Al Kalosis

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1. Something has to change

   Al Kalosis replied to CommunityRNBSN's topic in NP Students

   Your post highlights multiple issues with NP education. While schools placing the impetus of clinical placement on students compounds the issues, it certainly is not the only concern. Programs that neglect to support their students, too, seem to be a...

2. Order of Credentials

   Al Kalosis replied to Al Kalosis's topic in Professionalism

   You're an angry little clown, aren't you? It doesn't matter what you think. Knowing that such an insignificant act gets someone all worked up is hilarious to me. You disagree. So what? Your hostility is still unwarranted. You are the kind of per...

3. Terminology

   Al Kalosis posted a topic in COVID

   Hi all, let's review some basic terminology since there seems to be some confusion... Choice is not equivalent to infinite choice. If you are conflating the two, please stop. The absence of infinite choice is not equivalent to force. "But I'm be...

4. Order of Credentials

   Al Kalosis replied to Al Kalosis's topic in Professionalism

   It's an opinion, but it's also a rationale. Please explain, how is it not? You assume that I assume the worst. Not true. Just giving an example of why, for myself (not necessarily for you or for Susie Q), the license is the most important piece,...

5. Order of Credentials

   Al Kalosis posted a topic in Professionalism

   On another social media forum, someone asked a question about order of credentials in a resume or signature, etc. A needlessly heated debate ensued. One nurse went so far as to say she "despises" nurses who list their credentials incorrectly. For rea...

6. PMHNP program - please help me choose

   Al Kalosis replied to Al Kalosis's topic in NP Students

   Thanks for the responses, folks. It looks like there is a pretty clear consensus. I'm still hung up on the school requiring re-taking of courses - and no, they will not waive these courses, I have asked. Plus I was mistaken about the cost. Faulty mat...

7. PMHNP program - please help me choose

   Al Kalosis posted a topic in NP Students

   Brick & mortar DNP program or online MSN program? The DNP program is 3 years, the school finds preceptors for the students. The MSN program is 2 years, students must find preceptors themselves. Cost is approximately the same. Both are reputable p...

8. Doctor upset by charting

   Al Kalosis replied to LalaRN9000's topic in General Nursing

   The only assumption I've made is that the OP's statement is accurate. The physician's disapproval of the quotation is reasonable. There are valid concerns regarding the use of direct quotes by the nurse, as you have described. However, the physician ...

9. Doctor upset by charting

   Al Kalosis replied to LalaRN9000's topic in General Nursing

   Expressing one's concern and demanding (according to the OP) that information be removed from a legal document are not in the same ballpark.

10. Doctor upset by charting

    Al Kalosis replied to LalaRN9000's topic in General Nursing

    A lot of people seem to be trying to validate or invalidate the actions of the nurse, but this is not really the question here. There may be valid reasons for quoting or not quoting in chart notes, and had any of us been in a similar situation, our a...

11. Workplace Drug Test

    Al Kalosis replied to lexca's topic in General Nursing

    Hair is typically used when there is some sort of dispute. For example, lab results are positive and an employee or patient insists it must be a false positive. Hair tests can reveal the use of certain substances for a longer period of time than uri...

12. Nursing @ 32?

    Al Kalosis replied to Firstina's topic in General Students

    Hello Firstina, have you looked into accelerated BSN programs? These programs focus on the core nursing courses (no electives, humanities, or fluff courses) and you can earn a BSN in a little over a year. They require that you have a previous Bachelo...

13. Lifespan without Psych 101

    Al Kalosis replied to secondtimer14's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Maybe it is a misprint in your school's catalog? Try to register for it and see what happens. If you can find an online version, this will save you some time - Lifespan Psych is not a course for which you need a brick & mortar classroom. Good lu...

14. Baby vs no baby... help!

    Al Kalosis replied to Abby_3191's topic in General Students

    If you're like most people - full of unwarranted hubris - then by all means, force another poor soul to be a part of this doomed, miserable, violent species. However, if you have an ethical bone in your body, wait until you're ready and seriously con...

15. NP in Michigan. Info needed ASAP.

    Al Kalosis replied to Hiddenoutlier's topic in NP

    Not necessarily.