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    Nursing is not what it is made out to be..

    elkpark replied to ModernRN's topic in General Nursing

    I've been in nursing a lot longer than 17 years, and that hasn't been my experience. I have worked hard and been held to high standards, as I believe any reasonable person would expect in a field in...
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    Georgia joining the eNLC or NLC? What's the difference and how will it affect my licensing

    elkpark replied to trinurse94's topic in General Nursing

    Additionally, whether a state is a member of the NLC or not has nothing to do with you getting your license. You can apply for GA licensure and sit the NCLEX, physically, in NC to get a GA license....
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    Has HIPAA gone too far?

    elkpark replied to DovMarcus's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Nope.
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    Hipaa violation to ask this question?

    elkpark replied to guest998179's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I hear what you're saying, but that's not a distinction I would want to have to argue (to defend myself) if the individual ended up at some point making a complaint about me to my employer or the...
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    How useful is an Associates in Health Science

    elkpark replied to jhodge93's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I vote for "waste of
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    Hipaa violation to ask this question?

    elkpark replied to guest998179's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    You were asking for information from someone you know personally, not disclosing information to any third party. If the person didn't want to disclose the info, s/he could have just declined to...
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    UCLA Phasing Out CNS?

    elkpark replied to SanDiFrangles's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    I'm just spitballing here, but I wonder if the call means that, although they are putting CNS positions on hold for now, they were impressed and interested enough by your application that they may...
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    Quitting without notice

    elkpark replied to Summer247's topic in General Nursing

    The only thing I would add is to check with your employee handbook or HR and make sure that the employer only requires two weeks; some healthcare employers require more than two weeks' notice....
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    Innovation Wavers for Employment

    elkpark replied to yourshoesareuntied's topic in General Nursing

    It's v. common in academia and other research settings that any work you do, including inventions, new drugs, etc., belongs to your employer. While I've never had a position that required me to sign...
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    Non-Prescribing CNS-What's Your Role?

    elkpark replied to MurseJJ's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    A lot of us "old school" CNSs feel strongly that the CNS role is true "advanced practice nursing," and the other advanced practice roles are "medicine lite" -- which is fine, but it's not something...
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    Moved to New York...trouble with online dnp

    elkpark replied to LookForward's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    (Just FYI, this is a Federal law that requires states to determine and certify that online programs meet the same requirements the state requires instate B&M schools to meet. Some states have...
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    Inappropriate nurses?

    elkpark replied to hgraves64's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Wow, I would sooo not have complained to anyone about the other nurse
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    Documenting injection the MD gave

    elkpark replied to SaltySarcasticSally's topic in General Nursing

    I've found more than once over the years that the physicians (and others) who are most overbearing and unreasonable often have respect for the people who stand up to them and call them on their bad...
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    What is it with parents?

    elkpark replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Psychiatric

    I've seen the same thing a lot over the years. I think it's honest, basic denial -- parents just can't wrap their minds around the idea that their kid could actually have done such a thing and could...
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    Documenting injection the MD gave

    elkpark replied to SaltySarcasticSally's topic in General Nursing

    I would not be willing to document that the injection was given unless I saw the physician administer it, and I would not be willing to document what the injection was unless I drew up the medication...
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    Your clinical experiences with the nurses?

    elkpark replied to The_Muffintime's topic in General Students

    I was never "paired with a nurse" in clinicals. Our clinical instructor who was school faculty provided our clinical instruction; we worked alongside the staff RNs who were responsible for our...
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    Inappropriate touching

    elkpark replied to robert1043's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Is it "normal"? No. Are the "older" male clients in question possibly demented or otherwise impaired? It's not uncommon for people with dementia, delirium, intellectual disability, disabling...
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    Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners?

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

    I figured benzos were what you were thinking of ... I'm with Riburn. Most psych providers do little prescribing of benzos and stimulants, unless they are the quacks running "pill mills."...
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    Nursing students who took few semesters in the Philippines then migrated to the US

    elkpark replied to BWaldorf's topic in General Students

    It's v. difficult to transfer between different nursing programs within the US; it's hard to imagine one would be able to transfer in credits from a non-US school. But I suggest you talk to schools...
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    Male Patient Modesty Question

    elkpark replied to tmaloney58's topic in General Nursing

    It's not an attitude that I've encountered over the years. I don't work in the ED, but I have always made an effort, and my coworkers have, also, as far as I know, to respect everyone's modesty and...
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    Detox RN going for PMHNP

    elkpark replied to peacedove's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Welcome to allnurses. Plenty of people with no psych experience whatsoever are going into PMHNP programs. I'm not saying I approve of that, but, clearly, TPTB in nursing have decided that no psych...
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    Experience before PhD

    elkpark replied to Tacomaboy3's topic in Research

    My thought is that nursing education really is going to he!! in a handbasket
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    All academia like this?

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

    I don't know about it being the "norm," but I'm afraid it's not unique to your
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    Gel nail polish

    elkpark replied to listenandlearn's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Nails? Again? Are you looking for support for a policy banning gel polish in a healthcare facility that you're writing, or are you yet another person outraged that you can't wear gel polish to work?...
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    Getting hired, vs. where you graduated from.

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

    Penn offers traditional BSN and accelerated BSN programs. Penn is the only one,