NurseMentor4fun BSN, MSN, RN

NurseMentor4fun has 18 years experience as a BSN, MSN, RN and specializes in PICU, NICU, Clinical Nursing Educator.

Latest Activity

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   Patient Abandonment

   NurseMentor4fun replied to IslandGirlRN23's topic in Florida

   Yes! If you are on the schedule to work and do not give proper notice or call out per your facilities polices and procedures the facility is counting on you to provide patient care. Patients have been assigned to you weather you took report on them o...
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   HELP!! Cant figure out what I wanna do!!

   NurseMentor4fun replied to Jordan1927's topic in General Nursing

   Have you considered a newborn nursery or NICU setting. If you enjoy caring for babies it might be what you're looking for. Nursing is difficult and family members are usually the toughest part. I would also say that the people that you work with are ...
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   New Job Anxieties For "Mature" Nurse - Help!

   NurseMentor4fun replied to pensivern's topic in General Nursing

   Six months is a realistic time span to feel comfortable in your new role. I hope that you also have a great team around you and that they will support and work with your anxiety as you transition. I fully believe that people make or break the workpla...
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   Precepting Pearls

   NurseMentor4fun replied to rac1's topic in General Nursing

   I just participated in a webinar from ANPD that discussed Trauma informed professional development. It was amazing and it had some ideas that I found useful. For some nurses the transition from student to able practitioner can be difficult or trauma...
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   Advise for a potential nursing instructor

   NurseMentor4fun posted a topic in Educators

   I am about to graduate with my RN-BSN and am thinking that I would someday like to teach clinical or classroom in a BSN program. I am really not wanting to pursue a MSN or DN degree.So my question really is Can a RN teach nursing students with a degr...
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   The education requirement for nursing is changing

   NurseMentor4fun replied to DichloroacetateAl's topic in General Nursing

   The hospital I work at recently told all RN's that we will be required to have at least BSN by 2015, and they will not hire anyone else that does not have that degree starting now. I think this is not only stupid but frustrating as well.I am about h...
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   How long to stay at a job you don't like?

   NurseMentor4fun replied to PAERRN20's topic in General Nursing

   There are too many jobs out there to stay at one that does not make you happy. Good luck finding what you are really looking for!