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    Giving up my dog

    elkpark replied to Bsb5685's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I moved my dog with me cross-country to attend graduate school. My boyfriend worked full time and I was in school full time (full-time plus!), but we managed. When I was done with school, we all...
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    Giving up my dog

    elkpark replied to Bsb5685's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    One week?? Well, at least it wasn't long enough for the dog to get really attached to you or the new
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    Feeling blackballed out of RN program

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

    I understand this is frustrating, but, as others have already noted, you can get angry about it and let that keep you from pursuing you goals, or you can keep doing what you need to do to move...
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    It's Academic Sharecropper Time

    elkpark replied to TheCommuter's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    These schools are about making money, not providing good quality nursing education, and the way they money is by keeping students in the program and paying outrageous tuition,
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    Was given a raise not to quit - now I have a target on my back

    elkpark replied to Nursemiriben's topic in General Nursing

    Of course you have a target on your back -- what were you expecting? You basically extorted money from them when they were desperate and they had no choice but to capitulate, and now they resent that...
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    Allina Health not hiring online NP grads

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

    I've done a lot of precepting of graduate students from various disciplines, and I can tell you that there is a big difference between a student having "first day jitters" (or "first week jitters")...
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    Allina Health not hiring online NP grads

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

    Again, the statement from Allina on the website says nothing about excluding "all online program graduates." It says that the organization has problems with some proprietary (private-for-profit)...
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    Allina Health not hiring online NP grads

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

    They don't say "all on-line programs." The statement says that they don't hire graduates of all institutions (which I would imagine is true of many employers -- they just don't make a statement to...
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    Just curious, how many diploma RN's are in the house? Do you intend to further your educat

    elkpark replied to middleagedRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am a proud diploma grad. I went on later to complete a BSN in order to go to graduate school, and completed an
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    Allina Health not hiring online NP grads

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

    Good for them. I wish more organizations would take a stand on
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    How does working as an R.N. beforehand help in being a nurse practitioner?

    elkpark replied to sarahnp2b103's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I'm not particularly a big fan of the direct-entry programs, but there is no disputing the fact that there are large numbers of these programs around the country, that take non-nurses, put them...
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    No more rudeness!

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

    In my experience, people who eavesdrop on other people's conversations are bound at some point to hear something they are going to wish they hadn't. The young women were talking amongst themselves,...
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    Accelerated Masters with no Nursing background

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

    Well, given the direction the thread has taken, that's hardly a surprise
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    Accelerated Masters with no Nursing background

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

    I hope you're not lumping me in the "bitter and aggressive" category -- my point was only in regard to the other poster making a blanket statement (could be on any topic, not necessarily this one),...
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    How do I apply for NCLEX if I studied BSN abroad but I'm an immigrant of US?

    elkpark replied to patrixia.rocco's topic in Nurse Registration

    You apply the same way everyone else does. Have you checked the Texas BON website? All the info and forms you need to apply should be
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    Accelerated Masters with no Nursing background

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

    If you're going to make a sweeping statement like "nps provide not only equal care but superior outcomes," the onus is on you to provide the documentation if you want anyone to take you seriously....
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    Nursing student asks nurses the question..

    elkpark replied to 2bNurseDR.T's topic in General Nursing

    Has this not been beaten to death yet? Did you read any of the rest of the thread? Yes, I was a student nurse once. No, staff nurses were not at any point in the process expected to provide my...
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    Nurse Resigns by Sending 'I Quit' Cake to Her Employer

    elkpark replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    Putting aside the misuse of "stigma" (did you maybe mean "status"?), as long as you can become an RN via an associate's degree (or even a baccalaureate degree, for that matter) nurses will never get...
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    Class schedule reasonable? (Hawaii Pre-Nursing Student)

    elkpark replied to mxm80's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My nursing program scheduled A&P (one semester of a two-semester course), organic chemistry (ditto), and micro in the same semester, and we weren't given any choice about it, that was how the...
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    Am I a bully?

    elkpark replied to haron54's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    So, you weren't fired for "being a bully," you were fired for coming to the hospital while on suspension (for the "bullying" incident? For something else entirely?) And you previously got "written...
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    How long did it take....

    elkpark replied to Nurse3242's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Conventional wisdom is that it takes about a year. People tend to start feeling more comfortable after ~6 months, but it takes longer to get to the point of feeling like you are actually functioning....
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    Narcan and CPR education

    elkpark replied to Mamackayrn's topic in General Nursing

    I've been working in psych and substance abuse for decades now, and I've never seen a legitimate program that consisted of "10 weeks of counseling. Then out you go!" I've never met anyone working in...
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    PDN and boundaries

    elkpark replied to quickkarma's topic in Private Duty

    Covering your butt is all well and good, but everywhere I have ever worked, nurses are mandated reporters. At what point do you have an obligation to report neglect? Or do you just keep showing up...
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    NLN accreditation job requirement?

    elkpark replied to LUCBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the info. Do you know when that
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    PDN and boundaries

    elkpark replied to quickkarma's topic in Private Duty

    I apologize for not being a home health nurse and maybe not "getting" this, but why is that not considered (reportable) medical neglect? (And what "cultural practices" preclude brushing your