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    Do Antidepressants Work? Maybe Not.

    elkpark replied to Zyprexa_Ho's topic in Psychiatric

    This information has been floating around for many years. A few years ago, Newsweek did a big cover story on the question. It's v. hard to get evidence of antidepressants working significantly...
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    Licensure to practice in certain states

    elkpark replied to nursing#101's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, but that gets expensive quickly. You wouldn't want to accumulate licenses just for the sake of having
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    I am a student NP. Should I put RN-BSN on my resume?

    elkpark replied to whomiskim's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Are you somewhere other than in the US? Are you aware that the majority of US RNs have an
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    HIPAA Violation as a student

    elkpark replied to Nrsng_is_life's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I, too, have seen individuals fired on the spot for HIPAA violations, no questions asked, no explanations/excuses accepted. Is getting fired not "much consequences"? Also, the individuals whose...
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    Only one nurse on a psych unit

    elkpark replied to Affsana31's topic in Psychiatric

    Are you a relatively new, inexperienced RN? In that case, I can understand your feeling that it's "dangerous," and it might be in that situation. I would question the wisdom or values of an employer...
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    Boldness to Speak

    elkpark replied to Parakeet's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I "share (my) gifts of nursing and the healing arts" with people who have solicited them. I don't run around randomly assaulting people with nursing
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    I am a student NP. Should I put RN-BSN on my resume?

    elkpark replied to whomiskim's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The OP describes her/himself as a "student" FNP who will be graduating in August. I interpret that to mean that s/he hasn't completed an MSN yet. If s/he doesn't yet have an MSN, it's entirely...
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    I am a student NP. Should I put RN-BSN on my resume?

    elkpark replied to whomiskim's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Why on earth not? Those are the credentials you have at this time; why wouldn't you use
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    Milieu Disruptive Behavior

    elkpark replied to arbasham3363's topic in Psychiatric

    In my experience in a few different states, most of the clients in state hospitals are the same as clients in community hospital psychiatric units; they have an acute psychiatric problem (or acute...
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    The film: Vaxxed.

    elkpark replied to macawake's topic in General Nursing

    The entire, seedy story is freely available. He did it because he stood to make money from the results of the study (he got paid by a law firm that was planning to sue vaccine manufacturers) and,...
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    FBI: Hospice Owner Told Worker to 'Make Patient Go Bye-Bye

    elkpark replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Nursing News

    None of the articles I found on Google specifically say so, but I'm assuming this is a for-profit hospice (founded and run by an accountant, ".com" address). This is what happens when vulnerable,...
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    How can I make an impact in healthcare?

    elkpark replied to mintkiss's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The problem with LTC is that most of them are for-profit, so their primary consideration is maximizing their profits as much as legally possible. That means keeping staff and care down to a minimum....
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    Boldness to Speak

    elkpark replied to Parakeet's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    "The chips fall(ing) w(h)ere the(y) may" may be the OP getting fired (and I would fully support that if she is foisting her personal religious views on coworkers and clients without their invitation...
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    Only one nurse on a psych unit

    elkpark replied to Affsana31's topic in Psychiatric

    How many beds do the "smaller" psych units have? I've worked for years in settings in which I was the only nurse on a psych unit with techs. Although it could be awkward to arrange coverage for my...
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    The film: Vaxxed.

    elkpark replied to macawake's topic in General Nursing

    You have it exactly backwards. The "medical people" are not "ASSUM(ING)" that vaccinations can't cause autism because vaccinations "couldn't possibly be that harmful." The "medical people" are...
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    The film: Vaxxed.

    elkpark replied to macawake's topic in General Nursing

    I make you a promise, here and now, that if anyone ever produces any legitimate research that supports the idea that there is a link between vaccinations and autism, I will be happy to consider it and...
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    The film: Vaxxed.

    elkpark replied to macawake's topic in General Nursing

    You mean like the crackpot websites full of dangerous disinformation, like the ones you linked below? No thanks. And your GP warned you not to have a tetorifice shot? Oh, yeah, you're much better...
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    The film: Vaxxed.

    elkpark replied to macawake's topic in General Nursing

    No, I wouldn't, because there haven't been multiple studies that have failed to turn up any correlation between being struck by a car and injury or death. Now, if there were multiple studies in the...
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    Anesthesiologist Assistant

    elkpark replied to shaywood91's topic in General Nursing

    The whole point of AAs is that they are not RNs. The medical community created them as an alternative, entirely controlled by MDs, to
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    The film: Vaxxed.

    elkpark replied to macawake's topic in General Nursing

    Again, we are all wasting our time and "breath" (although I admit I'm as guilty as anyone -- I know better, but just can't help myself sometimes) debating with the anti-vaxx crowd (or anyone in the...
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    The film: Vaxxed.

    elkpark replied to macawake's topic in General Nursing

    (And using them incorrectly
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    UK Nurses making the jump to USA?

    elkpark replied to rachiedrake11's topic in Nurse Registration

    Every state BON sets its own standards for licensure. None of us can tell you whether your transcript will meet the requirements for either TN or GA (esp. since what you posted is typical, vague,...
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    The film: Vaxxed.

    elkpark replied to macawake's topic in General Nursing

    If you want to "debate," please provide some legitimate support (research results) for your opinions and beliefs other than anecdotal reports of what you have personally witnessed. As the old saying...
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    The film: Vaxxed.

    elkpark replied to macawake's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, it's true that some people have developed Guillian Barre syndrome after receiving the flu vaccine. People who haven't received the flu vaccine also develop GBS, at about the same rate that...
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    What's up with all the 'failed NCLEX' posts?

    elkpark replied to Magsulfate's topic in General Nursing

    Unless the NCSBN has recently changed how it tabulates and reports scores, "internationally educated" refers to US NCLEX takers educated outside the US, and that group would not include Canadian...