Professor X MSN, RN

Professor X has 25 years experience as a MSN, RN and specializes in certified orthopedic nurse.

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1. Group chats and cheating?

   Professor X replied to Emeraldstorm's topic in General Students

   No defense is necessary. My stance is that cheaters and liars affect the profession. You believe differently.

2. Group chats and cheating?

   Professor X replied to Emeraldstorm's topic in General Students

   Wow, you certainly put me in my place and totally changed my mind about this situation. Now I see that cheating students do not in any way affect the integrity of the profession and should just be allowed to continue cheating. Thanks for setting me s...

3. Group chats and cheating?

   Professor X replied to Emeraldstorm's topic in General Students

   Seriously not your responsibility? And when you are a practicing nurse and see a colleague pocketing drugs or falsifying documentation, that will also be "not my responsibility"?

4. What's it like in the VIP wing of a hospital?

   Professor X replied to marienm, RN, CCRN's topic in General Nursing

   I worked in a hospital in the early 2000's that had a VIP wing. For extra cash, patients got private duty nurse, real food from real dishes, a "suite" area, obviously private room, with nicer furniture that "hid" medical equipment. Basically what L&a...

5. Dear Nursing Instructor

   Professor X replied to Fearless_leader's topic in General Students

   Almost spit my coffee at the screen reading about how well we instructors are paid. I make about 1/2 of what my students will make in their first job, right out of school. With 20 years experience and an advanced degree, we would be making quite a bi...

6. Juggling 2 under 2 and college

   Professor X replied to WolfMoon6's topic in General Students

   Clinicals and labs may start as early as 5:30 a.m. Do you have access to child care at that hour? Nursing school time requirements are equivalent to a full time job. With irregular hours. A job that is not unlike riding a bike. Except the bike is on...

7. Inconsistency is making me question my CI

   Professor X replied to NONOO's topic in Student Assist

   Actually, the ANA has nothing to say about CI duties.

8. Feel like giving up

   Professor X replied to Cmanursestudenta's topic in General Students

   Yikes! I hoope that wasn't your psych nursing instructor. Just because it's situational doesn't mean it's not real.

9. Am I too old to become a nurse?

   Professor X replied to TbistheMc's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Not at all too old. I do have some youngsters in my community college nursing program but the many, many are veterans, second career learners, or stay-at-home parents re entering the workforce. You may actually have an advantage with your age since m...

10. Feel like giving up

    Professor X replied to Cmanursestudenta's topic in General Students

    First of all, Kudzui is lying to you. Care plans are not dumb, they are required for all patients admitted to a healthcare facility and have to be updated in order for the facility to maintain accreditation and Medicare reimbursement. They are, in fa...

11. Need Advice for Clinicals

    Professor X replied to Mattf526's topic in Student Assist

    1. know exactly what you are supposed to be doing. Ask your clinical instructor if you don't understand the learning goal of the day. (Is this a day we just shadow? do we write up a care plan for one patient? or two? Is this the day I give meds? Shou...

12. Feeling discouraged

    Professor X replied to guest1129128's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I need you to think a moment about what type of person goes into teaching math (or chemistry) for a living. Left-brain type people. I have yet to meet a professional math instructor who is by nature warm, fuzzy, empathetic, and works with a high emo...

13. Nursing instructor gave a Warning for being late to first day of clinicals despite emailing her? What should I do?

    Professor X replied to faithandfood's topic in General Students

    Seriously my blood ran cold when I read "someone who wants to make a career out of dressing wounds" Is that what you think nurses do? You are not a nurse, right? Please tell me you are not. And if you are, please tell me you will never be near me or ...

14. Starting Nursing School In TWO MONTHS!

    Professor X replied to sorryimciara's topic in General Students

    1. Make sure your car is in running order, bills are paid in advance, family is supportive,, and (if needed) child care, back up child care, and back up back up child care is available. You will need to plan to attend every class, lab, and clinical ...

15. Unfair Tests?

    Professor X replied to EverConfused's topic in General Students

    A "concept based curriculum" does not teach content. They teach concept. So they can test you on any "concept" so far covered. For example, if the concept was "oxygenation" and the class used pneumonia as the exemplar, the test could include question...