RN0599 BSN, MSN

RN0599 has 25 years experience as a BSN, MSN and specializes in Nursing Education, Psych, Med-surg.

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1. Burned Out Instructor

   RN0599 replied to RN0599's topic in Educators

   Thank you so much for your kind words! I had let my boss know that I was sick; taking the rest of the week off. Guess what? They managed it without me! Today I went in to discuss my future with the College. I told them that I could no longer be respo...

2. Burned Out Instructor

   RN0599 posted a topic in Educators

   Hello, The new term just started this week. You would think I could not possibly be burned out so soon, but I am. Last term was extremely challenging due to a new learning platform being rolled out to the newest cohort. Since I teach Fundamental...

3. Finding Churches that Support Fighting COVID19

   RN0599 replied to FlameHeart's topic in Spirituality

   Oh my dear I know exactly what you mean! I've not been to church in so long because of the way the church people have been behaving! I won't go into details but know you are not alone!

4. No Pediatric Experience

   RN0599 replied to RN0599's topic in Educators

   This is a teaching assignment, not observational. This is what has me concerned. I have no experience nor interest in teaching pediatric nursing, period!

5. No Pediatric Experience

   RN0599 posted a topic in Educators

   I am being given a new assignment at my nursing school. I'm to take a group of students to a pediatric day care center disabled children that provides nursing care. First of all, I have no pediatric nursing experience in my 20 years of nursing. Furth...

6. Newbie Nurse Faculty Advice Needed

   RN0599 replied to JM.MSN_BSN_RN's topic in Educators

   I graduated in June with my MSN in Nursing Education. I completed my last preceptorship at the nursing school where I was hired. I teach the Fundamentals Skills Lab class and 2 days a week, I take a clinical group of 8 students to a Rehab facility t...

7. Herzing University Post-Master's PMHNP certificate program

   RN0599 replied to Agape practitioner's topic in NP Students

   Hi! Thanks for your response! To better clarify for you, MentalKlarity (love the username!), I have a MS in Rehabilitation Counseling and worked in community mental health for 15 years before going to nursing school in my 40's. I worked almost exclu...

8. Herzing University Post-Master's PMHNP certificate program

   RN0599 replied to Agape practitioner's topic in NP Students

   Hi all! I just graduated with my MSN in nursing education, not NP. I am considering the online post-master's certificate in PMHNP at Herzing. I'm currently working fulltime as a nursing instructor. How are you all doing so far? Thanks for the fe...

9. New Instructor about to start clinicals! Yikes!

   RN0599 replied to RN0599's topic in Educators

   Awesome suggestion! Thank you for the tip!!

10. New Instructor about to start clinicals! Yikes!

    RN0599 replied to RN0599's topic in Educators

    Yes! Thank you for the advice! We finished our 1st week, so now I have a better idea of what we are going to focus on. The students had an eye opening 1st week! Hard work but rewarding!

11. MSN Nursing Education - Worth it?

    RN0599 replied to HOPEforRNs's topic in Educators

    I do not regret getting my MSN-ED. My plan is to combine it with a post-Master's certificate in Psych-MH NP. You could get your MSN-ED and then get a post-Master's in FNP. I learned a lot about curriculum development, learning and teaching with the M...

12. Covid-19: The Guilt of the Work From Home Nurse

    RN0599 replied to maybug's topic in COVID

    I totally get the guilty feelings! I stopped working March 2020 due to COVID because my 86 year old mother is living with me! She has had respiratory issues in the past and I just couldn't see being out there and possibly bringing the virus home to h...

13. New Instructor about to start clinicals! Yikes!

    RN0599 posted a topic in Educators

    Hi! I am a newly minted MSN-ED with a new job as an instructor in a small ADN program. I have the Nursing Fundamentals class for skills and clinicals. I have 11 students who have no healthcare experience. I will take half on wednesdays and the o...

14. Covid-19: The Guilt of the Work From Home Nurse

    RN0599 replied to maybug's topic in COVID

    I understand your feelings of guilt. I have them myself from time to time. I had been working per diem in home health when the coronavirus hit the US. I also live with my elderly mother who has history of respiratory problems. At her insistance, I s...

15. Has anyone left nursing job due to COVID19 virus?

    RN0599 replied to Tirednurseandmomma14's topic in COVID

    I was working per diem home health. I also share my condo with my elderly mother. She is very susceptible to respiratory infections. Even though I have always maintained good infection control techniques, I just felt it was best all around to stay ho...