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    How do you explain the DNP?

    elkpark replied to FreudianSlip's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    The fact that you consider that the case doesn't make it
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    Psychiatric Nurses and Safety

    elkpark replied to Kayla_Martin's topic in Psychiatric

    I'm guessing (from the context) that it's supposed to be
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    Methadone worse than heroin....ideas?

    elkpark replied to Maevish's topic in Addictions

    You're correct about methadone maintenance therapy, but methadone can also be used as a taper to get people off opioids entirely (including methadone). Two different models of
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    So I kind of messed up

    elkpark replied to oopsmybad's topic in General Nursing

    Not at all -- I think it's a horrible thing. But it's what I've observed in practice throughout my
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    Speech therapy? Nursing?

    elkpark replied to learningnsgstudent's topic in Nursing Career

    Speech and language therapists do a lot more than what you see them doing in the hospital. Have you investigated SLP further than observing in the
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    So I kind of messed up

    elkpark replied to oopsmybad's topic in General Nursing

    Are you talking specifically about pain management clinics rxing opioids, or any provider rxing any schedule drug? I don't know how it works where you are, but the internal medicine and family...
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    Psychiatric Nurses and Safety

    elkpark replied to Kayla_Martin's topic in Psychiatric

    Of course there are individuals who have been assaulted and injured on psychiatric units, and I am in no way diminishing or discounting those experiences. But those are not common experiences, and...
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    Does which hospital you work at matter?

    elkpark replied to NursingNerd1's topic in General Nursing

    Unless you're really desperate to get away from your current place, it would be a good idea to stay longer than a year. The other specialty will still be available at the other hospital later
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    So I kind of messed up

    elkpark replied to oopsmybad's topic in General Nursing

    Disclose what?? That on one occasion, s/he was anxious about school and her/his concerned, well-meaning mother offered one of her Ativan tablets? And s/he followed Mom's advice, and now realizes...
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    Associate Degree

    elkpark replied to menot's topic in General Students

    A) Yes, it does sound immature. B) Please don't take up a space in a nursing program just to prove to someone else who called you a name that you can, if you have no serious interest in nursing....
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    So I kind of messed up

    elkpark replied to oopsmybad's topic in General Nursing

    Of course. The difference is that Mom isn't currently trying to get into nursing school (as far as we
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    So I kind of messed up

    elkpark replied to oopsmybad's topic in General Nursing

    The label on the only controlled substance I have in the house at the moment has the "Federal law" warning in tiny print, black printing on the white label, sideways, that I would never have noticed...
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    So I kind of messed up

    elkpark replied to oopsmybad's topic in General Nursing

    People snort all kinds of things, esp. opioids. Most don't have the nerve to do it in front of a healthcare provider; that's pretty
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    Irrational patients

    elkpark replied to Smilie0809RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Fair enough. The OP's actual question was: "Has anyone ever told a patient to just cut the crap and stop being nasty?" My answer: No, I have not ever done that, and would expect to be disciplined...
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    So I kind of messed up

    elkpark replied to oopsmybad's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, please. Do you really not believe that large segments of the public don't "get" that it's illegal to share their medications? Families do it all the time and sincerely don't recognize they're...
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    Becoming a Nurse Educator

    elkpark replied to xhalox's topic in General Nursing

    "Better" is the one you enjoy more, and none of us can tell you
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    Why are Nurses and CNAs so mean/rude

    elkpark replied to guest05/03/16's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    After reading the OP's other thread and, at the risk of sounding "mean," I wonder whether part of the problem may be coworkers picking up on the OP's sense that she does the job much better and cares...
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    Becoming a Nurse Educator

    elkpark replied to xhalox's topic in General Nursing

    And, in my experience, the schools advertise a minimum requirement of two years clinical experience, but the people who actually get hired into the teaching positions have significantly more than...
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    All the degrees, no job

    elkpark replied to DNPFNP15's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    That's not how I interpreted what psychcns said. Psychguy has repeatedly expressed an interest in studying neuroscience, specifically, and his personal dissatisfaction with nursing. I don't see how...
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    Should I do Nursing or OT?

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

    The OTs I've known over the years have been a lot happier about being OTs than most of the nurses I've known have been about being nurses. My advice to someone getting started now would be to go into...
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    Caring

    elkpark replied to ajw49886's topic in General Nursing

    That sounds horrible -- I would be looking for another
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    So I kind of messed up

    elkpark replied to oopsmybad's topic in General Nursing

    More than "a little." The OP made a mistake; let's not get carried away. Families share medication all the time, and most people don't realize that taking a controlled med prescribed for another...
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    Why are Nurses and CNAs so mean/rude

    elkpark replied to guest05/03/16's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've encountered a few "mean" nurses and aides over the years but, in my experience, they have been the exception, not the
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    Ladies: Best Watch for Work?

    elkpark replied to abbynormal43's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Cheapest watch you can find that is water-resistant, has a second hand, and can be cleaned (with bleach if necessary). Something you wouldn't mind getting ruined at work and can basically consider to...
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    Religion or Medicine

    elkpark replied to ambojcksn's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    That's not entirely true. Courts have found repeatedly that, while adults can make the choice for themselves to refuse life-sustaining medical treatment without which they will die, they cannot make...