vickynurse

vickynurse specializes in critical care, management, med surg, edu.

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1. Nurses teaching with degrees other than a MSN

   vickynurse replied to Wgbem's topic in Educators

   What state are you speaking about del100?

2. Statistics Curriculum Concern

   vickynurse replied to abooker's topic in Educators

   Mark Twain said "There are lies, there are d**n lies, and there are statistics." It is important for nurses to know how stats can be massaged. It is also important to be able to evaluate the statistical methods when reading the professional literat...

3. Nurses teaching with degrees other than a MSN

   vickynurse replied to Wgbem's topic in Educators

   I would recommend taking grad level education courses in curriculum and teaching techniques to anyone entering the classroom environment.

4. Metformin

   vickynurse replied to Toothbrushx2's topic in Endocrine

   I hold ALL diabetic meds if the glucose is

5. Do you teach NCLEX review courses?

   vickynurse replied to vickynurse's topic in Educators

   Jan, Thanks for your reply. I am thinking about doing this on a part time basis initially, with the goal of becoming almost full time down the road. How did you get started? Beyond familiarizing oneself with the materials, what sort of prep is in...

6. University of the Virgin Islands??

   vickynurse replied to mbcatac7's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Do they have a nursing program?

7. Students to Practice Injections on Each Other?

   vickynurse replied to VickyRN's topic in Educators

   Our students practice on simulators, not each other. (ADN program at community college)

8. Do you teach NCLEX review courses?

   vickynurse posted a topic in Educators

   I've thought about teaching review courses, but am not sure what it is like, or how to get started. Any advice is appreciated.

9. authentic assessment

   vickynurse replied to vickynurse's topic in Educators

   That's how I see it as well. Thanks for the reply.

10. authentic assessment

    vickynurse replied to vickynurse's topic in Educators

    No, I'm thinking of 'authentic assessment' in terms of assessing / evaluating student performance in the clinical and theory settings. The Higher Learning Commission is encouraging that we get away from multiple choice types of evaluating student le...

11. authentic assessment

    vickynurse posted a topic in Educators

    My colleagues and I discussing the concept ofauthentic assessment and how it may or may not apply to nursing education. Is anyone using authentic assessment in the education process?

12. Attention Nurse Educators!

    vickynurse replied to Sunflower3's topic in Educators

    When I was doing my NP practicum, I also worked as a clinical instructor. Comparing the two roles side by side, it was an easy choice for me to see that my talents were best applied to education. You might try to do something similar. I do feel tha...

13. My mother is embarassed that I'm going to be a nurse...

    vickynurse replied to iriska_meller's topic in General Nursing

14. What is a "Contact Hour"?

    vickynurse replied to student456's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sure it can vary from one body to another. In higher ed, 50 min is the standard.

15. What is a "Contact Hour"?

    vickynurse replied to student456's topic in General Nursing

    A contact hour equals 50 minutes of classroom time. Some facilities pay and others do not.