[missmercy]

I LOVE the teaching aspect!! It is such a great feeling when you see your students actualy grasp on to a concept!!! My question for ya'all is this: what advantage is there to getting a CNS in addition to my MSN w/ dual emphasis in education and administration? Would it be more prudent to move directly into a doctorate/Phd. I currently work as a nursing staff development educator/coordinator, but my long term goal is to end up teaching at a local university. The two CNSs here are telling me that I should get my CNS, but I am not sure if that fits best with what their professional goals for me are or what MY professional goals for me are -- know what I mean?!

[kacrn]

I don't know that the CNS would actually be to your benefit. The ones at our college that have a CNS just use it to make a little extra money. However, the MSN in Nursing Administration and Education has benefitted me a great deal in my teaching position.

Originally Posted by missmercy

I LOVE the teaching aspect!! It is such a great feeling when you see your students actualy grasp on to a concept!!! My question for ya'all is this: what advantage is there to getting a CNS in addition to my MSN w/ dual emphasis in education and administration? Would it be more prudent to move directly into a doctorate/Phd. I currently work as a nursing staff development educator/coordinator, but my long term goal is to end up teaching at a local university. The two CNSs here are telling me that I should get my CNS, but I am not sure if that fits best with what their professional goals for me are or what MY professional goals for me are -- know what I mean?!

[missmercy]

That is kind of what I thought. I am under the impression that they are sort of trying to make my professional dreams similar to theirs. I am not planning to stay here forever and am thinking that a hd/ Nursing Doctorate would actually be more beneficial than the CNS for what I really want to end up doing.

[kacrn]

I agree!

Originally Posted by missmercy

That is kind of what I thought. I am under the impression that they are sort of trying to make my professional dreams similar to theirs. I am not planning to stay here forever and am thinking that a hd/ Nursing Doctorate would actually be more beneficial than the CNS for what I really want to end up doing.

[renerian]

Thanks for your reply. Basically I am teaching the whole interdiscipliary team. My Masters is a science with a nutrition major so I cannot teach nursing students. I thought about the STNA course though.

renerian

[kacrn]

Now, that's a thought. But there would be limitations with that such as where it is being offered. I think it would be a fun thing to do.

Originally Posted by renerian

Thanks for your reply. Basically I am teaching the whole interdiscipliary team. My Masters is a science with a nutrition major so I cannot teach nursing students. I thought about the STNA course though.

renerian

[teacerspet]

Hi. Just wanted to introduce myself. I've been a nursing educator for 2 decades. Wow! Things have really changed over the years. Every day I am challenged to "reinvent the wheel" to keep students motivated. The students of today are so different from a generation ago. I have gone from writing on chalk boards to dry erase boards, from memeographing & xeroxing handouts to posting assignments and even tests on the internet. I have taught students using the simplest equipment (example: to catheterize using margarine cups/tops) and to the highest-tech manikins. Students have gone from carrying a pad/pen to blackberries/PDAs. Textbooks are now online with skills videos and computerized patient simulations available at home as well as in the classroom. What an exciting career. What a fantastic future for nursing education.

[kacrn]

Wow! Things have really changed! Thanks for sharing these!

Originally Posted by teacerspet

Hi. Just wanted to introduce myself. I've been a nursing educator for 2 decades. Wow! Things have really changed over the years. Every day I am challenged to "reinvent the wheel" to keep students motivated. The students of today are so different from a generation ago. I have gone from writing on chalk boards to dry erase boards, from memeographing & xeroxing handouts to posting assignments and even tests on the internet. I have taught students using the simplest equipment (example: to catheterize using margarine cups/tops) and to the highest-tech manikins. Students have gone from carrying a pad/pen to blackberries/PDAs. Textbooks are now online with skills videos and computerized patient simulations available at home as well as in the classroom. What an exciting career. What a fantastic future for nursing education.

[VickyRN]

Originally Posted by teacerspet

Hi. Just wanted to introduce myself. I've been a nursing educator for 2 decades. Wow! Things have really changed over the years. Every day I am challenged to "reinvent the wheel" to keep students motivated. The students of today are so different from a generation ago. I have gone from writing on chalk boards to dry erase boards, from memeographing & xeroxing handouts to posting assignments and even tests on the internet. I have taught students using the simplest equipment (example: to catheterize using margarine cups/tops) and to the highest-tech manikins. Students have gone from carrying a pad/pen to blackberries/PDAs. Textbooks are now online with skills videos and computerized patient simulations available at home as well as in the classroom. What an exciting career. What a fantastic future for nursing education.

Welcome to the forum! I agree, what a fantastic and rapidly evolving future we face as nurse educators

[paranurse]

Just wanted to say hello. I am Education Director for an air ambulance program in New Mexico. Pursuing MN/ACNP-Flight. I have most experience teaching in the Army Special Forces(20 years). I have found a different attitude towards me as a lecturer at University from the students vs. faculty. Any other guys out there care to comment?




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