everlongRN

everlongRN has 20+ years experience.

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1. what to do if you are told not to come back to clinical site?

   everlongRN replied to HoneybadgerFTW's topic in General Students

   I'm definitely getting soft in my old age, and at the same time, more and more discouraged at what I see and here from my fellow 'colleagues'. I wasn't born yesterday, and have been teaching nursing for half my adult life/ nursing career. I've heard ...

2. what to do if you are told not to come back to clinical site?

   everlongRN replied to HoneybadgerFTW's topic in General Students

   Doesn't sound like you have that much respect. While I don't know this person or his specific military experiences and subsequent injuries, I think it's quite a stretch to compare military service to nursing, from a physical perspective (again, mile...

3. Did I make a mistake by going into nursing?

   everlongRN replied to nrsstudent05's topic in General Students

   I have to agree with you to an extent, that the profession doesn't exactly respect the mental health of it's own. Part of me agrees that the workplace is not meant to be a group therapy environment. But when you work (or go to school) for so many hou...

4. The courage to say "I don't want to do this"

   everlongRN replied to everlongRN's topic in Post Graduate

   I don't think I realized how depressed I was getting either. My husband sees it, and doesn't like what it's doing to me. I hate the fall, and have for years. I believe it is related to work. I can't even think about enjoying the Holidays because the ...

5. The courage to say "I don't want to do this"

   everlongRN posted a topic in Post Graduate

   I am an educator in an academic setting. Therefore, I am constantly surrounded by the 'don't give up' mentality. For those who are not familiar with what goes on behind the scenes in academia, there are certain expectations to keep your job and to be...

6. What is or was your easiest or hardest nursing course

   everlongRN replied to angieperry's topic in General Nursing

   I teach in what most consider to be the hardest class in out curriculum: Med Surg 1 (the first class after fundamentals). Our program does not have a separate Pharm class (it is integrated throughout, and introduced with each of the topics), and it r...

7. what should I do with classmate/ friend who won't study but will complain about failing?

   everlongRN replied to Goal_NP's topic in General Students

   I think the term 'friend' may be used loosely here. Being on the other side of this dynamic (a professor), I see students who form bonds, then I see students who are just classmates. Just like my colleagues; some are friends, but many are just co-wor...

8. Started a new faculty job...[rant/need advice]

   everlongRN replied to delilas's topic in Educators

   Many of these ARE red flags. -Weekend clinicals are usually picked up by adjuncts; If they can't get adjuncts to do them (who usually do weekends if they are M-F in their full time job) that seems problematic. Are you actually working 7 days a week ...

9. Educator pay

   everlongRN replied to geminiBSN75's topic in Educators

   All in all, nurse educators' salaries in academia are pretty pathetic. As others have said, for the work that is involved (hours upon hours of work at home, meetings, grading paperwork, test prep, college and nursing committees, the pressure to publi...

10. why nursing is a mess. three simple facts

    everlongRN replied to chillnurse's topic in Professionalism

    And this is why the profession will NEVER be taken seriously. Since all we do is give bed baths and hand out pills, your point is well taken. Why even bother with an associate's degree? These skills can be taught in a week, by anyone.

11. Working in the hospital setting

    everlongRN replied to lefrench123's topic in Educators

    I would take it! I think the pay would be better (as previously noted), and it would actually help you transition into dealing with novice nurses. One of the biggest struggles of new nursing instructors is just that- they expect that nursing studen...

12. Camp Nursing and bringing your own kids

    everlongRN replied to purplevega's topic in Camp

    I can't imagine that a camp would NOT let you bring your own kids! That's basically how they get nurses to come work for them! The big thing is, finding a camp that meets the needs of your kids (age and gender appropriate activities). Example; I wor...

13. People think I am stupid

    everlongRN replied to nikkole318's topic in New Nurse

    I have to agree with seeking some professional help. It sounds like your self esteem is shot (or you never had any to begin with). It's very hard to give you advice on how to get your coworkers to like you, without knowing you. Why do you say some...

14. St Pauls School of Nursing 2010 Acceptance

    everlongRN replied to AP726's topic in New York

    I believe the post said they are in "candidacy status". It's like Magnet; many apply, but only the ones who have their stuff together get status. And, candidacy status (for both NLNAC and Magnet) take a good 2 years to go through. It is a painstakin...

15. St. Paul School of Nursing Queens 2011

    everlongRN replied to science101's topic in New York

    This is THE most important part of your post. And I think it has a lot to do with what was said in subsequent posts (like the letter from the student). There is not a school in the world that is easy. Students do fail exams, sometimes a lot of them d...