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1. Re-admitting nursing students into the program after a failure

   historyfan replied to historyfan's topic in Educators

   That very well might be the route we take, after all this! Thank you!

2. Re-admitting nursing students into the program after a failure

   historyfan replied to historyfan's topic in Educators

   You read my mind! Thank you.

3. Re-admitting nursing students into the program after a failure

   historyfan posted a topic in Educators

   Hello everyone: I am on a committee that makes decisions about which students get re-admitted to the program after they've failed (at our college, it is two courses or the same course twice). We need a fair, clear cut rubric to help us make these d...

4. How is your Skills Course Organized?

   historyfan replied to morrissey fan's topic in Educators

   Keep me posted...we are looking to make some much needed changes...thanks so much!

5. Care plans

   historyfan replied to LilyRN99's topic in Educators

   This is a timely subject. Our program is transitioning away from NANDA labels and focusing more on Tanner's model of clinical judgment. This shift is due to the upcoming changes in NCLEX. Keep in mind that the NCLEX test plan is being updated and ...

6. Input on clinical instructor responsibilities

   historyfan replied to ap05's topic in Educators

   What semester are you teaching? Your school should have policies guiding student behaviors and expectations. For example, the school should have a specific medication administration policy. Also keep in mind that there are a certain number of clin...

7. Recording of Class Lectures by Students

   historyfan replied to D.Larry's topic in Educators

   We allow it in our nursing program. It is in our course manuals. One anecdote though...a somewhat embarrassing one. The teachers gave the class a break. A student left her recording device on unintentionally when she left the classroom. Unfort...

8. Videotaping Nursing Skills: How do you accomplish this in your nursing program?

   historyfan posted a topic in Educators

   Hi colleagues: I teach a first semester nursing skills course. We are a bit in the dark ages because we (my colleagues and I) watch our nursing students perform skills in person...so they are "checked off" and as part of their grade. This process ...

9. Fired from my first RN job after only 2 weeks.

   historyfan replied to Mountainrnbsn's topic in New Nurse

   My orientation was 12 weeks long, and that was 25 years ago, so I don't think this has anything to do with today's nurses. I feel badly for this new nurse as it sounds like she wasn't mentored or nurtured properly. Hopefully, he or she finds a bet...

10. Performance Tests in Nursing Skills: High Stakes?!

    historyfan replied to historyfan's topic in Educators

    I love this idea! I've thought of videotaping and I know other schools use this approach. Maybe that's the direction we need to go. Thank you!

11. Performance Tests in Nursing Skills: High Stakes?!

    historyfan replied to historyfan's topic in Educators

    Yes, we give students immediate feedback (verbal and written) explaining what they missed on the performance test. Then they have one week to practice in the nursing lab and refine their skill, after which time they come back for the second chance.

12. Performance Tests in Nursing Skills: High Stakes?!

    historyfan posted a topic in Educators

    Hi everyone: In our nursing program, in the first semester, we require students to successfully pass several different nursing skills (BP, oral medication administration, parenteral medication administration, cardiac/respiratory/GI assessment and a ...

13. Review of nursing exams with students

    historyfan replied to Educator1988's topic in Educators

    Yes, indeed. We do not return the scantrons until the students have looked over the test booklets together in their small groups (our exams have 25-30 questions, the review takes about 30-40 minutes). After that, we return the scantrons so they can...

14. Does anyone still teach percussion in assessment?

    historyfan replied to SHGR's topic in Educators

    We still teach it and it is addressed in our nursing fundamentals/skills textbook.

15. Review of nursing exams with students

    historyfan replied to Educator1988's topic in Educators

    I just posted a separate entry about collaborative test review. We (nursing faculty) also felt the same way (defensive, etc) but collaborative test review has really minimized these stressful situations.