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    Psych nurses all have a mental illness

    elkpark replied to WinterLilac's topic in Psychiatric

    I know that I do ...
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    "Are you a Christian?"

    elkpark replied to anon456's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I usually go with something like, "I don't find it helpful to talk about my personal beliefs at work" (said in a friendly tone of voice, not sounding like I'm offended in any way that they
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    NPI number?

    elkpark replied to rnkaytee's topic in Advanced Practice

    If you can work as what? I've worked for a couple decades as a CNS without needing a NPI
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    FREE Colleges?! & How it affects Nursing

    elkpark replied to FutureDNP2021's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing schools do have a limited capacity. Nursing schools have to be approved by their state BON for a specific number of students they can enroll, and they are capped at that maximum number. They...
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    Noose tightening for for-profits

    elkpark posted a topic in General Students

    Slowly but surely, the noose is tightening around the necks of the proprietary "schools." This was mentioned on NPR this morning -- the Feds are looking into the ACICS, the organization that...
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    Physician Bullying of Nurses Reaching Epidemic Levels

    elkpark replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in Nursing News

    I've heard of physicians like that, also, and don't doubt that some of them exist. But that's a long way from an "epidemic" of
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    FREE Colleges?! & How it affects Nursing

    elkpark replied to FutureDNP2021's topic in General Nursing

    OP, I saw your thread about the increase in the minimum wage, also. You suggest that both of these things are just about to happen, and you're all worked up about how are going to negatively going to...
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    It Ain't Like The Movies!

    elkpark replied to madricka's topic in General Nursing

    Of course it's not (like the movies). I'm sure that physicians, cops, attorneys, schoolteachers, etc., feel the same way about how they are portrayed on TV and in the movies. It's
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    Essential Oils & Aromatherapy In the Workplace

    elkpark replied to divadee113's topic in Holistic

    Oh, bad smells are always allowed; just not good smells.
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    Question about Compact Licensure

    elkpark replied to sammisk95's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Are your friends permanent residents of
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    regional vs national accreditation

    elkpark replied to newnurse012's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Nursing accreditation and general academic accreditation are two entirely different matters. Lots of nursing programs have CCNE or CNEA accreditation but the schools of which they are part are...
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    Physician Bullying of Nurses Reaching Epidemic Levels

    elkpark replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in Nursing News

    In the facilities in which I've worked in the last decade or so, both physician and nurse name tags have had first and last names on them -- the many of the nurses make a point of covering up their...
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    Nurse Creates The Mother Lode of All Advance Directives.

    elkpark replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in General Nursing

    I'm amused by the reference to "496 legally binding demands." Anyone who's spent time working in a hospital knows exactly how "legally binding" advanced directives
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    RN-BSN SCAM

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

    (Why is anyone still bothering to engage this person? It's not like anything is going to change her/his
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    Psych nurses all have a mental illness

    elkpark replied to WinterLilac's topic in Psychiatric

    I have heard similar comments in the past (and I started my psych career on the inpatient unit in a small, rural hospital where many of the staff from the other floors wouldn't ride the elevators with...
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    Is there a law on minimum hours for PRN employees

    elkpark replied to Maustin89's topic in General Nursing

    At the places I've worked PRN over the years, one of the main reasons to maintain a PRN pool is to provide essentially "on-call" coverage for call-offs by permanent staff. I've often been asked to...
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    95 Theses of Healthcare Injustice

    elkpark replied to rearviewmirror's topic in General Nursing

    I think that, if the OP had posted something about being concerned that s/he was starting to experience burnout/compassion fatigue, s/he would have gotten different responses. Instead, s/he posted a...
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    2nd career nurse advice

    elkpark replied to darbyspinx's topic in General Nursing

    Not true; there are tons of "direct entry" MSN programs for non-nurses to become advanced practice nurses (not saying I think that's a good idea, but the programs have been around for decades and are...
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    Ancc adult psychiatric np exam

    elkpark replied to ralph41's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    There is no longer any such thing as an "adult" psych NP (for new people looking to become NPs, that is; the people who already have the certification are able to maintain it); adult and family psych...
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    Sleep and good mattresses.

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

    I'm v. happy with a firm traditional/conventional innerspring mattress (that "memory foam" stuff gives me the creeps) I got at my local Original Mattress Factory store (after shopping all over town)...
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    Do you feel safe at work?

    elkpark replied to Nurse4babies's topic in General Nursing

    I don't feel any less safe at work than I do out in public generally. As someone else commented already, I feel reasonably safe at work, but that's not the same as thinking nothing bad could
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    Allina Health not hiring online NP grads

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

    Yeah, I'm wondering whether "promising to create new family doctors for underserved rural regions" is code for "minimal, low quality education" because, y'know "underserved rural regions" can't afford...
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    Allina Health not hiring online NP grads

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

    "After completing an emergency medicine residency and an ultrasound fellowship at the University of Kentucky, Rose is preparing to begin his career as a doctor in Boise. He said the job will allow him...
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    Should ICU get more pay than floor nursing?!?

    elkpark replied to francoml's topic in MICU, SICU

    So, should the housekeeping people who work in the ICU get paid more than the housekeeping people in the rest of the hospital because the ICU brings in more revenue than other floors of the hospital?...
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    Leaving Occupational Therapy for Nursing?

    elkpark replied to love4frenchies's topic in General Nursing

    The OTs I've known over the years have been a lot happier and more satisfied about being OTs than most of the RNs I've known have been about being RNs. My advice would be to not do