound like a legitimate, significant honor, but all they are doing is trying to sell you something. Don't fall for it. It's a...
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    "Please" and "Thank You"

    elkpark replied to missmollie's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, Miss
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    Support Planned Parenthood Today!

    elkpark replied to elkpark's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I've never encountered any pro-choice person who supported the idea of women being coerced into having abortions against their will, or who is "willing to allow this abuse of women for the greater...
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    Ethical issue?

    elkpark replied to nursesmatter's topic in General Nursing

    For everyday chitchat, sure. For anything that actually matters,
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    Support Planned Parenthood Today!

    elkpark replied to elkpark's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I think I can safely speak for many here when I say that we don't "hate (you) for being a Christian" -- we simply don't care. That's your choice and you're welcome to it. What we object to is having...
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    Continuously Reapplying to Departments You've Been Rejected From

    elkpark replied to purplegal's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    You should stay in the new job at least one full calendar year, if not two, if you want to start digging yourself out of the hole you've gotten yourself into. Best
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    Continuously Reapplying to Departments You've Been Rejected From

    elkpark replied to purplegal's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Yes, "inquiring minds want to
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    Is bedside nursing still a lifelong career option?

    elkpark replied to NicStrRN's topic in General Nursing

    I work with lots of older nurses who have spent their careers at the bedside. It is certainly a viable
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    Where can I get male only patients?

    elkpark replied to Firas5's topic in General Nursing

    Well, that sounds like a serious drag. However, again, the OP is "consider(ing) consequences of it," and specifically asking for suggestions on where he might find all male healthcare settings...
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    BSN is a joke

    elkpark replied to nurseguy22's topic in General Nursing

    That is not the developmental pathway, and BSN programs didn't "slowly evolve" from ADN programs (which didn't "evolve" from diploma programs). It's ADN programs that were a relatively recent...
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    Where can I get male only patients?

    elkpark replied to Firas5's topic in General Nursing

    And, yet, there is Federal law that protects the right of healthcare providers to decline/refuse to participate in procedures/care to which they object on religious grounds (specifically written to...
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    Should a nurse suggest a different doctor?

    elkpark replied to brownbook's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I would never take the initiative in suggesting that a client might want to change physicians based on what I observed, for fear of that coming back to bite me at some point (if the physician were to...
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    BSN is a joke

    elkpark replied to nurseguy22's topic in General Nursing

    I don't really see what your beef is. Sorry I wasn't clear enough. I'll try again. I also consider requiring RNs who do not want to do so to return to school to complete a BSN an empty gesture. It...
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    BSN is a joke

    elkpark replied to nurseguy22's topic in General Nursing

    Define "recent" ... People have advocated for nursing education to move into colleges and universities since the beginning of the last century, and colleges and universities have offered nursing...
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    BSN Nurse supervising MSN nurses

    elkpark replied to Neats's topic in Nurse Management

    I work on a service on which several of us are advanced practice nurses, and our nurse manager is a BSN-prepared RN. She doesn't supervise us clinically, but she is our administrative boss. I've...
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    BSN is a joke

    elkpark replied to nurseguy22's topic in General Nursing

    Where did I say that I support a requirement to make nurses return to school for a BSN? I don't. I acknowledge the reality that many employers are requiring this, and I am a big fan of education in...
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    "Allow LPNs to challenge the Board of Nursing to obtain RN licensure" viral post

    elkpark replied to TheRuralNurse's topic in General Nursing

    No, there's no such thing. There's no national entity that has regulatory, statutory authority over nursing licensure and practice in the various states. Even the NCSBN (which, at least, does exist)...
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    ANA has stopped teaching the Nursing Diagnosis

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

    Again, can you post some source or link documenting/clarifying
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    Abstinence Programs

    elkpark replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    Aren't most of the "pregnancy crisis center" religiously funded and run? Does your public school district allow religious groups to come in and indoctrinate the kids, or is this a private