vbwise2

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1. What advice to give?

   vbwise2 replied to DNS on the go's topic in Educators

   These students will be the type of nurses that we all hate working with the healthcare facilities. They will whine, complain, bring down morale, and be unhappy with the profession. You are correct in that when something else comes along, most will ...

2. go to nursing school abroad or not?

   vbwise2 replied to Andreb's topic in International

   you should visit the commission on graduates for foreign nursing schools website: http://www.cgfns.org/ here some information from their website. i hope this helps. credential verification service for new york state who is this service for? the f...

3. Are Nursing Programs Adequately Training New Graduates?

   vbwise2 posted a topic in Management

   I am a nurse educator and I am currently working on my doctorate. As a nurse educator (and as a previous nurse manager), I am concerned about the knowledge and skills of our graduate nurses. I feel that nursing education has turned into a type of "...

4. A question for those who teach (school setting).

   vbwise2 replied to eriksoln's topic in Educators

   I am a nurse educator and I applaude your enthusiasm and desire to obtain a graduate degree in nursing. I agree with your analysis of nursing diagnoses. I teach the use of nursing diagnoses in my classroom but the application in the clinical setting ...

5. Nursing Students with Special Needs

   vbwise2 replied to vbwise2's topic in Educators

   Thank you, Cobweb. You have been most helpful.

6. At a Loss to help Students That Won't Help Themselves, and I'm Going to Lose My Job

   vbwise2 replied to clinicalteach's topic in Educators

   First, any nursing program that does not have a selection process for applicant acceptance should be closed. Your program is doomed to fail with this policy. You are expected to do a miracle with unqualified and unmotivated students. Would you wan...

7. dealing with difficult students

   vbwise2 replied to bsyrn's topic in Educators

   Hi RNSuz, I posted a similar message on 28 May regarding nursing students' incivility (recommend reading it). We are having similar problems with a few students, including bullying...yep, bullying. We had a person from student affairs talk to our...

8. Nursing Students with Special Needs

   vbwise2 posted a topic in Educators

   In my doctoral class, we are discussing student diversity in America and in other countries. One of the issues discussed was the accommodation of students with special needs. I have been teaching nursing for over three years and have not (yet) been f...

9. Nursing Students Incivility Towards Faculty and Other Students

   vbwise2 posted a topic in Educators

   There has been an increase of nursing student incivility towards faculty and other nursing students. Some forms of incivility are overt, such as arriving late for class, using cell phones or texting during class, rude or disruptive behaviors, challeg...

10. My PhD Journey - Part 1

    vbwise2 replied to VickyRN's topic in Post Graduate

    I am also pursuing a doctorate, but mine is an EdD (Doctor of Education). I am entering into my 3rd year and hope to complete this degree by Spring, 2012. My congratulations to you for completing the grueling grilling by your dissertation committee...