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    So what's going to happen to health care now?

    elkpark replied to Rocknurse's topic in General Nursing

    Nope, the Senate can use the reconciliation process, which only requires a simple majority, which the GOP will have. Congress demonstrated in January that it could use the Senate's reconciliation...
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    Does the PVT Work for Elections????

    elkpark replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    Not necessarily: Canada prepares welcome mat for American 'refugees' | America-Canada | Worldbulletin
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    Does the PVT Work for Elections????

    elkpark replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    We got the bad pop-up
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    Nursing Schools that accept felony history

    elkpark replied to PattersonS's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    That's because the BONs do look at each case "on its own merit" and it's not worth their time and effort to do a full review of a situation on a hypothetical, preliminary
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    abusive yelling husband, new baby, not sure what to do

    elkpark replied to Noodle28's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Get out. It's only going to get worse as time goes on. Best
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    US nurse wanting to work in a different country

    elkpark replied to katinthehatter's topic in International Nursing

    I think there are going to be a lot of us asking about that in the coming weeks
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    HARDER to get a PRN job???

    elkpark replied to c.dom's topic in Nursing Career

    Also, many prn positions are the float pool for the organization, and you are expected to be able to float to a variety of different settings and specialties and be able to function on short notice,...
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    Christian International School of Healthcare Professions

    elkpark replied to erwhite29's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    There are two types of accreditation that are important when considering nursing programs, the general academic accreditation of the school, overall (not just the nursing program), and the...
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    Nurses' Health Study 3

    elkpark replied to Kitiger's topic in General Nursing

    I, too, have been a participant in the Nurses Health Study 2 for decades now, and strongly encourage younger nurses to join the new
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    Navigating degrees

    elkpark replied to FiguringitoutasIgo's topic in General Nursing

    Unless you want to use a baccalaureate degree to get out of nursing, or just for the personal satisfaction, do the BSN. There is no other baccalaureate degree that will benefit you in nursing as much...
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    Nurses in many cases bullies who love clicks at any age

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

    Wow, OP, you must have worked in some really sucky places. I have not had those experiences over the decades I've been in nursing. The vast majority of my coworkers have been fine people, and we...
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    Need help with career choice: MSW/LCSW, MEd Special Ed, or ABSN/MSN/Psych NP

    elkpark replied to arincoc's topic in Nursing Career

    Psych NP and social work are not at all "the same work." Psych NPs are focused primarily on prescribing medications, which is v. different than what social workers do. The LPCs and social workers I...
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    Failed out of nursing school. Do I have a fair chance of getting into another?

    elkpark replied to Keisha2017's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Every nursing school application I've ever seen (and I've been faculty in a few programs in addition to my own educational history) has requested that applicants list all schools they have attended in...
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    MSN Admin with no RN/BSN

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

    There isn't any way to study (or work in, for that matter) nursing administration without being an RN. There are healthcare administration programs available for those in other disciplines. I...
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    Doctors without Borders refusing free Pfizer vaccines

    elkpark replied to StNeotser's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Of course not, but it does mean that money is not getting siphoned off the top to put profits in shareholders' pockets. "Profits" realized by nonprofit organizations get put into improving facilities...
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    Claim paid out as RN almost an NP

    elkpark replied to RNtoNP2017's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Every professional liability insurance application or renewal application I've seen has asked specifically if you've been involved in any kind of claim. I'm no legal expert, but I believe that...
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    Year Abroad After Nursing School

    elkpark replied to cassdevo11's topic in Nursing Career

    You would be an "old new grad" upon your return, and that is the group with the most difficulty finding
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    Failed out of nursing school. Do I have a fair chance of getting into another?

    elkpark replied to Keisha2017's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Define what you mean by "fair." Why should a school take a chance on an applicant who has already been unable to succeed in a nursing program once, when they have more qualified applicants than they...
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    Nursing Schools that accept felony history

    elkpark replied to PattersonS's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    I agree with the recommendation to check with the Board before pursuing school. I taught in the past at a school that required background checks for all applicants (because the clinical sites...
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    Pain medicine to drug addict?

    elkpark replied to MrBlueSky's topic in Patient Medications

    I agree -- not only do individuals with a hx of opioid dependence, whether in the past or current and active, have the same right to have their pain treated as anyone else, they typically require much...
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    Psychiatric/Mental Health NP (Family)... Can you enlighten me?

    elkpark replied to blrountree's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Psych NPs predominantly focus on med management (pushing pills). Most counseling/therapy gets done by members of other disciplines who get paid less. If your real interest is in therapy, you may...
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    Why would a long-term care facility require 2 years of experience?

    elkpark replied to purplegal's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Who says working in LTC isn't a "more complex nursing role"? I don't work in LTC and have no desire to, but even I found that statement kind of
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    Is this ethical?

    elkpark replied to pumpkinspice's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, two different countries, with lots of differences between
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    Is this ethical?

    elkpark replied to pumpkinspice's topic in General Nursing

    (In the US, there is such a thing as a durable power of attorney for healthcare, and it's much more common than actual
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    When did you last see a nurse wearing the old school garb?

    elkpark replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    No, I mean that I didn't encounter (or hear my peers talk about encountering) anything that we would call sexual harassment today. I'm not saying that means it didn't exist -- just that it was...