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    spit hoods/ spit socks in hospital

    elkpark replied to workingot's topic in Psychiatric

    The facility I work for does not allow anything to be placed directly over clients' faces, for obvious safety reasons. In a situation in which staff are holding down/restraining a client who is...
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    IV Chelation/Vitamins and Ozone Therapy in Integrative Clinic

    elkpark replied to nutria's topic in Holistic

    Do you really want to stake your licensure and future career on legal advice you're getting from an ND? What does this individual know (or care) about the ins and outs of nursing licensure? "Even"...
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    How much federal aid do Chamberlain students get?

    elkpark replied to tdupreez's topic in Chamberlain College

    Why is that the Federal government's and taxpayers' problem? There are plenty of good quality, reasonably priced nursing programs. If people choose to go to an outrageously expensive for-profit...
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    We are not slaves someone please tell the doctors !!

    elkpark replied to Samah1992's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    "Defending" yourself and your colleagues is one thing; "fights" and "arguments" with physicians is something else. That is unprofessional behavior in the workplace that is never going to turn out...
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    IV Chelation/Vitamins and Ozone Therapy in Integrative Clinic

    elkpark replied to nutria's topic in Holistic

    IV chelation therapy to treat what? There have been a lot of frauds pushing chelation therapy for all kinds of phony indications. One physician in my area lost his license and went to prison over...
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    Adult NP practicing in BH/psych?

    elkpark replied to Sailrmar9's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    At the risk of sounding like a broken record, once again: If you were showing up, not at your PCP's office, but at a psychiatric practice seeking specialized psychiatric services for yourself or a...
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    Adult NP practicing in BH/psych?

    elkpark replied to Sailrmar9's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    We see this all the time in the psych consultation/liaison service on which I work. People get admitted to the hospital for something medical, and we get consulted while they're there because the PCP...
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    Adult NP practicing in BH/psych?

    elkpark replied to Sailrmar9's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Maybe I'm an outlier on this, but, if I were seeking out specifically urology care, as opposed to (or beyond) just seeing my PCP for my concerns, I would expect to be seen by someone specifically...
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    Anyone an Herbalist?

    elkpark replied to Mnstn's topic in Holistic

    "Disenfranchised"? Do you maybe mean "disenchanted"? "Disenfranchised" would mean your right to do it has been taken away. I'm guessing you don't mean that you have been stopped from working in...
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    Has anyone challenged the board in CA, got their LVN and was able to use it in TX?

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

    Oh, that's right -- I was wrong; I forgot about that "loophole" in some states. In those cases, that is allowed because the state BON has determined that the amount of education in the RN program is...
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    I can't do chest compressions (CPR) will I be terminated?

    elkpark replied to 42pines's topic in General Nursing

    I wish the OP no ill, but just have to say that, if I were going to be the "another first responder around," I would not be happy about having to work with someone who couldn't do her/his fair share...
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    What nursing career would suit my mother?

    elkpark replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    I am reminded of all the times parents come here and start threads about how their college-age or young adult child is interested in nursing as a career and they are looking for information about...
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    Support Planned Parenthood Today!

    elkpark replied to elkpark's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    It is a non-profit healthcare organization. People make donations. They get reimbursed by Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance companies for the healthcare services they provide. Why is that so...
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    Support Planned Parenthood Today!

    elkpark replied to elkpark's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Your tax dollars are not paying for abortions; they are paying specifically for the other services which you say you
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    Has anyone challenged the board in CA, got their LVN and was able to use it in TX?

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

    Oklahoma used to allow some categories of military medics/corpsmen/(whatever the other titles might be) to challenge the NCLEX-PN, but, looking at their BON website now, I no longer see any specific...
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    Has anyone challenged the board in CA, got their LVN and was able to use it in TX?

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

    Every single state except CA requires that people be graduates of an approved nursing program in order to be eligible for licensure. Only CA has its own special paths to licensure, the CNA challenge...
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    What nursing career would suit my mother?

    elkpark replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    I'm certainly not one of the "calling" people, but I would argue that nursing does require a certain, minimal level of interest and engagemet in order to survive in the field. This is a job in which...
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    Support Planned Parenthood Today!

    elkpark replied to elkpark's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Okay -- so I'm sure you feel the same about the American Cancer Society, the United Way, the American Heart Association, the Prostate Cancer Foundation, the Boy Scouts of America, and the Alzheimer's...
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    Adult NP practicing in BH/psych?

    elkpark replied to Sailrmar9's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I always find it helpful to reframe this type of question: If you were presenting to a healthcare facility seeking psychiatric care, would you be expecting to be seen by someone specifically educated...
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    If I resign in lieu of termination, am I eligible for rehire?

    elkpark replied to bella14k's topic in Nursing Career

    People say this all the time here, and it's not true. Many employers have a policy of only disclosing hire and separation dates, and whether the individual is eligible for rehire, but, legally, they...
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    What nursing career would suit my mother?

    elkpark replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe I'm just not reading carefully enough, but one thing I'm not seeing in any of your posts is whether your mother wants to become a nurse, or whether it's just that you think that would be a good...
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    Animal Cuddles at the Hospital? Yes Please!

    elkpark replied to Bridgid Joseph's topic in General Nursing

    Both medical centers in which I've worked over the last 10 years have had active pet therapy programs. People do love
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    How the mind works: Domestic Violence

    elkpark replied to Icooka4u's topic in General Nursing

    And many people who are willing to stay in abusive relationships are willing to do so because they grew up in a household in which that was the norm, and they haven't ever known anything different and...
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    10,000 RNs Face Nursing Board Each Year!

    elkpark replied to jencoalsonperez's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Ok, I see what you're saying -- 6000 that face actual, formal accusations, so guessing that there may be another 4.000 who have some kind of complaint filed that doesn't make it to that stage. The...
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    I quit the PA rat race.

    elkpark replied to Non Sequitir's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I know, but it still makes me sad ... I hate us being the "sloppy seconds" for so many other healthcare professions. Y'know, nursing used to have some real self-respect, that actually meant...