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    Concorde School of Nursing?

    elkpark replied to brandie1992's topic in General Students

    Isn't Concorde one of the bad-reputation proprietary schools chains? According to the website, they are approved by the BON (they would have to be in order to operate and for graduates to be eligible...
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    EMS to Nursing

    elkpark replied to darobow's topic in General Nursing

    (As is "hard," also.
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    Possible to break Rn Residency contract

    elkpark replied to blueeyedboxer's topic in General Nursing

    Not necessarily, if the contract specifies a financial penalty for failing to fulfill the requirements of the
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    Stanford Rape

    elkpark replied to brandy1017's topic in General Nursing

    I've never heard "the 'BUT I'M JUST A GIRL' defense." I've heard plenty of women object to having violent crimes committed against them ... What are you suggesting, that this is a bipolar choice for...
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    Nursing student asks nurses the question..

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

    No. They are concerned with whether nursing instructors meet the minimum objective requirements (established by the BON) for being considered qualified instructors. I would imagine it is obvious...
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    Nursing student asks nurses the question..

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

    State BONs set limits on how many nursing students a school is allowed to enroll and set standards for faculty to students ratios. In my experience, there's no limit on how many students can be in a...
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    Possible to break Rn Residency contract

    elkpark replied to blueeyedboxer's topic in General Nursing

    Check the language of the contract; usually, contracts include language about the circumstances under which either party can walk away from the contract, and what the consequences are for breaking the...
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    use of spit hoods on spitters

    elkpark replied to workingot's topic in General Nursing

    My large psychiatric facility doesn't allow them, because of the safety concerns you mention. When doing a takedown and staff have no option but to be in close proximity to the client, and the client...
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    Is it bad or unprofessional to hide from drug company reps

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

    They're salespeople. You don't have any obligation to
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    HIPPA violation

    elkpark replied to omp1708's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Or, even better, "I don't talk about work outside of work." There's no need to offer any kind of excuse for not answering
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    HIPPA violation

    elkpark replied to omp1708's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    You don't have to mention a name, and you don't actually have to have worked with the individual, in order for your communication to be a violation of HIPAA; if you disclosed sufficient information...
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    Stanford Rape

    elkpark replied to brandy1017's topic in General Nursing

    You are the one suggesting, repeatedly, that women who engage in those activities are inviting rape to some degree and may not be entirely blameless (or that sexual assault under those circumstances...
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    To MSN or not to MSN?

    elkpark replied to GCom24's topic in General Students

    The reason to get an MSN is because you want to do something professionally that requires an MSN. Finishing a BSN would open up a range of opportunities for you as a generalist RN that might not be...
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    Stanford Rape

    elkpark replied to brandy1017's topic in General Nursing

    You go directly from advocating for the death penalty to getting all outraged about offenders who are raped in prison are not being treated as well as you think they should be? Is your level of...
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    Nursing student asks nurses the question..

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

    I guess it was too much to hope for that this thread might run its course without someone (and not a student, even!) invoking "NETY" ... I fail to see how declining to serve as an unpaid volunteer...
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    Nicotine Test for new employment

    elkpark replied to hls0810's topic in General Nursing

    I was not aware the CDC ever did "suggest" testing for nicotine; the CDC provides information on the many health risks associated with tobacco use, but it doesn't make recommendations about employment...
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    Nursing student asks nurses the question..

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

    I attended a hospital-based diploma school. All the hospital physicians and staff were pleasant and supportive of us (it was like we were the hospital's "children" :)), but, at the same time, our...
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    Noose tightening for for-profits

    elkpark replied to elkpark's topic in General Students

    There are lots of proprietary RN programs. Many of them are of v. low quality. They are approved (not accredited) by the BONs of the states in which they operate (otherwise they wouldn't be able to...
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    Nursing student asks nurses the question..

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

    They don't? When I've taught clinicals over the years, I've always taken the students around after report and (quickly) introduced myself and the student to the nurses of the client(s) to whom the...
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    Nursing student asks nurses the question..

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

    ^^ This, this, this, this,
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    Is suicidal ideation always an emergency?

    elkpark replied to Zyprexa_Ho's topic in Psychiatric

    You have to consider the larger picture. Some individuals have chronic PDW or SI and the presence of PDW or SI doesn't necessarily mean they are in acute danger. Also, the criteria for involuntary...
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    Stanford Rape

    elkpark replied to brandy1017's topic in General Nursing

    Umm, no, it's not "completely different." It's exactly the same. Your statement that "you are not at all to blame or responsible for what a terrible, vicious, despicable adult did to you" is just as...
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    Can a bedside RN conduct CBT?

    elkpark replied to TiffyRN's topic in Psychiatric

    PMHNP education is primarily focused on dx and medications; in your situation, your little clients and their families might be better served by a psych CNS or other professional primarily trained as a...
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    MSN - CNL coursework

    elkpark replied to LogCabinMom's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Graduate programs (legitimate ones, anyway) involve a lot of reading and writing. What were you
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    Just "NP"

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

    Talk to the certifying agencies -- they are the ones that mandate the credential. I and the other CNSs were plain ol' elkpark, CS for many years; now I'm elkpark, PMHCNS-BC. I occ. get mocked (in a...