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    Are Nursing Students Burned Out Before or After They Graduate?

    PamtheNurse replied to PamtheNurse's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    turtlesRcool, “Is it really burnout, though? One school of thought is that clinician burnout is actual moral injury.” That is an interesting thought. As a former Medical Ethics Instructor, I...
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    Burnout...what to do about it?

    PamtheNurse replied to Destin293's topic in General Nursing

    Destin293, What you are describing is classic burnout symptoms. Whether you are burning or burned out only you can decide. Counseling is a good place to decide, burnout is bigger than any one...
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    What Is Wrong with These Students?

    PamtheNurse replied to PamtheNurse's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    BabyNP,, The university BSN program within which I teach the average age of student is between 32-34, therefore millennial. Interestingly, with every semester the average age is rising not...
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    What Is Wrong with These Students?

    PamtheNurse replied to PamtheNurse's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    KalipsoRed21, Our college is actively teaching the tail-end of the millennials, the average age of our students is 32-34. You are correct, in the 70’s and 80’s corporate management changed...
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    What Is Wrong with These Students?

    PamtheNurse replied to PamtheNurse's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Tegridy, Lecturing is only one tool or approach to conveying the information. And yes with the technology that is available there are other ways to convey information and confirm that the information...
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    What Is Wrong with These Students?

    PamtheNurse replied to PamtheNurse's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Tegridy, TBL is somewhat like flipped because of the communication format but not quite. It certainly is different than reading slides. I hesitate to summarize it here because it is a little...
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    What Is Wrong with These Students?

    PamtheNurse replied to PamtheNurse's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Hoosier_RN, It does make you wonder is it that students are displaying student like behavior despite their age or generation? Pam the
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    What Is Wrong with These Students?

    PamtheNurse replied to PamtheNurse's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Tegridy, Schools are driven to what they do because of Boards of Nursing and Accreditation requirements. Though Faculty does often have leeway in their classroom it can be an uphill battle with the...
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    What Is Wrong with These Students?

    PamtheNurse replied to PamtheNurse's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    +OllieW, Daisy Joyce asked the question I wanted to ask, what criteria did you use to determine what was required of you? Pam the
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    What Is Wrong with These Students?

    PamtheNurse replied to PamtheNurse's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Tridil2000, You have the highest of compliments from whalestales! However, you have not spoken to your thoughts regarding nursing faculty burnout. Have you experienced it? Do you know of others who...
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    What Is Wrong with These Students?

    PamtheNurse replied to PamtheNurse's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Tridil2000, It does sound as if yours is an inspirational approach based on student curiosity? And you use parable teaching as well? It is obvious from Tegridy's post not everyone learns the same nor...
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    What Is Wrong with These Students?

    PamtheNurse replied to PamtheNurse's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Tridil2000, Thank you for your post. WOW!, you have gotten to a place most want to be, what advice would you have for other nursing faculty? Have you ever had a problem with burnout? If so have you...
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    What Is Wrong with These Students?

    PamtheNurse replied to PamtheNurse's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    AmoLucia, I am not sure if you asking for commentary from someone other than myself? However, I certainly have had that thought cross my mind many-a-time. I am the parent of two millennials - one...
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    What Is Wrong with These Students?

    PamtheNurse replied to PamtheNurse's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Mywords1, Thank you for your comment. Yes, I must agree older students do not want to pay-the-dues for the reward. Somehow they feel as if they have put in their time, most often in getting a...
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    What Is Wrong with These Students?

    PamtheNurse replied to PamtheNurse's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Tridil200, Thank you for your comment. The average age of a nursing student at our school is 32 and climbing with each cohort. 1/4 to 1/3 of each cohort already has a degree and over half have...
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    What Is Wrong with These Students?

    PamtheNurse replied to PamtheNurse's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    IIg, Traditionally schools have been the gatekeepers, however, in recent years that role seems to have changed. Financial pressures, chronic shortages of faculty and nurse shortages and more have...
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    What Is Wrong with These Students?

    PamtheNurse replied to PamtheNurse's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Caliotter3, I appreciate your observations, certainly, the generation being discussed has their own characteristics, the resulting behavior is similar to those that came before, there is nothing...
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    What Is Wrong with These Students?

    PamtheNurse replied to PamtheNurse's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Magnoliablush, Thank you! A question: does/did those displaying this behavior, that managed to become a nurse, have a problem as working graduates paying close attention to doctors' orders, lab...
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    Degree or Not Degree, That is the Question

    PamtheNurse posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    It wasn't long ago thoughts of Doctor Nurse were ludicrous MDs didn't appreciate the few brave souls that dared venture into that territory! Patients were confused and hospital administration...
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    Degree or Not Degree, That is the Question

    PamtheNurse replied to PamtheNurse's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    This article is a reflection of questions and concerns that motivated me to further investigate the nursing faculty plight with research. The research survey to generate the data will be coming