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1. Nurse Educators, Introduce Yourselves!

   kemonks replied to VickyRN's topic in Educators

   It is nice to see so many responses. I was a nursing instructor for 23 years and Director of the program (ADN) for 8 years. I retired from there and now work part time as a unit based educator for a homecare agency. For those of you who are just sta...

2. Grey's Anatomy Premier!!! + How to Contact Show Creators

   kemonks replied to miya's topic in General Nursing

   I think the main concern should be how nurses are generally protrayed by the media. It is either not at all or it is negative. We need to get out there and sell our profession better. No wonder we have a nursing shortage.

3. Who is your Favorite TV or Movie nurse?

   kemonks replied to sunnyjohn's topic in General Nursing

   Unfortunately you have to go back a ways to find a good representation of nursing. According to most medical programs, you only need one or two nurses to run a hospital but lots of doctors. I saw the best portrayal of a nurse is the China Beach nurse...

4. Top 10 things never to say to clinical instructor

   kemonks replied to CharliezAngie's topic in General Students

   I was a nursing instructor for 23 years. I started out being more flexible about when students needed to get their papers in. One student missed the deadline for a paper which was due at class time. I told him that I would still accept it before I le...