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    Ineligible for rehire/HR

    elkpark replied to elite_1's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Not much, really. Your last employer is entitled to consider you ineligible for rehire and report that to people who call and ask about you. Every potential employer is going to contact your...
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    Outrageous Healthcare Proposal

    elkpark replied to MDT's topic in General Students

    I understand healthcare ethics. I've taught ethics in nursing programs. I don't understand the OP's question: "what would benefit the US healthcare but enrage a certain population." Is the OP...
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    Advice on applying to other nursing programs due to clinical failure.

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

    If you're already "massively in debt," I'm surprised you're so interested in NYU. The program is v. expensive (not to mention the cost of living in NYC ...). There are a lot less expensive nursing...
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    AMA discharges

    elkpark replied to jdub6's topic in General Nursing

    At my facility, AMAs get rxs for their scheduled meds, but no prns (benzos, opioids,
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    Best way to avoid bedside care?

    elkpark replied to Lemon Bars's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, some of those have already been mentioned, and most, if not all, of those positions would, as already mentioned, require some significant amount of clinical nursing experience in order to be...
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    Public Schools and transgender bathrooms.

    elkpark replied to imintrouble's topic in School

    Of course a right-wing website found someone with a story that supports the organization's existing position. So what?? You're so worried about the rights of a tiny number of transgendered people...
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    What country best fits a Recent graduated unexperienced nurse to find an entry level job

    elkpark replied to nomadnurse90's topic in Immigration Advice

    What was your plan when you decided to go to nursing school in the Phillipines? How much research did you do before deciding to pursue this path? (Did you not realize you were going to end up with a...
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    Could someone of average IQ become an ADN nurse?

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

    OP, the fact that you're asking the question implies that you think nurses as a group have higher than average IQs. Where on earth did you get that idea???? :) I would assume that most of us are of...
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    Public Schools and transgender bathrooms.

    elkpark replied to imintrouble's topic in School

    To say that cisgendered is "normal" implies that being transgendered is "abnormal." A lot of people disagree with that characterization (some might even consider it
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    Correct terminology?

    elkpark replied to Ellie.D's topic in General Students

    I've never heard "bun," just
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    Outrageous Healthcare Proposal

    elkpark replied to MDT's topic in General Students

    Maybe it's just me, but I don't understand the
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    Mental Health

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

    Tons of nurses are on antidepressant or antianxiety
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    Public Schools and transgender bathrooms.

    elkpark replied to imintrouble's topic in School

    Um, because we live in a democratic republic in which individuals' rights are not dependent on whether the majority feels "comfortable" about them having rights or not? If it were a matter of simple...
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    Flowers for Mother's day.

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

    Yes, Father's Day is coming up next month -- you don't want all the men to feel left out or discriminated against, do
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    Public Schools and transgender bathrooms.

    elkpark replied to imintrouble's topic in School

    Well, if it's only "one student out of te(e)ns of thousands," then the vast majority of the cis-gender kids aren't going to have their "privacy, security, and safety" interfered with, are they
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    Public Schools and transgender bathrooms.

    elkpark replied to imintrouble's topic in School

    People keep saying stuff like that, but, in most cases, neither you nor your daughter would have any idea that a "man" is in the restroom with
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    General Rules for Med Surg

    elkpark replied to icthusRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    This is a big piece of why so many hospitals are so reluctant to hire new grads. They resent having to spend a lot of time and money teaching new grads the basic clinical stuff they need to know to...
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    Lifespan Psych - an observation

    elkpark replied to Zooey72's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Therapeutic communication is considered a basic nursing competency. Basic principles of therapeutic communication are taught in any nursing program at any level, LPN or RN, and you will be expected...
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    General Rules for Med Surg

    elkpark replied to icthusRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Sad, isn't it
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    Best way to avoid bedside care?

    elkpark replied to Lemon Bars's topic in General Nursing

    ($$$, I imagine
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    Negate Clients right to refuse

    elkpark replied to Arwen7's topic in Psychiatric

    That varies from state to state. You need to be familiar with what the mental health laws in your state say. I've been in psych in a few different states over the years, and, in all the states in...
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    Which RN positions boost resume for MSN in Leadership?

    elkpark replied to brittanybordoli's topic in Nursing Career

    Some healthcare employers have policies that they don't promote people to be the "boss" of people with whom they used to be equals. You can get promoted to permanent charge nurse, NM, etc., on a...
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    Do any of you think about going to med school?

    elkpark replied to RN to be soon's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you really have "the fire in the belly" to be an MD, cut your losses and do it -- you're not going to be happy as an RN. Do you want to still be "beating (yourself) up" 30 years from now for not...
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    Nursing School on 2nd year probation?

    elkpark replied to Oceanblu's topic in General Students

    Well, that and all the available NCLEX-prep courses
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    Advice on applying to other nursing programs due to clinical failure.

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

    I'm confused -- how is "nodding off" not falling asleep? And, yes, that's unprofessional. Have you actually spoken with NYU about your situation, or just identified online that they have a transfer...