LDMooreRN

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1. Any young nurse educators out there..

   LDMooreRN replied to EmmaSwan47's topic in Educators

   I am 30 years old and I'm often mistaken for a teenager. I've been told several times that I look about 17 or 18 years old. It can be quite disarming and even amusing when I walk into the classroom and the jaws drop when they realize I'm the teacher.

2. Any young nurse educators out there..

   LDMooreRN replied to EmmaSwan47's topic in Educators

   I don't have them address me as "Mrs" to "make" myself seem more mature or worthy of their respect. I rely on my actions, knowledge base and the relationships I develop with my students to do that. The Mrs. thing is what I prefer, simple as that. I ...

3. Any young nurse educators out there..

   LDMooreRN replied to EmmaSwan47's topic in Educators

   none of my older students ever questioned my level of experience. i think it's because they know that i do have more nursing experience than they do. of course they're older and have more life experience, but they know that's different than the amoun...

4. Nurse Educators, Introduce Yourselves!

   LDMooreRN replied to VickyRN's topic in Educators

   Hi there! I'm Lisa and I was just hired as the new Maternal/Child nursing instructor at a community college in Illinois. I've been a nurse for 6 years and most of my experience has been in pediatrics (kidney and liver transplant, GI and urology). I s...

5. Any young nurse educators out there..

   LDMooreRN replied to EmmaSwan47's topic in Educators

   Hi Emma! I am 30 years old (not quite as young as you :)) and was just hired as the newest full time nursing faculty member at a community colllege in Illinois. I knew that I was going to be in the minority (age wise) going into nursing education. Ho...