AOx1

AOx1

ER, ICU, Education

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About AOx1

AOx1 has 15 years experience and specializes in ER, ICU, Education.


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  1. How old is too old to pursue an MSN?

    If you are so old that you are dead, it is too late. Otherwise, not too late. Even a year of truly following your dreams is better than always wishing you had tried.
  2. Bullied by Clinical Instructor

    You need to document and report, with witness corroboration. For example, go back and document each instance and the date. Ex- january 12th- instructor cursed at me and said "how the **** did you know he didn't have family?" In response to my comment...
  3. Professors fail everyone?

    I would not pass a student who is below the passing standard. I care enough about my students' knowledge and the public's safety to tell a student when they are not ready. The huge majority return with a fresh perspective, new study skills (I work wi...
  4. IV starts in nursing schools

    We teach this in second semester to our BSN students. I would be embarrassed if they did not know these skills. Our students graduate with around 1100 hours of clinical practice, have excellent pass rates, and are quickly hired before they graduate. ...
  5. Have you noticed...

    It is cold outside, and I eat everything at the first sign of below freezing temperatures. Pasta, oatmeal, my young. Generally, I prefer carbs to eating my young, but some are so tasty. In all seriousness OP, nursing is much like any career. Expect t...
  6. Knitting during class: ok or not?

    Oh my goodness! I must indeed be a COB. In my class, there is no gum smacking, meal eating, knitting, texting, side conversations, and certainly no marching or gymnastics. If students want and pay for education, that is what they should get, in a set...
  7. Saw an angry clinical instructor...

    Excellent news, Bortaz. If you do decide to bite, please update us to let us know if the instructor tastes like chicken. In all seriousness, you've done well, and nursing students should see that there are many practicing nurses who care deeply about...
  8. Saw an angry clinical instructor...

    Bortaz, thank goodness you have witnessed this and are willing to act. Hostile communication is a patient safety risk and JCAHO strongly frowns on it. This instructor is setting a horrible example. I would document factually, along with your coworker...
  9. Professor tested us on the wrong topics

    I wonder if the content was moved from prior semesters, and the instructor reused an old test without checking? It sure sounds like it. First and foremost, the best evidence-based standard is for educators to perform statistical item analysis after a...
  10. RN to BSN programs

    Wow, that's expensive! It is interesting how different parts of the country are different prices. Here, the ones I know about range from around $8,000 to around $25,000. Now I really feel old! When I went through my BSN years ago, I think I paid arou...
  11. Ebola here in Dallas USA

    I think you've hit on it exactly. It reminds me of how often we hear blaming of others in healthcare and I think that we do it in part to feel safe. For example, if we see a fat person have a heart attack at a young age, we hear people make fat jokes...
  12. Others have given the most important advice, to seek help and address your mental health as first priority asap. If you had crushing chest pain and were short of breath, you'd prioritize that, right? This is no different, simply a different organ (yo...
  13. Sticky situation .. What would you do?

    Sorry, but this is ridiculous. If this is not addressed, take it up the chain as far as you need to (ex-your school ombudsman, Dean of Students, or appeals committee). I am a nursing professor, and this is laziness to the extreme. If your scantron is...
  14. So much of this depends on the course. Is this a new freshman in a remedial course? Is this a senior nursing student? I have found that many new students have weak writing skills and don't grasp the difference between throwing in a huge volume of quo...
  15. My good friend is a 'witch' at work

    I worked with several women like this on a rather toxic unit. They would try to run others down in my presence. I refused to listen. Ex- "Can you believe Mary did that? She is such an idiot!" and I would respond with "That is not my experience with M...