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  1. Are the students really reading??

    Agree with everything posted. At the end of every lecture, I make sure to go over the reading due for next class. Last week, I began my lecture by asking very basic questions straight from the reading that was due, and not a single student could an...
  2. Do you accept tips?

    A few years ago, I took care of a mom and baby who had a rough start. They didn't speak much English, and the mother would ring out literally every few minutes, usually to have her bedside table pushed a little closer, or to hand her something that ...
  3. Lying Foley bag on floor?

    Ewwww! We never did that in OB either!
  4. Why are nursing instructors so intimidating?

    Believe me, once the dust settled I had a word with the unit director, and then the doc, in private. He apologized profusely, and we had a pretty congenial working relationship from there on in. You are right, nurses don't have to tolerate bad beha...
  5. Why are nursing instructors so intimidating?

    Well, I guess you could look at it this way- it will be good practice for when the docs yell at you (and it will happen). You really haven't been yelled at until a doc screams at you (for something that wasn't your fault in the first place) at the n...
  6. Applying for adjunct faculty position in LPN program

    Thank you so much for your reply! I really think this is something I will love doing, so I may take you up on your offer on clinical ideas (I'm talking like I already have the job!). Sounds like you really have a way with your students! Thanks again ...
  7. What are your labs/clinicals like?

    Thanks for your replies.....I promised myself early on I wouldn't be the power-tripping instructor who is "out to get" students. I don't like getting yelled at by docs, and I won't yell at students. No one learns anything that way, and it reflects p...
  8. Per Diem Rates in Albany

    I can only speak for acute care, but several capital district hospitals are paying around $36/hour. No benes, no shift diff. I don't know that your ICU experience would net you an increase, and most places don't give increases for BSN, either. Will...
  9. Hi! I'm considering applying for an adjunct faculty position in an upstate NY LPN program, and it would be really helpful to know about what goes on during labs and clinicals from a student's perspective. I've always wanted to teach in some capacit...
  10. Hi everyone- I'm considering applying for a lab/clinical adjunct position for a local (upstate NY) LPN program. In college, I tutored several nursing students that my professors referred to me, and I really miss being a part of the learning environm...
  11. Diluting all IV push medication??

    Adenocard is one that is never, ever diluted. It's given as a rapid (like as fast as you possibly can) IVP followed by a fast NS 10cc flush. Adenocard's half-life is a few seconds, so you need to get it to the heart super fast and undiluted if it's ...
  12. They did a c-section without anesthesia

    This thread is over a year and a half old........
  13. Most common non-emergency visits

    I'm an L&D RN, not ER, but I have always wondered why insurance companies and Medicaid continue to pay for these non-emergent visits that gum up the ER..... people won't stop using the ER for all-hours primary care until they are held responsible...
  14. License lookup- address on file with state?

    NY lists city & state only. I think that's fair.
  15. We call the staffing office during the business workweek, or the nsg sup. on eves or weekends. Same thing- we are only required to say if we are sick or absent. I have gotten some less-than-genuine "feel better"s from notoriously cranky sup's, but ...