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    Forced to get flu shot or wear a mask

    elkpark replied to nurse0614's topic in General Nursing

    There's nothing stopping you from changing fields now, if you want to ... Lots of things have changed in nursing since I was in nursing school, and I'm sure things are going to continue to change....
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    Looking for a school that does NOT proctor Statistics

    elkpark replied to NurseEmjay's topic in Online Distance Learning

    So what you're saying is you want to find a statistics course in which you don't actually have to learn anything about statistics
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    Forced to get flu shot or wear a mask

    elkpark replied to nurse0614's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, no, is it new-flu-shot-thread season
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    Need opinions please

    elkpark replied to Caroline123's topic in General Nursing

    If I had been in that situation, I would have reported the error myself, regardless of what the other nurse did or didn't say about reporting it. I wouldn't have counted of the other nurse to make...
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    ITT Tech closing ALL schools nationwide

    elkpark replied to klone's topic in Nursing News

    A) The number of students a nursing program can accommodate is set/capped by the state BON, based on a determination of how many faculty the school has, what kind of clinical sites and lab facilities...
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    ITT Tech closing ALL schools nationwide

    elkpark replied to klone's topic in Nursing News

    Easier said than done -- typically, ITT nursing students are people who weren't eligible for legitimate nursing programs. No one but other for-profit low quality "schools" is likely to willing to...
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    ITT/ Breckinridge No Longer Accepting New Students

    elkpark replied to meanmaryjean's topic in General Students

    I'm not sure I think that the "prey" should "be made whole." It hasn't been any secret that these schools are sub-par institutions of highly dubious reputation. We all make choices in life and have...
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    U.S. experienced RN who resides in CA with F1, looking for Legit agency or hospitals

    elkpark replied to kjyeon12's topic in International Nursing

    Magnet status doesn't require that hospitals only hire BSN prepared RNs. Did you find a specific hospital that is willing to say it requires a BSN for
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    He Said I "Act Like I'm In Med School or Something!"

    elkpark replied to SunshineeStudent's topic in General Students

    If you've been "dodging him" already, why on earth would you respond to the text? Just ignore him. Problem solved. Responding to the text in any way is just going to encourage him to continue...
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    How many NPs have had to prescribe or diagnose a patient?

    elkpark replied to Ashtimus Prime's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    What are you asking? "Have had to?" That's what nurse practitioners do, and the point of becoming an
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    How do you ask doctors for a letter of recommendation?

    elkpark replied to hamuway's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Did the school specify who they want recommendations from? Typically, they want recommendations from individuals who can speak to your ability to do graduate level academic work, or from advanced...
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    Racist surgeon?

    elkpark replied to tech22's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yes, there are people who still think like that. Lots of them, and from everywhere, not just the South. No, nothing you can say or do is going to change his mind. If he's at all successful as a...
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    ITT/ Breckinridge No Longer Accepting New Students

    elkpark replied to meanmaryjean's topic in General Students

    Maybe for the current students, but I'm always happy to see one of these for-profit schools shutting down. I look forward to the day when they will all be out of business.
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    Weed and Nursing School! Help!!!

    elkpark replied to Sldimuccio12086's topic in Nurses Recovery

    If the second school finds out you lied in your essay, that will be worse for you than if you had just been honest about the pot in the first place. They will definitely not accept you. And where...
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    2 year contract question

    elkpark replied to NewOrthoNurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    We cannot give any legal advice here, per the site's TOS. Your best bet would be to talk to a lawyer. Many offer an initial consultation at no
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    What is considered "job hopping?"

    elkpark replied to Nurse3242's topic in General Nursing

    You may not believe it should be viewed negatively, but most employers
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    Dog Daycare Duke

    elkpark replied to rbystrek's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Have you checked for dog walking services in the Durham area? Someone who would come to your home and walk your dog during the day? Or even a neighbor or neighbor's kid who would be willing to walk...
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    Legitimate Nursing Schools

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

    Welcome to allnurses. What kind of research have you done on the schools yourself? It's sad to see how any people here sign up for expensive nursing programs on the basis of less research than they...
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    Are Five Alternatives to ADHD Medication Right For You Or Your Child?

    elkpark replied to brenanpeak's topic in General Nursing

    I'm with cani on this. It was clear to me, as I believe it probably was to most people, that her point was not that ADHD and schizophrenia are similar disorders, but that, like schizophrenia, it is a...
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    Why Is It So Difficult To Get Into A Neonatal NP Program?

    elkpark replied to SunshineeStudent's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    You could also ask why you have to have (at least) two years of ICU experience to get into a CRNA program when you can get into an FNP program with no experience whatsoever. Because they are entirely...
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    Prescribing Narcotics for Pt with Drug Abuse Hx

    elkpark replied to NurseQT's topic in Pain Management

    And again -- what alternative path do you propose for this individual who had major surgery? "Too bad you need painful orthopedic surgery, no opioid analgesics for you because you have a hx of an...
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    Working with your own personal physician?

    elkpark replied to Climber4290's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't do
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    Are Five Alternatives to ADHD Medication Right For You Or Your Child?

    elkpark replied to brenanpeak's topic in General Nursing

    Hmm, I just came back on to the site and see that I have an ad on the main page of the website for a homeopathic remedy for "inattention and concentration" problems ("Synaptol") that I've never seen...
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    Getting into NP school

    elkpark replied to jcruz981's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Depends on the school. When I applied to graduate school, I got asked about an F I had gotten in badminton 20 years earlier, the first time I went to college (didn't finish a degree at that time),...
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    Organ Donation Organization Unethical

    elkpark replied to dangerous1's topic in General Nursing

    Again, you work in Hospice, where people only become eligible for your services because their death is anticipated. General hospitals are v. different. Everywhere I've ever worked, it has been the...