dorimar BSN, RN

dorimar has 25 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in ICU, Education.

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1. HESI, ATI, KAPLAN?

   dorimar replied to bookwormom's topic in Educators

   I don't know much, I just know that my director told me the corporate director would like to set up a phone conference with all the nursing directors from schools in our parent company across the nation to discuss changes in our Exit HESI policy base...

2. HESI, ATI, KAPLAN?

   dorimar replied to bookwormom's topic in Educators

   I agree with your concerns about the make or break test requirement to graduate. This has been a big struggle for me. I do see however, that the only students of mine in the past two years (very few) who failed NCLEX did have to take the Exit HESI...

3. Should I do an MSN or RN to MSN program

   dorimar replied to ertrek84's topic in Educators

   It is confusing, and I also believe the requirements for teaching in the classroom depend on the State Board of Nursing where you practice. I think that you need to differentiate between the Master's degreed you are discussing. There are MSN an...

4. HESI, ATI, KAPLAN?

   dorimar replied to bookwormom's topic in Educators

   We use HESI entrance exams for our candidates applying for entry into our program, and we also have always used the HESI exams throughout our program (worth 10% of their exam grade for the various nursing courses), and then we require a score of 850...

5. Curriculum revision & mapping

   dorimar replied to dorimar's topic in Educators

   After much research and struggle, I think I have it down. I cannot believe how much I have had to use the stuff I learned in grad school so early on in my teaching career path! From the get-go I had to start writing and revising curriculum! I am t...

6. Curriculum revision & mapping

   dorimar posted a topic in Educators

   Hi, We are in the process of revising our program outcomes and curriculum. In looking at the curriculum map template given me, I see we are to have both program goals and program outcomes. Our documents are rather a mess and we have different goals...

7. This might make you think twice about which nursing school to go to

   dorimar replied to AZGirl27's topic in Arizona

   My gosh! People forget that there are different perspectives because people have had different experiences and well... different perspectives from various roles. I have been a nurse a long time. I see some really good experienced nurses and some re...

8. Advice for future Nursing Faculty

   dorimar replied to LuBen's topic in Educators

   I didn't choose teaching because i always wanted to be a teacher. I chose to teach nursing because I was always a nurse, and started to see some bad practice in my beloved profession and wanted to have a positive impact. I believe that nursing ...

9. Passing State Boards' Grades Verify Competency of Nursing Program?

   dorimar replied to showbizrn's topic in Educators

   It's not just NLN... The state BONs have much control over schools. Specific passing rates are required... In my state, the BON has an "education board" that approves nursing schools and programs (can open and close them). However, those on the ...

10. Teaching w/o a MSN in nursing education...

    dorimar replied to StephRN08's topic in Educators

    My school requires MS or MSN for nursing instructors to teach in the classroom. While they do NOT require ED focus of the degree, it is a plus.

11. Is there an educator category? Questions on simulator education job.

    dorimar replied to nurse2033's topic in Educators

    I think a clinical education background is a plus... However, simulation has become a field of its own that has a ton of research/education practice to back it. If you have simulation experience or simulation education this is a plus. While clinica...

12. Hesi Exit Test

    dorimar replied to CSLee3's topic in HESI

    It depends. The conversion score is based on which questions you got correct. There are varying levels of difficulty of the questions. You need to see your actual score. An 82.4% for you could equal a different total score for you than it did for...

13. RN pay and benefits in Az

    dorimar replied to NYnurseatheart's topic in Arizona

    If you have 17 years experience it may not be that difficult. The market is no where near what it used to be, but experience still means a lot. I'm guessing on a range, but with 17 years as an RN you might be around $35-40/hour base pay (I know th...

14. If not a hospital, then where?

    dorimar replied to East Valley Brian's topic in Arizona

    I know the immunization clinics are hiring and the prison system. I don't know what the pay rate is in comparison. Also if you know anyone who needs office help, although I never thought this paid close to hospital pay. I have a new grad that just...

15. How much prep for theory?

    dorimar replied to TooterIA's topic in Educators

    I spend way more time in prep than I do actually teaching. It makes a difference if you've taught the material before or if it bran spanking new. My new director tells us that we get only 2 hours of prep for every credit hour. If I lecture 3 hour...