Welcome to the Nurse Educator Forum. It is my desire that you find this a warm, inviting place and will come here often for friendly, collegial discussions.
Let me introduce myself: I have been an ADN nurse educator in a small community college in North Carolina for the past two years. My areas of specialty are medical-surgical, OBGYN and immediate newborn, and cardiac nursing. In addition to teaching, I conduct clinicals on general medical-surgical, PEDS, postpartum, and cardiac step-down units. Along with being a full time nursing instructor, I am working on my Masters in Nursing Education. I am enrolled in a fully online curricula and have been very satisfied with this so far.
I have learned much these past two years but, I have so much more to learn! I look forward to hearing from you.
Thank-you. Happy New Year to Everyone!! I would love to teach at the college level. I have taught in California's Community Colleges. However, without the completion of my MSN, was not eligible for a tenured position. Here, in California, it seems to me that the better paying jobs, without a Doctorate, are at the Community College level. It seems much more competitive, and lower paying, to work in either the State or Private Universities, with "only" an MSN. Although I, personally, believe that the BSN should be the entry level, I also am a pragmatist. It will take much change to put this into effect. However, I am continually amazed at all the professions that require a University Degree as their basic level for entry into practice. Professions such as teaching, Physical Therapist (even a Master's Degree is required as the basic entry level to practice), Pharmacist, must have a Bachelor's Degree required as the minimum for practice entry. I also believe that until the RN becomes a BSN everywhere that the level of pay, and respect will not be where it should be. I finally realize that this may create a discussion that I don't wish to defend right now. I have heard both sides, and one of the bottom lines is controlling the Medical Establishments costs, therefore keeping the entry level as a Community College ADN. This is one of the excuses that is given. When Parmaceutical Companies can charge millions for drugs, then an RN, who is to take the responsibility to properly administer and monitor those drugs, should be very valuable. Even though it is very difficult to become a Physician, there isn't a shortage. Why??? As for everything, money talks, and they are paid well. They have respect from many quarters. Make the nursing pay commensurate with the responsibility and duties of an RN, and there won't be a nursing shortage either. Make the codified body of basic knowledge a BSN minimum. Then respect will increase from many arenas.
Hi, I am full time faculty at an accelerated nursing program. I was adjunct for ten years with special needs peds (and through age 26). I love teaching, however having practiced for more than 30 years, I am 'old school' when it comes to teaching. Yet my nursing students are generation Y, which seems to be my greatest challenge yet! I know they are great at multi-tasking. I want to know what other 'gifts' they have, or how I can better reach them.
I just joined the forum today and am exhilarated.Am a 36 year old nurse educator in aprivate hospital in Kenya.I am an RN/RM,and BScN.I hope to enroll in a master's long distance program by March this year.I have a strong medsurg background and love nursing.
Specializes in Gerontological, cardiac, med-surg, peds.
I just joined the forum today and am exhilarated.Am a 36 year old nurse educator in aprivate hospital in Kenya.I am an RN/RM,and BScN.I hope to enroll in a master's long distance program by March this year.I have a strong medsurg background and love nursing.
Welcome to the Nurse Educators Forum, ssakd :balloons:
Specializes in Gerontological, cardiac, med-surg, peds.
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Hi, I am full time faculty at an accelerated nursing program. I was adjunct for ten years with special needs peds (and through age 26). I love teaching, however having practiced for more than 30 years, I am 'old school' when it comes to teaching. Yet my nursing students are generation Y, which seems to be my greatest challenge yet! I know they are great at multi-tasking. I want to know what other 'gifts' they have, or how I can better reach them.
Thanks!
Welcome to the forum, pdsmsn :welcome: Please refer to this thread:
Hi! I am the Director of Clinical Education at a small community hospital in PA. I have more things going on that I can handle! Is there anyone here who works in staff development? This is an extremely challenging field, with limited resources (like finances and education staff) that must meet not only educational needs but institutional needs as well. Right now, I need to re-vamp a prector/mentor program, and sell it to staff who feel overworked and do not want the extra burden of precepting. Which means we aren't keeping our new GNs long enough for them to make adifference to our staffing shortage. I just can't get them to see the connection! Any ideas?
I teach LPN students at a small community college in a horrible, high crime rate area. I am currently working on my masters and plan to graduate in May 08. I fell into this position, had no orientation and had to make all my own powerpoints and tests. I struggle to make the questions application based. Anyway, that's my story.
Specializes in Gerontological, cardiac, med-surg, peds.
Welcome to the Nurse Educator Forum, nursebrandie28! :balloons: There are many threads of interest which should help you with your many responsibilities in the LPN program. Look forward to interacting with you and hearing more from you :)
Hi! I am the Director of Clinical Education at a small community hospital in PA. I have more things going on that I can handle! Is there anyone here who works in staff development? This is an extremely challenging field, with limited resources (like finances and education staff) that must meet not only educational needs but institutional needs as well. Right now, I need to re-vamp a prector/mentor program, and sell it to staff who feel overworked and do not want the extra burden of precepting. Which means we aren't keeping our new GNs long enough for them to make adifference to our staffing shortage. I just can't get them to see the connection! Any ideas?
There seems to be a crisis brewing as you all know. This is a crisis of capacity. It seems to exist in medicine as well as nursing. I have been captivated by the discussion that has arisen simply by way of introduction. My original desire when coming on line here was to learn more about how nurses become good or better educators - what is the pedagogy of nursing. I found a couple of programs in medicine related to how to design, develop and maintain curriculum - but so far nothing in nursing about this area other than to teach how to be nurses. Nurses then leave nursing and become nurse educators without having had the training or developmental work to consolidate the skills required to develop edcuation programs. If I were you I would set some realtistic timelines and seek to have a crew trained to become program developers - a very special skill set, of course. I know of a program now that is giving specialized workshops to resident surgeons about how to become educators, because "oops' they never taught them while they were in training but now they have to teach - poor up and coming residents in training. I would first secure a commitment to long term service (e.g. 5 years) for anyone I made expense to train in education program design, etc.
My name is Donna, I am a PeriOperative Clinical Nurse Educator responsible for the educational needs of the OR staff (14 rooms) as well as the Endo unit, CPD, Pre-test, Day Surgery, PACU, and our free standing day surgery center down the street from the main hospital. I was promoted from within after being an OR nurse here for 15 years. I am currently working towards completion of my BSN and am pathway'd to the MSN program. I love my job (most of the time) but need to catch up educationally to the job I am doing. Learning a lot and loving school, but time is a serious issue.
I am happy to have this forum to review and discuss.
Goodoldnurse
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:welcome: Are you wanting to continue in the hospital or move to a college? Glad to have you amoung the ranks!