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    RN that Graduated from non accredited

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

    What state are you in? Most do not require ACEN or CCNE accreditation to be eligible for licensure, just BON
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    Partnerships will advance personalized medicine

    elkpark replied to yhl1975's topic in Advanced Practice

    Further updates on Theranos (probably the last, I guess): Blood-Testing Firm Theranos to Dissolve - WSJ Theranos Closes Deal With Fortress to Shut Down Embattled Firm -
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    Questions on how to transfer Nursing License

    elkpark replied to ajin's topic in General Nursing

    All the information and forms you need should be on the Florida BON website. Have you looked
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    Will low gpa in previous degree affect your future education?

    elkpark replied to Ywc2018's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It simply depends on the individual school. Some schools will care, some won't. It certainly can't hurt for you to do your best to get top grades in everything going forward. Best
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    MedLife Institute

    elkpark replied to futurenp514's topic in School, College Programs

    There are some existing threads here about this "school." I encourage you to use the "Search" feature to find them and have a good
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    PAs Do Not Like Us

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

    "Funny," sure, but many of the comments (about large numbers of poorly prepared NPs flooding the market) are right on
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    Did you keep your RN license and why?

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

    Well, if you're coming to the US, then the answer is simple. Yes, you'll have to maintain active licensure as an RN (in whatever state you'll be in) in order to be licensed and able to practice as an...
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    % infants in Peds? Male RN in Peds?

    elkpark replied to Lemon Bars's topic in Pediatric

    When I was in school 30+ years ago, one of our two peds instructors was a young man who was making his career in pediatric nursing. He was great! I wasn't aware of any issues related to his gender...
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    Did you keep your RN license and why?

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

    Oh! Ditto ... (Where did you see something about
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    Did you keep your RN license and why?

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

    Every state requires that advanced practice nurses maintain active RN licensure in addition to their advanced practice licensure/certification. Do people not learn this kind of stuff in school? The...
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    MSN working bedside nursing

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

    They teach the same "basic" nursing content and include the same clinical hours required of the state BON for any nursing program in order for graduates to be eligible for licensure, albeit typically...
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    Question about NP

    elkpark replied to iheartnursing91's topic in General Nursing

    What do you mean by schools "won't accept" your NY license? Do you have an active, unrestricted RN license? Is this a matter of the schools "accepting" your license, or is it a matter of online...
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    Denied from nursing school...

    elkpark replied to callmeachilles1's topic in General Students

    Turns out our parents were right, our grades really do follow us for the rest of our
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    Should I take General Chemistry and A&P 1 together?

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

    In my nursing program, the curriculum was set up so we automatically took anatomy and our first semester of organic chemistry together (along with a couple other academic courses and our nursing...
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    What would you do?

    elkpark replied to Meangirl's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I would mind my own business. What concern is this of yours, and how did you come to know this? (And does it make some kind of difference that it is a "Register(ed) Nurse" doing this rather than...
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    Working as RN for the state vs hospital

    elkpark replied to NewNurse1997's topic in General Nursing

    (Just a clarification -- states all have surveyors of acute facilities, group homes, residential programs, detox/substance abuse facilities, etc., also, not just
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    Reciprocity

    elkpark replied to sarahgrace's topic in General Nursing

    I never understand why people advise people to apply for licensure in a different state because of something like "the paperwork is easier" when the outcome is going to be that you end up with a...
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    Working as RN for the state vs hospital

    elkpark replied to NewNurse1997's topic in General Nursing

    Yes. The states I've worked in over the years have offered a wide variety of types of jobs for RNs, some of which were in acute care and not significantly different from the same kinds of jobs in...
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    Clinical Instructor sucks...

    elkpark replied to FutureNurseInfo's topic in General Students

    How so? My clinical experiences didn't "suck" when I was in school (diploma program, BSN-completion program, or master's); they were useful, relevant, and valuable learning experiences. I recognize...
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    Capscare Academy

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

    No. If a student here or there doesn't graduate or pass the NCLEX but the overall performance of the school is strong, then that's on the student. If the overall performance of the school is poor,...
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    TN license vs multi-state

    elkpark replied to Nyna's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    So, I guess you have no awareness of the NLC (Nurse Licensure Compact) and how it works? Your FL license had multi-state privileges, meaning you could work in other compact states with your FL...
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    Clinical Instructor sucks...

    elkpark replied to FutureNurseInfo's topic in General Students

    You're spending "clinical" days in lab on campus, and not in a clinical setting with live clients?? That sounds fishy to
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    Inclement weather conditions...mandatory to work?

    elkpark replied to 8Lovenursing8's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps they feel it should be obvious to employees that they need to make whatever preparations are necessary for them to be able to come to work. It's not like Florence is a secret and employees...
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    CNL (Clinical Nurse Leader): Does your hospital have them?

    elkpark replied to jehaley's topic in General Nursing

    My large, well-known, academic medical center does not have any dedicated, designated CNL positions. I notice that some of the job postings now include CNL degree, by name, as one of the MSNs that...
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    How long does a call back take?

    elkpark replied to LPN1118's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I know this isn't what you want to hear, but it takes as long as it takes. Although this is a big deal for you, it's just another task to juggle for the HR department of hospitals. They may not even...