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    New student with T1D- mom no-showing to our meetings

    elkpark replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    I don't know if your school would be willing to do this, but, back when I worked in inpatient child psych, we had some kids who were admitted to the unit and, when it was time for family sessions and...
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    Video RN screaming, dragged into police car d/t refused blood draw on unconscious patient!

    elkpark replied to SummitRN's topic in General Nursing

    The article that I saw said that the other officer(s) present with this guy in the ED were advising him at the time that he was out of line and should back down, but he went ahead with arresting
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    MSN education

    elkpark replied to carrob's topic in Post Graduate Students

    There's a lot of push in nursing now for people to go back to school for graduate degrees. I see lots of people posting here about how they want to return to school and get a graduate degree but they...
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    Am I crazy to take all these science classes at once?

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

    Welcome to allnurses! :balloons: My hospital-based diploma nursing program (many years ago) was a complete curriculum with no "prerequisites" (all the courses now considered prerequisites by most...
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    I am finally able to leave nursing by January 2018

    elkpark replied to NursingBro's topic in General Nursing

    So, did you seek any professional treatment for your anxiety? Are you getting any professional help now? It wasn't nursing that "turned (you) into an alcoholic," it was choices that you made....
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    Mandatory flu shots????

    elkpark replied to 45whenimdone's topic in Disaster Preparation

    But don't you get it, wtb???? The scientific community is part of the conspiracy
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    Continuously Reapplying to Departments You've Been Rejected From

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

    Best
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    Paying for Clinicals

    elkpark replied to Orientedx4's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    I have heard of this for individuals who are seeking supervised clinical hours for a specialty certification (as opposed to schools of nursing bringing groups for clinicals as part of their basic...
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    For-Profit NP admissions... I thought they were joking!

    elkpark replied to SummitRN's topic in Advanced Practice

    No, those schools are out there, and plenty of people within nursing who either don't know any better or just don't care are going to
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    Was I accepted into nursing school for being a male

    elkpark replied to Big_Mike's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Your minority status probably gave you a slight edge (whether that was conscious or unconscious on the part of the admissions committee), unless they do truly blind admissions, but no legitimate...
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    Continuously Reapplying to Departments You've Been Rejected From

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

    Oh, brother -- you are really not getting this. At the rate you're going, you're never going to get a job with your "dream employer." People are offering you sensible advice on what changes to make...
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    Real shortage of nurses or bogus?

    elkpark replied to RNFall2017's topic in General Students

    You are aware, right, that all the old threads here are archived and searchable? It's easy to identify that you started a thread last summer about how you had applied to the GWU ABSN program and were...
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    Own a home without a mortgage payment: Is it still a Tax home?

    elkpark replied to YomiAmour's topic in Travel

    You're right, of course; I should have said "maintaining" the home is the significant factor rather than "owning" the home. A rental property can just as easily be a tax
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    Own a home without a mortgage payment: Is it still a Tax home?

    elkpark replied to YomiAmour's topic in Travel

    It's not about making a mortgage payment; it's about owning the
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    Leaving nursing job after 2 months

    elkpark replied to swimmingfever00's topic in General Nursing

    Really -- you know them all personally, and their professional circumstances? That seems
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    Real shortage of nurses or bogus?

    elkpark replied to RNFall2017's topic in General Students

    Are you really so bitter about not getting into GWU that you're going to kvetch about the entire universe of nursing programs? For how long? Have you thought about moving
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    Pediatric Nurse vs Occupational Therapist?

    elkpark replied to EliApril's topic in Pediatric

    Yes, you're wrong. Really wrong. You may want to do some more research about nursing before you make a decision. However, for what it's worth, the OTs I've known over the years have been a lot...
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    Misconceptions in NP/PA/MD education: experiential requirements, online, and for-profits

    elkpark replied to SummitRN's topic in Advanced Practice

    Why on earth would anyone agree to precept a student who freely admits she "knows
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    Leaving nursing job after 2 months

    elkpark replied to swimmingfever00's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, that is spectacularly bad advice for the OP in her/his current situation. Are you so unhappy and bitter about your own situation in nursing, whatever it may be, that you want to see other people...
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    Misconceptions in NP/PA/MD education: experiential requirements, online, and for-profits

    elkpark replied to SummitRN's topic in Advanced Practice

    Yes, a v. limited market and a mostly dead-end
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    Are you a nurse practitioner without any nursing experience?

    elkpark replied to bethymaester's topic in Advanced Practice

    So what do you propose? That there be only one advanced practice specialty in nursing? What about all the different areas of nursing that require advanced education (whether advanced practice or...
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    Misconceptions in NP/PA/MD education: experiential requirements, online, and for-profits

    elkpark replied to SummitRN's topic in Advanced Practice

    While it's true that there are states that will allow MDs/DOs to practice without a residency, they can put out a shingle and open an office, but very few hospitals will grant practice privileges to...
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    Are you a nurse practitioner without any nursing experience?

    elkpark replied to bethymaester's topic in Advanced Practice

    The DNP is no more "fractured" than the MSN is. For many years there have been a wide variety of concentrations available at the MSN level, and no one thinks there is anything odd or problematic...
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    I failed my adult health test can I appeal

    elkpark replied to 2bnurse 1983's topic in General Students

    Wow, you've really got a bee in your bonnet about this issue, don't you? What bad experience did you have in nursing school that has gotten you so fired up? You seem to have nursing school confused...
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    Is this a fair way to fail a student?

    elkpark replied to duroch1's topic in General Students

    It's a shame that you got caught by the change in deadline, but the instructor was within her/his rights to change the deadline in order to make the deadline for submitting the grades. (I can...