[Krissy2004]

Originally Posted by VickyRN

Welcome to the Nurse Educator Forum. It is my desire that you find this a warm, inviting place and will come here often for friendly, collegial discussions.

Let me introduce myself: I have been an ADN nurse educator in a small community college in North Carolina for the past two years. My areas of specialty are medical-surgical, OBGYN and immediate newborn, and cardiac nursing. In addition to teaching, I conduct clinicals on general medical-surgical, PEDS, postpartum, and cardiac stepdown units. Along with being a full time nursing instructor, I am working on my Masters in Nursing Education. I am enrolled in a fully online curricula and have been very satisfied with this so far.
I have learned much these past two years but, I have so much more to learn! I look forward to hearing from you.

Hi Vicky, my name is Krystal and I am currently a nursing student. When I receive my associates degreee in nursing, I was thinking about going to a nursing school to get my BSN. I want to know what courses are required in order to get into a BSN program. If you happen to know, please reply.

Thanks in advance

[NPTeacher]

Hi there, I'm not Vicki, but I can also respond to this question. Unfortunately, there is no pat answer. It all depends on where you plan to go to get your BSN, as each school has its own set of prerequesite courses. Contact the recruiter at the school (or schools) that you are thinking about and they can assist you with information specific to their school. Best of luck to you as you persue your nursing career.

[pabrid]

Hi:
I will complete my Masters in Nursing Education this coming December. For 5 years my specialty area was E.R. nursing, but I have also worked in Med-Surg, in a Family Practice clinic, and most recently as a charge nurse in a drug and alcohol recovery program. I taught clinical part-time for several semesters in an LVN program and really enjoyed the interaction and experience of teaching students.

At this point in time, I really am uncertain as to whether or not I want to pursue full-time teaching due to the low paying salaries for faculty members. I enjoy teaching, but I'm not sure that I can afford to take the significant cut in pay because of my financial obligations. I would like to know if any of the nurse educators in California are finding positions that offer salaries comparable to what many nurses with master's degress are making in other areas.

[Sarah, RNBScN]

Originally Posted by pabrid

Hi:
I will complete my Masters in Nursing Education this coming December. For 5 years my specialty area was E.R. nursing, but I have also worked in Med-Surg, in a Family Practice clinic, and most recently as a charge nurse in a drug and alcohol recovery program. I taught clinical part-time for several semesters in an LVN program and really enjoyed the interaction and experience of teaching students.

At this point in time, I really am uncertain as to whether or not I want to pursue full-time teaching due to the low paying salaries for faculty members. I enjoy teaching, but I'm not sure that I can afford to take the significant cut in pay because of my financial obligations. I would like to know if any of the nurse educators in California are finding positions that offer salaries comparable to what many nurses with master's degress are making in other areas.

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What facility will you have graduated from? Is that an American school? I am finding it difficult to find a Master of Nursing Education program in Canada, Ontario specifically. Please advise.
Thanks

[pabrid]

Originally Posted by Sarah, RNBScN

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What facility will you have graduated from? Is that an American school? I am finding it difficult to find a Master of Nursing Education program in Canada, Ontario specifically. Please advise.
Thanks

Yes, this school is in Los Angeles, California.(Mount Saint Mary's College) This is a school that is well very well known for their nursing education. I will be graduating from the first Master's in Nursing Education Program in December.

[kacrn]

Hi Sarah! I just graduated in June with my masters in education and nursing administration. I too, wanted to teach but was worried about the drastic cut in pay. As an ER Nurse Manager working nights, going to teaching cut my pay in half! I have been teaching since December 2003 before I completed my masters. Just some things that I have found to work for me. I have my pay strung out over 26 paychecks (one year) instead of only 9 months. I also look for opportunities within the college to pick up extra, such as teaching elective courses, on-line courses, and summer classes (which really pay quite well.) I also remain contingent in the ER to keep my skills up and to pick up extra money.

Good luck with everything!

Kandyb

Originally Posted by Sarah, RNBScN

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What facility will you have graduated from? Is that an American school? I am finding it difficult to find a Master of Nursing Education program in Canada, Ontario specifically. Please advise.
Thanks

[gerinurse10]

To those who opt to teach even with the low pay: Is it worth the pay cut? You must really like your jobs. What are the perks of an educators job? I haven't heard one person say they hate their job. Sounds like its worth the pay cut. Any info appreciated. Thanks.

[kacrn]

Personally, I think it is well worth the cut! Since being in nursing school ran by army nurses, I vowed to teach new nurses in a less stressful environment. Now I am getting that chance! I really love working with the students and watching them grow in their knowledge. Even though I have only worked as an instructor since last December, I have seen a lot of good, encouraging things from the students! Money isn't everything however, I do take every opportunity to make extra! Perks are....summers off unless, you choose to work to make extra money. Pay given in the summer is almost doubled. You have a great deal more autonomy than in bedside nursing. And you still get patient contact when you have students in the clinical setting. I love my job! Hope this helps. Kandy

[renerian]

I previously did QI and SDC work. MY QM job recently was eliminated for the most part and given to a corporate staff person. I like education but get very tired of teaching orientation classes over and over.

I do look at the way the group learns first and revise the presentation but the material is still the same. Everyone tells me I am a good instructor but it is not as variable as QI so I am getting rather bored.

renerian

[kacrn]

One suggestion to end the boredom is to teach in higher education. Teaching the sophomore and junior levels students have been far from boring! However, you must have a master's degree. If you don't have one, that would make a good goal. I know what you mean about QI. I used to do the same thing. I think you would like teaching students.

Originally Posted by renerian

I previously did QI and SDC work. MY QM job recently was eliminated for the most part and given to a corporate staff person. I like education but get very tired of teaching orientation classes over and over.

I do look at the way the group learns first and revise the presentation but the material is still the same. Everyone tells me I am a good instructor but it is not as variable as QI so I am getting rather bored.

renerian