JSBoston

JSBoston has 5 years experience and specializes in Med/Surg/Onc, LTAC.

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1. Preceptors for MSN online Educators

   JSBoston replied to never2kerley's topic in Educators

   What about going to all hospitals and asking their nurse educators? What about nurses who drive around educating on a product like LVADS? (Not sure if they need a masters? but it's teaching either way)

2. RN to Nurse Educator

   JSBoston replied to Tori1626's topic in Educators

   Why don't you work on the floor while going for your BSN? I did that and glad I didn't wait. By the time you are finished with the BSN you'll have experience and will be ready for the MSN

3. Preceptors for MSN online Educators

   JSBoston replied to never2kerley's topic in Educators

   How much work is necessary for the preceptor (when the student obtains a msn education degree)? For those who have finished a practicum or precepted a student completing a practicum, I'd looove a little advice! I'm just taking the first orientation ...

4. Preceptors for MSN online Educators

   JSBoston replied to never2kerley's topic in Educators

   I am just starting my MSN education degree at Walden... can you explain the difficulty of obtaining a preceptor for the practicum? I almost understand the difficulty of finding on with trying to obtain a RN or BSN, but for education? What about educa...

5. Walden's MSN in Nursing, June 2012

   JSBoston replied to Rose_Queen's topic in School Programs

   I am starting at the end of June too! For MSN education... I am starting the 1 credit orientation course at the end of this week, because I didn't want to take it with the first real 3 credit course in June. I just finished the 0 credit orientation t...

6. Offered a full-time gig...now what?

   JSBoston replied to ParkerBC,MSN,RN's topic in Educators

   Why don't you keep a per diem position and see if you can work the required number of shifts (many times it's 2 weekend shifts/month or something like that)... if you can't find yourself able to do that then quit, but at least you won't have to apply...

7. Are you happy with your choice of masters degree?

   JSBoston replied to madwife2002's topic in Post Graduate

   Very interested in this thread! I haven't started classes yet, but I will be started at Walden in June for MSN Education. There was a lot of debate with me between education and NP, and finally decided on education. I also really wanted to be in a b...

8. most accurate mode of temperature measurement ?

   JSBoston replied to penelopemarie's topic in Educators

   I think the tympanic temperature is the least accurate of all! But that's personal experience. I'm not sure what would be best to tell the students... I also believe rectal is the best/most accurate, but most patients will refuse that- 2nd best IMO i...

9. Nursing Safety: Patient ratio in Subacute Rehab

   JSBoston replied to a4amal's topic in Rehabilitation

   When I was in an LTAC/Rehab hospital (for profit)... I worked 12 hr nights, sometimes I had 4 patients, sometimes up to 7. It depended on acuity. We had intubated vented patients, trached and vented/weaning patients, LVADS, cardiac drips, CPAPs for p...

10. Looking for guidance on becoming a nurse educator

    JSBoston replied to horrorxgirl's topic in Educators

    I was actually just thinking about posting a question about this same thing... I just applied for Walden's MSN education program. I've been talking with my Med/Surg instructors in the mornings before I leave work (I work night's)... I'm not sure I'm ...

11. Scholarships for Online Schools- Walden MSN

    JSBoston posted a topic in Post Graduate

    Hey Walden Students :) I've been looking at online schools and there are a few scholarships listed for each school, which is nice and all, but I wonder if anyone has been successful obtaining outside scholarships for grad school. I know there are TON...

12. Patient Surveys..vent.

    JSBoston replied to Caffeine_IV's topic in General Nursing

    One of our last surveys had a negative rating and the comment: "I wasn't allowed to eat, I only could have IV nutrition"... I can imagine there was a REASON, so we had a strike against us for THAT??? ugh

13. And the results are in....

    JSBoston replied to NickiLaughs's topic in General Nursing

    My husband and I together pay double that! We had zero help for school and also had to take out private loans. And out in Boston, we have about 1/4 of what a lot of students have out, many we know have over $400,000 from BU or BC, Harvard etc and don...

14. Magnet Hospitals

    JSBoston replied to Carrie_MTC's topic in General Nursing

    A nurse I used to work with always said, "I'd love this job if it weren't for the patients"

15. CNA "not a good fit"

    JSBoston replied to Healing Soul's topic in General Nursing

    It's a bummer that they are trying but aren't able to cut it... definitely the CNA needs some more education or training. In my history of working with CNA's, I've had WAY more problems with there being zero effort by them and having to kill myself ...