Goodoldnurse

What an interesting conversation! At the small community college where I teach, all Masters Prepared faculty are titled "Professor" although in our small nursing program (we have a total of 70-80 students total) the students call us by our first name...

It is unfortunate that they are not treating all students with the same respect and dignity. This should not be tolerated by the school administration. The math test is HUGE!! You can cause great harm by having the decimal in the wrong place or givi...

Nursing Faculty here. Sorry could not help but to reply. If the College of Nursing requires a 75% to pass a course, you MUST achieve this!! Many times it is about the grade you earned and nothing else. Unfortunately, the NCLEX is not graded on a cur...

First, you need to have clear in your mind what pathway you are persuing. If you are on the educator pathway, you want your BSN so you can adjunct or teach while finishing the MSN. If not, you may not need it. 2nd, what you learn in these 2 classes ...

I do enjoy grading in my jammies and working on lectures on my weekends!!!! Those students that pass are such an boost!!

I agree with VickiRN! They are shutting down the CNL AND CNS programs in my area since the hospitals and physicians are not using them correctly. In my area, those who have a masters in Public Health, cannot teach because it is not a masters in nurs...

Thank You Valmor for that very quick and easy rationale as to why we do this. We use another testing system, but use it the same way. It helps us predict who will pass NCLEX and that is what we are working toward: TOGETHER!! We have raised our entran...

Where I am, you can take the NCLEX after graduating from a achool without accreditation, but if you want to go on with your education, NONE of the credits may transfer to an accredited school.

I went through the old journals I had and kept the stories, case studies and anything that had a name and situation. When we want to do a simulation about in conjunction with course content, the lab coordinator pulls these and gets the faculty expert...

We are seperating our diadactic and clinical grades. Our students were being counceled regarding theory grades and then ending up with an "A" or "B" in the class because we added the points for clinical to the theory. They now get to see what they ha...

Really depends on your geographic area and experience. In my state the vocational/technical schools pay differently than the colleges. And the community college pays differently than the 4-year schools.

Most schools either have or are contemplating having 100% pass on medication exams. It really matters that you give medications correctly 100% of the time!! Remember, you will have lives in your hands and their loved ones are counting on you to take ...

Congrats!!!

I sometimes will get a "thank you" but so many times they are so consumed with a final exam or the end of the semester that they are just relieved the clinical experience is over! I do clinicals, lecture and coordinate their final year at the college...

I give my cell phone # to my students and they do not abuse it. I have unlimited texting since many live in that arena and I carry on full conversations with them. Sometimes they are just anxious and need a kind word or have a questions about an upco...

I teach an online pharmacology course. Most of my students at the moment are pre-nursing and some do very well. The students have questions to answer in each module that they must find in the book. The exams are online and of course they can use thei...

All I can say is "I love my students!!!" We as faculty try so hard to expose each student the knowledge they need to be safe in the workplace and be successful on the NCLEX-RN. There are times I worried that I was too hard during lecture, but they ma...

Bearyspecial: Being fair AND turning out safe nursing students is not easy! I remind the students that the board of nursing is not there to protect them, it is there to protect the clients! Sounds like they may have to repeat a few skill stations an...

Read something you enjoy! You may not be able to do this for your entire nursing school journey! Like other posters stated, you will get plenty of reading in those wonderful, awesome textbooks!!! LOL:bugeyes:

Hello ljcraigrn, OU has the NP option (family, peds and other specialities) and Nurse Educator. The CNS may have been put on hold, they are not being used correctly in Oklahoma and they are having trouble finding faculty. I liked OU because it was A...

Don't forget these are not the only programs. I would not recommend Platt (accreditation problems) but do look into the other programs around the city and surrounding area. If you wish to wait for one of these programs, use this time to get your othe...

The college I teach in has stopped participating in the 1+1 program since many of those students are not successful in the RN program. The LPN program does not teach the same things as the first year of a traditional nursing program of an Associate d...

You sound very frustrated. Use this experience to mold how you will treat new nurses or team members. I will give you an "GOOD JOB!!!!" since you have made it this far! Positive thoughts for you when taking the NCLEX!! :clphnds:

Sometimes it is all about the stories the students can relate to! You would probably be very good with fundamental students. They are so scared and those fundamental skills that you use daily are priceless! Good luck and enjoy!

YES!! It really IS a predictor of your success in the NCLEX-RN!! You have now shown that you and your classmates are not trustworthy. Is this how you will act with clients? Will you have this same attitude when you are taking care of someones mother?...