mygirlarely

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1. New School Nurse- need advice...

   mygirlarely posted a topic in School

   Hi all. I am starting a School Nurse job after being an OB/GYN nurse. I am a little nervous. This is a totally new realm of nursing for me. The previous nurse left a "bad taste in the mouth of the staff" so to speak. She apparently made mountains...

2. I am a nurse, but I dream of....

   mygirlarely replied to Elisheva's topic in General Nursing

   I'm lovin this thread... I'm a nurse, but I would LOVE to be a : - Wedding planner - beaded jewelry maker - stay at home mom - interior decorator Some of us have the same fantasies- That's way cool!!

3. Need Help with community Health idea...

   mygirlarely replied to mygirlarely's topic in General Students

   Thanks for the replies- Those are all great ideas. I think the problem is that the students have to do this as a group (8 students). It's difficult for me to come up w/ something that all eight students can do together...More replies and ideas plea...

4. Need Help with community Health idea...

   mygirlarely replied to mygirlarely's topic in General Students

   Jahra, thank you. Those are a couple of good ideas...I'm making a list...

5. Need Help with community Health idea...

   mygirlarely posted a topic in General Students

   Hi all- I am teaching a Nursing clinical this fall and would like some ideas and your suggestions on Community Health ideas for the students. The clinical is for Fundamentals, but the students have to spend a day in the community- Could you please ...

6. To all School Nurses...

   mygirlarely replied to mygirlarely's topic in School

   Thanks for the reply. I guess it's like any other field of Nursing. There are always colleagues available to answer questions and give advice.. Just wanted to get a general census of experience. Thanks again.

7. what are the happiest and saddest things you've seen?

   mygirlarely replied to goats'r'us's topic in General Nursing

   Happiest: The birth of all the babies that I've been part of. Saddest: The death of all the babies that I've been part of.

8. To all School Nurses...

   mygirlarely posted a topic in School

   How much nursing experience did you have before you became a school nurse? I am RN w/ a BSN and 3 years of clinical experience in Cardiology, L&D, PACU, NICU. I would like to become a School Nurse, but I haven't heard of how much experience is ...

9. Nurses changing careers...

   mygirlarely replied to mygirlarely's topic in General Nursing

   BUMASHES- Wanted to teach Nursing on a Jr College level or high school health- Are you saying that I just have to take a few Teaching courses to get certified? Who would I call to find out my state's requirement- the RN Board or the State Board of E...

10. Nurses changing careers...

    mygirlarely replied to mygirlarely's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the replies. MichigooseBSN, In my state a school nurse can act as a guest speaker, so to speak, in a classroom to teach such seminars workshops about obesity, diabeties, STD's -whatever. In order to actually 'teach" a class, they have to...

11. Nurses changing careers...

    mygirlarely replied to mygirlarely's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for your reply. My long term goal is to teach Nursing- My short term goal is to teach maybe an LPN course or Health education in public school system- I just want to get my feet in the door right now and work on my MSN as I go-

12. Nurses changing careers...

    mygirlarely posted a topic in General Nursing

    Has anyone switched gears in their nursing careers? Currently, I am an OB RN and would like to consider a career in Teaching. I want to eventually work on my MSN (have a BSN now). Have you heard of someone doing a fast track to teaching with a deg...

13. Need opinions of Nurse Educators...

    mygirlarely posted a topic in Educators

    Hi all, I am in the process of researching Universities for the MSN/Ed program ... The amount of schools and information is a little overwhelming. As a nurse educator, who has done this already, what are some things that I should look for in a MSN/E...

14. Anyone working on thier MSN?

    mygirlarely replied to mygirlarely's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, I didn't realize that UOP was for University of Pheonix. So, what do you think about that program?

15. Anyone working on thier MSN?

    mygirlarely replied to mygirlarely's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the replies. I did consider the dual masters in Ed and HCA. I didn't want to limit myself and be constrained to working in a certain field. I want to do something that is going to give me several options when I graduate. Has anyone use...