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    Licensure by endorsement or go to Florida to test?

    elkpark replied to cnsrn1's topic in Nursing Career

    To be fair, the OP says that she asked her "advisor." In a lot of nursing programs (most? all?), the academic advisors are not nurses -- they advise students on academic matters like how many credits...
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    Nursing Essay question

    elkpark replied to JT9195's topic in General Students

    What specific question did the school ask you to address in your essay? You should focus your essay on answering the question you were asked -- if you work additional, unrelated material into the...
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    Licensure by endorsement or go to Florida to test?

    elkpark replied to cnsrn1's topic in Nursing Career

    You'll need to ask your school to send your documentation to the FL BON when you graduate. All nursing programs automatically send the information on their graduating students to their own state BON,...
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    Any recommendation for an easy RN to BSN program?

    elkpark replied to didiko's topic in Online Distance Learning

    There are plenty of "diploma mill" for-profit schools at which you are basically just buying your degree. Of course, they charge you a pretty penny for that convenience, and your high GPA will be...
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    Moving from Scotland to USA

    elkpark replied to RMN relocating's topic in International Nursing

    Welcome to allnurses! :balloons: Is your nursing education specifically in mental health? (I believe that's what the "RMN" designation means, but I'm no expert. :)) The first thing to know is that...
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    Living in Dc--working in MD

    elkpark replied to hma11's topic in General Nursing

    Why bother to pay for a license you know you're not going to use, and then immediately turn around and pay for the license you actually want (a process that will also take more time than just applying...
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    Is Haloperidol Lactate (short acting) INJECTION administered in ICU

    elkpark replied to 2Bee's topic in Critical Care

    Apparently, homework. This OP has posted similar questions about use of Haldol IM and IV in multiple other settings, and has mentioned this is for a project for school,
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    Is it a bad idea to tell schools you want to do psych nursing?

    elkpark replied to Marina1989's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    What a bunch of garbage. There is no reason that an interest in psych nursing would make you less attractive to nursing programs as a candidate. I would encourage you, though, to keep your mind open...
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    Yale or Vanderbilt?

    elkpark replied to Oklahoma23's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Both the schools I considered were a considerable distance from where I lived, also. But, even without being invited for an interview (did Yale only offer a phone interview, or did you choose not to...
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    Yale or Vanderbilt?

    elkpark replied to Oklahoma23's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I'm not a current student (although I did attend one of them many years ago), but did you not interview at both schools prior to getting accepted? When I was in the process of applying to graduate...
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    Gift for Preceptor and unit?

    elkpark replied to Scottishtape's topic in General Nursing

    When it comes to nurses, you can't go wrong with
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    Is it worth paying for RN resume?

    elkpark replied to OneRN2's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I agree -- plenty of on-line resources to help you put together your own resume' for free. One thing I would suggest is, instead of asking some nurse friends to help edit and proofread it, ask...
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    New RN, leaving after 6 months unprofessional?

    elkpark replied to RubyRubyRuby's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto.
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    RN that Graduated from non accredited

    elkpark replied to perl4eva's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    State BON approval is the bare minimum requirement to be eligible for licensure. Lots of employers -- the entire US military, the entire VA system, most (all?) academic medical centers, many of the...
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    Why are nurse managers jerks?

    elkpark replied to Cola89's topic in Nurse Management

    Well, it's good to hear that some organizations still have
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    Support Planned Parenthood Today!

    elkpark replied to elkpark's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Many states have passed legislation requiring that they be regulated as outpatient surgical centers, although they aren't outpatient surgical centers and don't do the kind of procedures that surgical...
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    Support Planned Parenthood Today!

    elkpark replied to elkpark's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    A) What makes you think that "everyone who gives a damn" isn't sending money? B) What on earth does that have to do with a legitimate, licensed healthcare provider getting reimbursed for the...
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    Cnas are looked down upon

    elkpark replied to Amiles92's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    The "boys" are clients, and you are staff. They are paying to be there, and you are being paid to assist them. I don't really have a problem with staff, regardless of their color, being asked (if...
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    Cnas are looked down upon

    elkpark replied to Amiles92's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    (Sorry, duplicate
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    Terminating a contract/Buyout contract

    elkpark replied to vinzabe's topic in International Nursing

    If you're in New York and the employer is in NY, why on earth are you talking to attorneys in other
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    DNP vs MD/DO

    elkpark replied to DrZaphod's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Also, does anyone else think it's odd that there is no indication whatsoever on the page of who wrote the piece and/or who is sponsoring the page?? (Or am I missing
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    Diploma RN's, any of us left?

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

    I am an old diploma nurse, but I went on and completed a BSN and MSN and have been in advanced practice for many years now. There is a nurse on my service who is a diploma RN who never went back;...
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    Education Conspiracy

    elkpark replied to Avid reader's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    What concern is it of the BONs that hospitals choose to employ traveling nurses? There were plenty of traveling RNs before the compact, and hospitals and the travelers managed just fine. The job of...
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    A Cautionary Tale About Student Loan Forgiveness

    elkpark replied to Not_A_Hat_Person's topic in Nursing News

    I saw the article about this, and wondering if any nurses were going to get caught up in this (I hope not). Yikes! I hope they win the lawsuit ("they" being the attorneys who are suing, that is
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    Your favorite color

    elkpark replied to DiplomaNurseRN's topic in General Nursing

    I charted in green on second shift (and red when I covered third shift, of course :)). I still (>30 yrs later) have the four color Bic ballpoint I was issued by my first employer out of nursing...