valmor84

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1. HELP! please

   valmor84 replied to bearsnurse's topic in Educators

   Your idea also sounds like an excellent one. Remember, you have expertise and the wish to teach; put those together, and 5 minutes will be a snap. Be confident! Have some fun with it!

2. HELP! please

   valmor84 replied to bearsnurse's topic in Educators

   Go with your strength....talk about pre-op preparation, recovery of the patient from anesthesia, important things to check in the patient's first hour on the medical-surgical unit (think of the basics...vital signs, how and where to check for bleedin...

3. Is this fair? Honest opinions, please.

   valmor84 replied to BC913's topic in General Students

   Sorry, but you are wrong....Baby boomers (~1945 to early 1960s) did NOT raise Gen Y...we raised the parents of Gen Y (Gen X). We must not have contributed much to their "self esteem" because Gen X obviously wanted to make sure that their children nev...

4. University refuses to accept credits from neighboring ADN program

   valmor84 replied to jmqphd's topic in Educators

   We have multiple proprietary schools in the that are accredited by the state, or by organizations like the "The Commission of the Council on Occupational Education."We don't accept those credits. If you are NLNAC accredited, it is very puzzling why ...

5. University refuses to accept credits from neighboring ADN program

   valmor84 replied to jmqphd's topic in Educators

   The University where I teach does not transfer nursing credits from non--nationally- accredited proprietary schools in the region. It has nothing to do with bigotry. We are AACN accredited, and our students (BSN and RN-BSN) can transfer or enroll on...

6. 1st Nursing Cartoon caption contest - win $100

   valmor84 replied to Brian's topic in Rock

   "Great people skills, but no thumbs."

7. Just accepted a new position!

   valmor84 replied to QTBabyNurse's topic in Educators

   Welcome, educator! You will find many experienced (in my case, substitute "youth challenged" :-) faculty here. Feel free to ask questions, and I will look forward to hearing how your course is going and students are learning. Best wishes to you!

8. discrimination instructor bully leagal action need help

   valmor84 replied to sunshinegirl68's topic in General Students

   I had a meeting with an instructor today, and asked him if he would ever agree to be an "objective party" and read a paper for a student from another school. He said "not unless I knew why I was being asked." I don't know that an instructor from anot...