Janey CNM

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1. Distant learning nursing school ethical issue

   Janey CNM replied to puppskmm's topic in Online Learning

   This is clearly unfair to the students who are paying for 12 hours of instruction! As a clinical instructor of traditional BSN students myself, I know that sometimes post-conference takes longer and other times finishes earlier, but that only makes a...

2. Advice -- ADN or BSN for a second career

   Janey CNM replied to NatHol71's topic in Texas

   I teach maternity & community health nursing at a large state SON, where there are many hospitals. The enrollment in our RN

3. Public health vs community health nursing

   Janey CNM replied to smilin4ever's topic in Public/Community

   Public health looks at everyone from all over. We are concerned with things that may be coming down the pike and hit all of us (like bird flu, etc.). Community health mostly involves nurses and other health care professionals that tailor intervention...

4. Fictional vital sign charting

   Janey CNM replied to Rabid Response's topic in General Nursing

   As a clinical instructor for student nurses (BSN and 2nd degree CNL's) I stress that everyone can make mistakes, and if they go to chart and realize they forgot to collect certain info (pain score, last BM- it could be anything) to make a list while ...

5. At what point are employers asking TMI?

   Janey CNM replied to KayRN910's topic in General Nursing

   Another thing to consider, if you submit the paperwork but lie about anything, even if it is inadvertent-( you forgot that you had chicken pox as a kid cause you had 4 siblings and your mom can't remember who had what) you could at some future time b...

6. do employers look down upon those who earned their bsn online?

   Janey CNM replied to mee9mee9's topic in Online Learning

   I am a clinical instructor for traditional BSN candidates, accelerated candidates/previous BA/BS in something who end up with MSN/CNL and sit for NCLEX, and because I teach community/public health I also have RNHere in this major metropolitan area wh...

7. Leaving Meds at the Bedside?

   Janey CNM replied to joanna73's topic in Medications

   A few years ago I had students someplace where a few RN's would pull all their 4-5 patients' meds from the Pixis/Omnicell, then go to the hallway computer, log into each patient's electronic MAR and mark it given "so I won't forget to mark it given l...

8. Adventist and Agnostics?

   Janey CNM replied to PiedPiperRN's topic in Oregon

   I've taught nursing student for 9 years and before that I worked as a CNM in the same SDA hospital n Maryland for 10 yrs. I also have community health students at SDA health & wellness activities. I have not found them to be in the least discri...

9. How do you sign?

   Janey CNM replied to Mashira's topic in General Nursing

   I realize on charts that time of of the essence and hopefully soon we'll all be signing electronically. However, when using professional title, such as on business card, email preset signature, the rule is, always put what is yours forever (earned de...

10. PhD vs. DNP

    Janey CNM replied to Moogie's topic in Educators

    One more big consideration. To be a PI (principle investigator) anf get the big bucks in research grants from NIH, Walker-Woods Johnson Foundation, etc, you need to be PhD, DrPH, EdD. Clinical doctorate is NOT acceptable, whether MD, DNP. That's why ...