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    I quit the PA rat race.

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

    Oh goodie, someone else who wants to go into advanced practice nursing because the educational process is easier and less competitive than what the person actually wants to do
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    Unaccredited associates anyone? Online?

    elkpark replied to Prettyinpink1's topic in School, College Programs

    Of course graduates of unaccredited programs are able to find jobs and have long, full careers -- but it is undeniable that choosing that route is closing off a lot of professional opportunities for...
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    Ready to tackle MSN-but want the easy way

    elkpark replied to FLGirl2000's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I would add, and ask your employer if it's possible to cut back hours to accommodate school -- lots of employers won't just let people just choose to work fewer
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    The Decline of Physicians: Do we really need them anymore in Primary Care?

    elkpark replied to AAC.271's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    http://www.aacn.nche.edu/leading-initiatives/research-data/GENMAS.pdf Link is to a listing from the AACN of all the direct-entry MSN programs in the US. There's only one in TX. One caveat is that...
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    10,000 RNs Face Nursing Board Each Year!

    elkpark replied to jencoalsonperez's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    A) Actually, quite a few nurses post here that they are being investigated by their BON, to ask questions about what they should do and where they can turn for help, and seeking support. They're not...
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    Stop the preceptor madness!

    elkpark replied to Rocknurse's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    All of those factors are evidence of how much more seriously physicians take their education and their careers than most nurses do, and why they are more highly respected (and compensated) than...
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    The Decline of Physicians: Do we really need them anymore in Primary Care?

    elkpark replied to AAC.271's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I would like to see some actual documentation that "most" new graduate NPs have "extensive clinical experience," now that the direct-entry programs for non-nurses are so prevalent and so many people...
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    Getting all 50 US Licenses

    elkpark replied to Shineyfam's topic in General Nursing

    The only reason we don't is because, back at the dawn of the automobile age, the states realized that wouldn't be practical (having to stop and apply for a new license at each state line) and all...
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    Should Obama care be repealed?

    elkpark replied to luv2's topic in General Nursing

    "Majority of Americans" agree? Not the polls I've seen. Sources,
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    Stop the preceptor madness!

    elkpark replied to Rocknurse's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Y'know, using a lot of big, fancy words and unnecessarily complicated sentences just for the sake of using big, fancy words and unnecessarily complicated sentences doesn't make you sound smarter....
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    Applying for licensure in another state

    elkpark replied to Javannah1's topic in General Nursing

    I've applied for licensure in several different states over my career, and never found it to be enough of a burden that I would consider paying anyone to help (to whatever degree an agency would be...
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    RN School Clinicals on Resume??

    elkpark replied to Graduatenurse14's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I would leave them off (I'm not a fan of ever putting school clinicals on a CV, unless it's some kind of v. special, unusual clinical that most students didn't have). You're no longer a new grad;...
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    NP for child psych

    elkpark replied to Terra_RN's topic in Pediatric

    I responded to your other, duplicate
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    Should Obama care be repealed?

    elkpark replied to luv2's topic in General Nursing

    "Could not have said it better" than who? If you use the "Quote" button (see? Like I did), others can tell with which post you're
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    Getting all 50 US Licenses

    elkpark replied to Shineyfam's topic in General Nursing

    What "issues"? The OP has already stated that she is a resident of CO, a compact state, and is using her CO license with compact privileges to provide telephonic nursing services in other compact...
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    NP for child psych?!

    elkpark replied to Terra_RN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    There is no longer a child psych NP specialty. Back in the CNS days, there were child, adult, and gero psych CNSs. The first psych NP role was in adult psych, and a "family" (which really meant...
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    I dont have a degree. Should I apply to asbn programs?

    elkpark replied to angel1312's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Accelerated BSN degrees are designed for people who already have a BA/BS in another discipline, and assume that you already have all the general education credits required for a BSN degree (because of...
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    Denied PTO for my marriage

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

    Silly how? I don't have any children, and I enjoy being able to vacation during the school year precisely because I am not interested in spending my vacation time having to tolerate other people's...
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    Ready to tackle MSN-but want the easy way

    elkpark replied to FLGirl2000's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I'm not going to say a word
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    Stop the preceptor madness!

    elkpark replied to Rocknurse's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I still don't see where you're getting this "standards ... have both increased and become standardized." Please provide some actual evidence or documentation, other than your opinion, that it has...
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    Should Obama care be repealed?

    elkpark replied to luv2's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I used to marvel at this during the debate leading up to the passage of the ACA, when various anti-ACA groups would point to polling numbers showing that the majority of people polled were happy...
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    Denied PTO for my marriage

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

    Yes, they will fire the OP for calling off for her wedding (calling off for two weeks?), when she previously requested the time off and was refused -- they'll just find something else to say that...
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    Stop the preceptor madness!

    elkpark replied to Rocknurse's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    "Excellent" is not supposed to be a relative term; it's supposed to mean more than "a little better than
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    Stop the preceptor madness!

    elkpark replied to Rocknurse's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    That was the statement that jumped out at me from the other poster's comment, as well. It used to be easier?? Not quite. Back in the day, there were a limited number of schools, they were all...
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    Mental Health Clinical

    elkpark replied to katyq82's topic in General Students

    Well, you're right -- sitting on a couch for 10 hours is a waste of time. Facilities typically set the limits on what students are allowed to do in psych clinical (no meds, no physical...