EmmaSwan47

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1. Countdown to Finals- Check in

   EmmaSwan47 replied to moonshadeau's topic in Post Graduate

   Softball - LOL are you sure we arent the same person... I also have a Pharm final (and a clinical management final) and then I start my independent study for the summer. Are you in an NP program? What is your independent study in?

2. Writing an Independent Study Course

   EmmaSwan47 posted a topic in Post Graduate

   Has anyone else done this? Any suggestions? Goals? Objectives? I just want more clinical in a different area, but in order to do this I have to write my own course and course objectives and I have never done this before! Any help would be appreci...

3. Sitting for certification exam... second degree?

   EmmaSwan47 posted a topic in Post Graduate

   Hello, I am currently in the middle of an adult program and realizing that more likely than not, I really did not choose the right program. My goals, and the goals of the program are very very different right now which is leading to alot of stress....

4. Post Conference Ideas

   EmmaSwan47 posted a topic in Educators

   I am working on preparing clinical for the upcoming semester for Med Surg II clinicals. I have prepared some good presentations for post conference (1 to 1.5 hours), but I am struggling to come up with any more. Just curious if anyone has any great...

5. Question of the Month: Should All Adjunct Faculty Have a Masters Degree?

   EmmaSwan47 replied to VickyRN's topic in Educators

   As an educator myself, and adjunct faculty I have to say that ultimatelt YES you should have your MSN, but I think it is okay to accept nurses who are on process with their degrees. I feel that when a nurse decided to enroll in an advanced degree, t...

6. Advice needed about my clinical instructor

   EmmaSwan47 replied to shellybelly's topic in Educators

   wow, that is a long time to give medications. perhaps the instructor could go through the process of giving the meds first and check understanding of the moa later in the clinical. i agree with you that maybe there should not be any questions about ...

7. Question of the Month: Should the Lecture Be Abandoned?

   EmmaSwan47 replied to VickyRN's topic in Educators

   i agree that lecture may not be the most beneficual way to deliver information, but i feel it is effective if the lecturer realizes that they must work to keep it from being boring. [color=#9acd32] [color=#9acd32]i have had instructors where all the...

8. Any young nurse educators out there..

   EmmaSwan47 replied to EmmaSwan47's topic in Educators

   supringly, it hasnt been that difficult to adapt to being faculty where i graduated from. i only graduated 3 years ago, so all of the teachers are the same. thank goodness i made a good impression and i was a good student. some of the oldest facul...

9. Grading Clinical Students..

   EmmaSwan47 posted a topic in Educators

   i am working on grading my clinical students, and i am struggling. i know what grade i think they deserve, but i find it hard to put those reasons down on paper. also, i have some very aggressive students who clearly believe that they are a student...

10. Any Suggestions for a 1st time Clinical Instructor???

    EmmaSwan47 replied to nightingale's topic in Educators

    i am a young instructor, with not as many years of nursing expereince, but my student do not know this. i get compliments often about how much they like that i am current with practice and can actually speak about patient-care expereinces that i hav...

11. APA format help needed

    EmmaSwan47 posted a topic in General Students

    I am working on this HUGE paper for grad schoo, and I am wondering how to cite something. I want to cite a dictionary, but I am actually saw the dictionary online. It is the American Heritage Dictionary (2004) done by Hougton Mifflin Press. This is...

12. Any Suggestions for a 1st time Clinical Instructor???

    EmmaSwan47 replied to nightingale's topic in Educators

    Just wanted to let you know that I am in the same boat that you are. I am teaching Junior Clinicals this semester for the first time ever. I am enjoying it alot, but the students are very challenging at times. It can get very tiring, but as cheesy...

13. Any young nurse educators out there..

    EmmaSwan47 replied to EmmaSwan47's topic in Educators

    Sounds like we have mahy things in common. I working with my clinical student this semester, I have had many patients ask me how old I am and am I really the instructor. On one hand, yes I look young, but it is still embarassing. I have 2 non-trad...

14. Any young nurse educators out there..

    EmmaSwan47 posted a topic in Educators

    I am a young nurse educator, well under the age of 30, with a BSN program. I am currently enrolled in a NP program, and I never thought I wanted to teach. My question is, are there any other educators my age out there, and if so how to you differenti...

15. Nurse Educator Opinions

    EmmaSwan47 replied to barb4575's topic in Educators

    I teach study sessions for students and interestingly enough, the ones who are failing arent even coming. I even offered another study session at a different time and sent an email inviting the students and some still havent repsonded. I agree, you...