elkpark

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    Unfair, unfair, unfair

    The other thing I always think of when I see the posts about how unfair and unreasonable the monitoring programs are -- it wasn't that long ago, in historical terms, that there was no such thing as...
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    Nurses with Medical Marijuana Cards.

    I'm not in a position to give anyone legal advice, and am not doing so here, but I will say that, if I were in that situation, I would not consider dealing with the Board without a lawyer experienced...
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    Mom suing nurse after suffocation accident

    Do you have sources to support this statement? The statistics I've seen in the past, over the years, have indicated that malpractice suits represent only a tiny proportion of the healthcare spending...
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    License question

    I have never had anyone ask to keep my original license, and I would never agree to that. The current standard (for all the regulatory agencies) is to verify licenses on the BON website, not to check...
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    I didn't meet the requirements.

    Welcome to allnurses! Talk to some nursing programs in your area and find out what they require, specifically, as prerequisite courses. Those are the courses you need to be taking now, and getting...
  6. (Unfortunately, IMO), there are a growing number of NP programs, as well as other advanced practice specialty programs, that will take people fresh out of a BSN program, without any nursing experience...
  7. This is not true. There are plenty of direct-entry MSN programs that offer advanced practice concentrations (all of them except CRNA, because of the practice requirements to be eligible), and, for...
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    MSN programs

    Welcome to allnurses :balloons: I assume you mean that the applications are due between October 2017 and January 2018. This was many years ago, I don't know if the direct entry programs have a...
  9. Most people find a nursing major by itself more than enough to say grace over, without adding on any other responsibilities. When I taught in a BSN program several years ago, I only encountered one...
  10. Not sure what you mean by "without a degree." There are still hospital-based diploma programs leading to RN licensure that award a diploma, not a degree. In my experience, in ADN programs that offer...
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    I SAW HIM! - Near Death Experiences

    Bolding mine. I agree with the others here who have shared concerns about what you're doing. It seems to me, from reading over the thread that you are not offering "a listening ear and an open...
  12. I have no idea what you mean by "so noble" or "so gilded ourselves." But I would turn the question around and ask why so many nurses are dismissive of a professional and ethical guideline that is...
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    How can I say thank you?

    I always tell people, when I'm asked, that the best thing you can do to thank me (or any other nurse) is to write a note about the individual nurse(s) to the boss(es). Hospitals keep track of that...
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    Nursing Shortage and Licensing Renewal

    What "nursing shortage"?? And I'm sure that the organizations that are offering refresher courses now would be willing and able to offer a shorter, more intense program if there was sufficient...
  15. Whether or not he is aware and able to be responsible for his actions, it is the responsibility of the facility to protect other residents from being sexually assaulted by him. If the facility...
  16. I love it when people here post some clever way of circumventing the legitimate professional and ethical boundaries in nursing. It's just as inappropriate to come back and visit someone at the...
  17. This is a huge liability issue for the facility. I'm surprised the administration is so clueless about that. This situation is a lawsuit waiting to
  18. Yes, and that's true of any Federal facility/organization -- military installations, Federal sponsored healthcare clinics,
  19. Yes, it's inappropriate. If you want to give some sort of gift to the unit, to all the residents, that would be
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    Sunday Service and Weekend shift

    One thing you could try, as you get to know people at work, is to ask around about whether anyone would be willing to swap days with you -- some coworkers might be willing to work Sundays for you if...
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    Sunday Service and Weekend shift

    Not sure what you can do -- you took a position that requires you to work some Sunday mornings. Did you think to discuss the work schedule and weekend requirements before you accepted the job? In...
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    BSN or Biology

    welcome to allnurses! Only you know if you're "settling for nursing." If you really want to be a physician, you'll never be happy in
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    DNP vs MD

    I didn't read "They will learn" as a threat in any way, just a recognition that many of the posters on SDN are inexperienced and uninformed about the general healthcare milieu (as are so many of the...
  24. In the first place, it is entirely possible to go to NP school without a BSN -- witness the kazillion direct-entry programs that take people with no nursing experience or background whatsoever, ram...
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    Multiple licenses! Where can I practice?

    Welcome to allnurses! :balloons: Where do you live? Your Georgia license only has "compact privileges" (i.e., can be used to practice in other states) if you are a permanent resident of Georgia....