Those who can't...teach...your thoughts?

Yes and no. Most of my Prof I believe could not be a floor Nurse today just because of their age...well they could but would most likely die after the first couple of 12hr shifts. Now that being said all of my Profs were hardcore Nurses with long and very impressive histories. I bow down to their massive knowledge and skill banks.

not at all true with my professors (well maybe one)

Nope. All of mine were/are excellent floor nurses.

The majority of mine came across as knowledgeable and skilled, capable of working the floor. One was a mental case that needed to be nowhere near patients and should never have been in the classroom. I wondered how it was that the administration allowed her access to students.

Gee . . . I hope not. I am working on my MSN so I be a Nurse Educator and I am working full time while I go.

In order to teach, you have to have been able to do. This is how I feel about nursing at least.

Tait

I would be more inclined to believe that a significant percentage of nurses who have steered their career in the direction of teaching instead of working the floor have done so as a result of becoming burnt out with the patient load, politics of the floor and the emotional stress of caring for the ill and their families.............

I had thought about going for NP, but people I work with said that I was such an excellent teacher, have a lot of patience, awesome clinical skills, time management, the whole 9 yards. I never realized anyone saw me that way. I talked to a clinical instructor friend and she helped me get my foot in the door at the local CC, and I teach clinicals now--love it. I recently learned that I'm pretty popular with students because I am low stress, patient and ready to help with skills. I never really knew that I could do this, but I truly love it.

I do not believe that is true all the time. I had instructors that were still floor nurses and most of my instructors that were no longer floor nurses had a list of experience out the door.