Professor X MSN, RN

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

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...

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"?

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

I can't be sure here...I read this over and over to see if you were being sarcastic or what...but let me be clear: there is no legal case, there was no discrimination, there will be no monetary reward, no one was evil, no one will be punished for bei...

PLEASE PLEASE stop saying "the instructor failed me." YOU failed, not the instructor. The instructor had nothing to do with your lateness and your cel phone use and your interactions with patients. If you had known, in November, that it was a group ...

Affordable nursing schools have a lower acceptance rate because more people apply. This would apply to state universities and community colleges as well. "Podunk University" has a perfectly good nursing program for a reasonable price. 200 people appl...

I'm sorry, Nurse Kelsey, but you are incorrect. In my in-patient positions, I have found numerous errors in pre-printed "cheat sheets" and pharmacy dosing because people thought they did not need to do math. Being able to calculate accurately is esse...

Nursing school can be very stressful, and stressors can aggravate your condition so be very self-aware. You will be dealing with fatigue, sleep deprivation, fluctuating schedules, unfamiliar environments. How have these stressors affected you in the...

In the interest of full disclosure, I am a professor of nursing-classroom and clinical. I am hearing your disappointment and anger. Let's all breathe. Clinical agreements are made months or years in advance and are at the pleasure and discretion of ...