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    Lifespan Psych - an observation

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

    Surely the two examples you gave are not all you took away from your A&P and lifespan psych courses. These (and other prereqs) are the foundational courses upon which your nursing education will...
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    Nursing School on 2nd year probation?

    elkpark replied to Oceanblu's topic in General Students

    OP, is this the same school about which you started another thread to complain that you don't understand why the school hasn't relaxed its grading standards to increase the graduation
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    Traveling after nursing school

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

    Yes, it
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    Best way to avoid bedside care?

    elkpark replied to Lemon Bars's topic in General Nursing

    Well, also because it's v. difficult to be a competent, effective case manager without having a thorough understanding of how the larger healthcare system works, clients' needs, and the solutions to...
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    Should I try becoming a nurse again?

    elkpark replied to Liz92's topic in Nursing Career

    Well, you wouldn't have to work in med-surg if you didn't want to. You would have to successfully complete your med-surg clinicals in school, though. When you ask if would be a good idea to "try...
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    General Rules for Med Surg

    elkpark replied to icthusRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    A) It's really hard for me to imagine a legitimate nursing school that doesn't teach students 1) how to do IV sticks, and 2) that you can only hang blood with NS. Jeez, nursing education really is...
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    Best way to avoid bedside care?

    elkpark replied to Lemon Bars's topic in General Nursing

    In my experience, UR and CM jobs require a significant amount of clinical experience in order to be considered a qualified
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    Nursing pay

    elkpark replied to Zooey72's topic in General Students

    What do you know about this "non-profit" your friend's wife is working for, and what her role is there? If it is a charitable organization, she may be in a "semi-volunteer" type of position (that is,...
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    Is it really that bad?

    elkpark replied to Sage611's topic in General Nursing

    I'm curious about what you mean by dental hygienist being a "sales job." I've been going to dentists all my life, having my teeth cleaned by the hygienists, and they assisted with procedures the...
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    How am I evaluated as a clinical instructor

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

    When I've taught as a clinical instructor in the past, the student evaluations were just one piece of data that went into my evaluation. My boss also got input from the unit staff on the units where...
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    Lifespan Psych - an observation

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

    Undergraduate courses in psychology are not focused on counseling or clinical interventions; in psychology, actual clinical practice is taught at the graduate level. Your nursing courses will include...
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    Disrespectful patient

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

    Most things in nursing "depend(s) on where you
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    94 or higher is an A?

    elkpark replied to Oceanblu's topic in General Students

    It's been "a thing" for quite a while now. The last time I taught nursing, in 2006-7, a surprising number of students expected an A simply for showing up for clinical (and grade inflation was a...
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    94 or higher is an A?

    elkpark replied to Oceanblu's topic in General Students

    "Really bad" how? That's a rate of around 73%. That's quite a bit higher than the US national average for college graduation (within six years of starting a degree), which is only 59%. Fast Facts...
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    Combining Nursing with Exercise Science and Biomechanics; is it possible?

    elkpark replied to runyourheartout's topic in General Nursing

    So, if making the extra money is more important to you, then go into nursing recognizing that you're not going to have much opportunity to pursue your current interests, and you're going to be a...
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    CNS vs NI salary

    elkpark replied to ivylee's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    Before worrying about salary, I'd recommend looking at job opportunities. A lot of areas don't use CNSs much any more. It won't matter what the salary range is if you can't find a job. Are you open...
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    94 or higher is an A?

    elkpark replied to Oceanblu's topic in General Students

    Every nursing program with which I've had any experience over the years, as a student or as a faculty member, used 93-100 or 94-100 as the range for an A. And responsible programs aren't looking to...
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    Disrespectful patient

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

    So how do you decide (and who put you in charge of deciding) who is "being a jackwagon for the hell of it" or "an entitled jerk" and who "has a condition that makes them behave poorly or even...
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    Disrespectful patient

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

    Identified psychiatric clients with possible suicide attempts often get admitted to med-surg beds because they need medical treatment for whatever the suicide attempt was before going to inpatient...
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    Combining Nursing with Exercise Science and Biomechanics; is it possible?

    elkpark replied to runyourheartout's topic in General Nursing

    Have you thought about physical therapy? Going into nursing with an established interest in exercise science and biomechanics sounds to me like trying to fit the proverbial round peg into a square...
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    RN to MSN no BSN

    elkpark replied to Kcarter0430's topic in General Nursing

    That program is for non-nurses and includes basic nursing education along with the graduate content. Programs like that don't take people who have already completed nursing school. The OP could do...
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    So I kind of messed up

    elkpark replied to oopsmybad's topic in General Nursing

    Is it time to just shut down the
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    Disrespectful patient

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

    Doesn't matter; the OP's behavior would be equally inappropriate and problematic in any healthcare
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    Disrespectful patient

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

    Actually, we don't even know that. It takes time for ingested substances to show up in urine. The client may have taken an overdose of benzos too recently for them to be registering in his urine yet....
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    Disrespectful patient

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

    Where did you see that? Going back and rereading, I see the OP posting here to express her surprise that anyone at work thought she was out of line, and asking what we think (but not expressing any...