Flutemom

Flutemom has 10 years experience and specializes in Staff Development.

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1. Increase in NCLEX Exam Failure

   Flutemom replied to PedED's topic in Educators

   FYI -- In the second quarter the ncsbn is reporting 87.6% pass rate for first time testers.

2. Increase in NCLEX Exam Failure

   Flutemom replied to PedED's topic in Educators

   I work as a hospital educator. We have had more failures this year than any year since I've worked here. We're looking at what to do next for these disappointed new graduates. :studyowl:

3. Computerized Documentation

   Flutemom replied to Flutemom's topic in Educators

   Thanks for the information! We currently have 6-7 schools that come to our hospital, so you're right, it does get interesting.

4. Computerized Documentation

   Flutemom replied to Flutemom's topic in Educators

   Thanks, pattchez. IT has decided to give them access to chart, but not to meds. Their instructors have to co-sign all their charting. Our students give meds with their instructors. We're using the McKesson system.

5. Anybody here used Mckesson/Cerner/Meditech systems?

   Flutemom replied to perseus29's topic in Informatics

   We use McKesson. We are currently going live on the computerized documentation part, having already done the barcoding. I was the lead educator on both systems. The staff has been great. It's taken a lot of "rethinking" of how we have traditional...

6. Computerized Documentation

   Flutemom replied to Flutemom's topic in Educators

   Thanks for the reply. Currently, believe it or not, we have no travelers. IT already limits the students access. They basically have a nurse's aide access. What system do you have? You may e-mail me personally if you like. :)

7. Computerized Documentation

   Flutemom posted a topic in Educators

   Many of us have begun the process of starting computeized documentation and medication administration systems. My hospital will go-live next month on documentation having completed barcoding last year. I'm wondering how everyone is dealing with the...

8. New Nurse In Tears...

   Flutemom replied to RNNURSE23's topic in General Nursing

   I've been a nurse for 10 years, and I remember being a new nurse like it was yesterday. I spent many days questioning myself and thinking everyone's life was in my quite uncapable hands. Then one day a friend told me to stop thinking so much of mys...