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    Direct entry MSN/DNP-choosing a speciality

    elkpark replied to skp2424's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    IMO, if you don't know, know, what specialty you want, you're not ready for school yet. Any of these programs will be a huge commitment of money and effort. I've known several people who went into...
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    Nurses wanting to go to Med School

    elkpark replied to OdunRN2MD's topic in General Nursing

    No advice, but, best wishes!! I've known several RNs who switched to
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    OB/Maternal be an elective class for male nursing students

    elkpark replied to carti's topic in General Students

    Pregnant women show up needing healthcare in other settings besides L&D. And, the US trains and licenses all nurses as generalists. That's the way it is. It has nothing to do with "job...
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    FNP working in psych inpatient

    elkpark replied to Cindy-20's topic in Advanced Practice

    I've worked in inpatient psychiatric units that had an FNP on staff to manage (only) the medical issues on the unit (of which there are always plenty!). That model worked v. well. On the other hand,...
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    Should I go to chamberlain?

    elkpark replied to NurseAmber15's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Good lord! I just looked at the Chamberlain website. Almost $29k for a BSN completion program?? That is highway robbery. I don't care how much tutoring and IT support they provide, it doesn't...
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    Should I go to chamberlain?

    elkpark replied to NurseAmber15's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Welcome to allnurses! :balloons: There are plenty of online BSN completion programs offered by legitimate, nonprofit, public and private colleges and universities that are a lot less expensive than...
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    Per Diem?

    elkpark replied to bunnylovinggrl's topic in General Nursing

    Per diem work is usually a combination of shifts that the organization schedules with you in advance and them calling you at the last minute to see if you're available when someone calls off. You can...
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    My identity crisis

    elkpark replied to Rainbow_RN's topic in General Nursing

    It's very common for people to start nursing school, or their career, quite sure that they know they want to specialize in some particular area, only to discover, as they get farther into school or...
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    International College of Health Sciences

    elkpark replied to mario3692's topic in School, College Programs

    CA won't allow you to just automatically get a license by endorsement if you're licensed in another state; you still have to meet all the CA requirements, including their requirements about nursing...
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    International College of Health Sciences

    elkpark replied to mario3692's topic in School, College Programs

    I tend to be suspicious of US schools that have "international" in the name of the school. Looking at the website, it looks like they are a proprietary (for-profit) vocational school, but it does say...
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    Oversupply of Nurse Practitioners

    elkpark replied to guest416560's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    When discussion of my background and education comes up, lots of the physicians with whom I work are surprised to learn that I went to a well-known and well-respected school, and took actual classes...
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    Antigua College International, Miami FL

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

    That's an accreditation that basically means nothing in
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    CCNE Releases New Standards

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

    I'm wondering whether the Spring 2019 implementation date means that all schools have to come into compliance by then, or just that that's when the CCNE will start using those standards for...
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    NP schools now required to find clinical sites?

    elkpark replied to Telenurse1990's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Why do you believe that is "sad"? I think it would be a big step up for nursing to eliminate the proprietary, questionable-quality
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    NP schools now required to find clinical sites?

    elkpark replied to Telenurse1990's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    My computer took me right to the site just now. Maybe try
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    RN to MD

    elkpark replied to sillymu's topic in General Nursing

    I've known a number of nurses who continued on to medical school, but none of them entered nursing school with the idea that this would be a path to medical school (because, if that's your plan, it's...
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    Bellevue Hospital (NYC) School of Nursing Grads - Save Your Cap

    elkpark replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    Update: I'm "watching" the auction, and the caps still aren't selling (I'm so surprised!!
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    Medical kidnap? Discuss

    elkpark replied to dbabz's topic in Nursing News

    I'm assuming you posted the uptodate link because it supports your position on this, but one can't read the article unless one is a subscriber. However, elsewhere in the literature: Clinical capacity...
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    Medical kidnap? Discuss

    elkpark replied to dbabz's topic in Nursing News

    Ooops, duplicate post
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    Medical kidnap? Discuss

    elkpark replied to dbabz's topic in Nursing News

    It's not "double speak," it's the way capacity works. We're all "capable of making some kinds of decisions, but not others," depending on our knowledge and understanding of the...
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    Medical kidnap? Discuss

    elkpark replied to dbabz's topic in Nursing News

    I'm not talking about psychiatric holds or a psychiatric setting (how did psychiatric holds come up, and what do they have to do with the discussion?); I'm talking about medical decisions in a general...
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    Medical kidnap? Discuss

    elkpark replied to dbabz's topic in Nursing News

    "Competency" is a legal concept that is decided through the courts. The issue in most healthcare situations is "capacity," the mental capacity to make informed decisions. Capacity is a v. specific...
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    Forced meds?

    elkpark replied to jodyangel's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You said in your original post that she has the mental capacity of a "third grader." If a child in third grade didn't want to take necessary medication, would you just skip the medication? We're...
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    Mom Wants Me to Become an RN as Backup... But I Don't

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

    You're 22 and presumably self-supporting. What does it matter what your mother wants you to
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    Was I hired? I'm freaking out

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

    Congrats!