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    Advance Practice Preceptorships - Should students find their own preceptors?

    elkpark replied to husky171's topic in Advanced Practice

    I can't imagine why anyone is willing to attend a school that charges you full tuition but only provides half your education (the didactics) and leaves you responsible for finding people willing to...
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    The film: Vaxxed.

    elkpark replied to macawake's topic in General Nursing

    But have you really analyzed the study, and thought critically about it
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    Clinicals?

    elkpark replied to Ktrujil9's topic in General Students

    You usually don't get to choose your group. The most choice I've seen, over the years in a few different nursing programs, was getting to submit to the clinical coordinator your preferred sites for...
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    The film: Vaxxed.

    elkpark replied to macawake's topic in General Nursing

    And when your acquaintance does some legitimate research to test that "THEORY/HYPOTHESIS" and her results, and results of other studies replicating her study, support her hypothesis, the rest of us...
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    It's not my fault they're brain-damaged

    elkpark replied to Ronda89's topic in General Nursing

    Did they give you
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    The film: Vaxxed.

    elkpark replied to macawake's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, what would be "not very scientific" would be just blindly accepting any old theory anyone puts forward without remaining skeptical and waiting for evidence one way or the other. The onus is...
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    It's not my fault they're brain-damaged

    elkpark replied to Ronda89's topic in General Nursing

    I think what the OP is saying is that she thinks that all the posts on the "Vaxxed" thread pointing out that there is no documented relationship between vaccines and autism are just all of us...
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    The film: Vaxxed.

    elkpark replied to macawake's topic in General Nursing

    No one in any setting is using glass or "silicone" syringes to administer vaccines, or any other kind of injection. Everyone uses plastic syringes. Essentially the same plastic
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    The film: Vaxxed.

    elkpark replied to macawake's topic in General Nursing

    If you want to suppose that maybe it's not the vaccines themselves causing autism, it's the phthalates, then how come all the studies that have been done looking for links between vaccines...
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    The film: Vaxxed.

    elkpark replied to macawake's topic in General Nursing

    Given the posts so far, I'm not sure we can assume
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    Should you bring a paper with questions to interview?

    elkpark replied to wonderwoman92's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I forgot to say that bringing a written list of questions is a great idea, and will communicate that you prepared for the interview and are seriously interested in gathering information about the...
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    Should you bring a paper with questions to interview?

    elkpark replied to wonderwoman92's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    In my experience, HR reaches out to you, once you're a serious candidate, to review benefits and other "HR-type" information. It's usually scheduled as part of the interview process, or they might...
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    Considerations for a true practice doctorate

    elkpark replied to twozer0's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    (I hope that all the people on this site who post that it doesn't matter where you go to school, all programs are basically the same, it's up to the student, are following this
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    The film: Vaxxed.

    elkpark replied to macawake's topic in General Nursing

    Once again, please, for the love of God, provide some shred of legitimate evidence, however tiny, to support your repeated statements that vaccines may be causing autism. Something other than your...
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    Leaving at 6 months in?

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

    I'm well aware of all the points made above. IMO, avoiding job-hopping is "looking out for (yourself)." A few short-term jobs on a job application make it more difficult to find new jobs....
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    If you were a stripper and have nude photos ten years ago will you get hired?

    elkpark replied to RNHS's topic in General Nursing

    I would think that would be up to a) whether or not an individual employer discovers the pictures/information, and b) whether or not the individual employer cares. I'm sure some employers wouldn't...
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    The film: Vaxxed.

    elkpark replied to macawake's topic in General Nursing

    You keep harping on "heresay" (it's actually "hearsay"). The film was made to promote crackpot theories that have been completely, thoroughly debunked, by a man who lost his medical license over...
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    Galen College not accredited? HELP

    elkpark replied to BrittBritt's topic in General Nursing

    So, does that mean that you work for
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    Struggling with an unmotivated clinical group

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

    Do you have midterm clinical evaluations? Slam 'em on their midterm evaluations and explain why. If they don't shape up, they'll fail the rotation. It's their choice. If the other instructors are...
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    Galen College not accredited? HELP

    elkpark replied to BrittBritt's topic in General Nursing

    There's no such thing (anymore) as "excellent NCLEX scores." You pass or you don't. Do you possibly mean that the school has a good cumulative NCLEX pass rate? Do you by any chance work for Galen?...
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    BS+RN+??=MSN?

    elkpark replied to pistolpete02's topic in General Nursing

    Direct entry programs have been around for ~30 yrs. The first direct entry advanced practice nurses are probably close to retiring by now. How long is it going to take to "see" whether they (as a...
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    The film: Vaxxed.

    elkpark replied to macawake's topic in General Nursing

    There is no way I would be willing to pay (put money in the pockets of the irresponsible fearmongers who made the film) to see the movie. If it eventually turns up on TV for free, I might be willing...
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    HELP: Nurse -> Dr. ?

    elkpark replied to Nhopeful's topic in Nursing Career

    Letting potential employers know that you might be leaving in a year for any reason is pretty much "the kiss of death" for your appeal as a candidate. Employers are looking for people who are going...
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    The film: Vaxxed.

    elkpark replied to macawake's topic in General Nursing

    A. I highly doubt that any actual providers are going around saying "Vaccines are safe" without any caveats or qualifications. That would just be idiotic. In my experience, they are making the kinds...
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    Mental Illness in Nurses: Student

    elkpark replied to spammy_j's topic in General Nursing

    Heck, huge numbers of nurses have psych backgrounds. Just look around this site. As long as an acute illness/episode is not impairing your safety to practice, having a hx of mental illness is not a...