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    HIPAA violation

    elkpark replied to NovaNala's topic in General Students

    Well, that's quite a non sequitur. Congrats on injecting right wing political talking points into a thread that has nothing whatsoever to do with
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    BSN bigotry

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

    I can understand the frustration of not getting the recognition you deserve for holding other degrees. But I always find it helpful to reframe these kinds of issues. What is your BA in, and how much...
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    Other jobs for RN besides direct patient care?

    elkpark replied to 0.adamantite's topic in Nursing Career

    Umm, social work is an entirely different discipline. One would have to be educated and credentialed as a social worker to be qualified for social work
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    Possible to still get employed as RN after graduating nursing school 5 years ago??

    elkpark replied to shea33's topic in General Nursing

    (Not all states require hours of employment for
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    Nurse practitioner or Medical Doctor

    elkpark replied to Kenny Rogers's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You failed out of nursing school on your last try; what changes have you made to increase the chances of your success the next time? Do you have the academic "chops" for a direct entry MSN program...
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    HIPAA violation

    elkpark replied to NovaNala's topic in General Students

    Under HIPAA, there's no such thing as authorizing your family member (or any third party), verbally or in writing, to look at your records. The healthcare facility/organization is responsible for...
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    HIPAA violation

    elkpark replied to NovaNala's topic in General Students

    I doubt v. much that, even if it's true (which I find hard to believe), the school will be willing to concede to anyone that it never informed you at all about HIPAA and the legal requirements of...
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    Anyone catch HIV from patients as a Nurse or Nursing student? My biggest fear!

    elkpark replied to FutureLPNNursing's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    The good news about HIV is that it is a pretty weak, fragile organism, and you have to make a pretty big effort to get infected. There are plenty of HIV+ nurses and other healthcare workers, but the...
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    What would a single payer system look like?

    elkpark replied to Xlorgguss's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    A recent (16 May) Gallup poll found that 58% of the respondents favor replacing the Affordable Care Act with a federally funded healthcare system that would cover all Americans (i.e., single payer...
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    atheism religion and religious hospitals

    elkpark replied to CalicoKitty's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I already addressed it at the beginning of my first post Yes, in the first two sentences of your original post. The remainder of your post, and your additional post, have been playing the victim card...
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    Clinicals

    elkpark replied to Alt0712's topic in LPN to RN

    I don't see any problem with it, but if your instructor is telling you that you shouldn't do it, you have nothing to gain by challenging your instructor's
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    Online Nursing school

    elkpark replied to mreneelove's topic in General Students

    I went through a brick-and-mortar BSN completion program a number a years ago in which I and everyone else I knew was working full-time while attending school full-time. Full-time in that program was...
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    BSN

    elkpark replied to RNMAN718's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Welcome to allnurses! A few thoughts: A) The Magnet credential doesn't "require" BSNs. B) To the extent that Magnet hospitals get increased reimbursement, that is because research has demonstrated...
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    Nurse forced to work as a CNA

    elkpark replied to hillbillienurse's topic in General Nursing

    I'm still not seeing "venom" or "scolding." If you are thin-skinned enough that you read negativity and criticism into the posts here, I predict you're not going to enjoy this site much. This thread...
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    Equal work for Equal Pay

    elkpark replied to AAC.271's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    OP, what exactly is your
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    why is it important to have a personal philosophy?

    elkpark replied to staceyamu's topic in General Students

    Yeah, it sounded like a school assignment in your original post. Why should we do your homework for you? What do you think about the
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    Nurse forced to work as a CNA

    elkpark replied to hillbillienurse's topic in General Nursing

    What "venom"? You asked a question and a few different people have answered. I don't read anything negative or critical in the responses. Yes, an RN can be assigned to work as a CNA. Most of us...
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    atheism religion and religious hospitals

    elkpark replied to CalicoKitty's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    That is something that you would want to, and would be able to, check out before accepting a position. The insurance at the religious hospitals at which I've worked offered the same women's health...
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    atheism religion and religious hospitals

    elkpark replied to CalicoKitty's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I've worked in a few different religious hospitals over the years (not Catholic), and haven't had any problems. Although the organization wasn't shy about its affiliation with the denomination, there...
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    RN-BSN SCAM

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

    The "pro-ADN" folks are more than welcome to do studies and find that there is no significant difference between the results of ADN-prepared nurses and BSN-prepared nurses, and publish their results....
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    Accepted employment offer...am I bound to this job?

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

    I've seen people change their minds about retiring ... Don't count on anything like that until it actually
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    A safe nurse to pt ratio?

    elkpark replied to _zoubisoubisou_'s topic in Psychiatric

    (I didn't think so -- you could have gotten a lot worse responses. Was something keeping you from looking it up
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    Michigan license vs Minnesota

    elkpark replied to alyson84's topic in General Nursing

    Each US state licenses and regulates the practice of nursing within its own borders. You would need a Florida license to be able to practice nursing in Florida. The Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) is...
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    Do grades have an impact after you've graduated from nursing school?

    elkpark replied to gyp13sy's topic in General Students

    V. rarely. There might be some v. competitive new grad internship programs that consider grades in selecting from 'waay too many applicants. Typical employers won't care, as long as you're
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    Can I ask to work exclusively day shifts?

    elkpark replied to kassiahgp's topic in General Nursing

    Be aware that, in inpatient acute settings, even if you get a "day shift" position, every nursing job description in the world includes some kind of statement that you understand you can be floated to...