TooterIA

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1. Clinical question

   TooterIA replied to lepew's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

   At my current employer, I am required to make the assignments eary. One instructor prefers the afternoon before clinicals happen the following afternoon. My clinicals start at 1330 and I have their...

2. miscarriage-what instructions/support do your pts get?

   TooterIA replied to TooterIA's topic in Emergency

   Whoops, I meant 3,000/month. We tell these patients to establish care with a Ob/Gyn until we are blue in the face, and they just dont. As far as I know, if you call, you can get in for an appointment...

3. miscarriage-what instructions/support do your pts get?

   TooterIA posted a topic in Emergency

   I work in a 28 bed ED with an average of 3,000 patients/year. We see many patients with lady partsl bleeding and we either confirm a miscarriage, or threatened abortion. The DC instructions these...

4. Kaplan

   TooterIA replied to Tait's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

   My coworker interviewed for one of the local NCLEX positions. She was told the class is about 5 days long. And you could not have classes for weeks, then all of a sudden have a class. So if you can...

5. CEN review course but not taking the exam?

   TooterIA replied to TooterIA's topic in Emergency

   I have taken TNCC. It is not in my facility, it is about a 3 hour drive away. So I would also be forking out money for one night in a

6. Starting in the ER soon

   TooterIA replied to BigheartRN's topic in Emergency

   1:5? Ouch. If fully staffed, we are 1:4 and I usually run my ass off all 12 hours. I came from an ED that only saw about 400 pts/month to my new job where we see 3500/month. I have only been there...

7. CEN review course but not taking the exam?

   TooterIA posted a topic in Emergency

   My hospital claims to be offering to pay for a CEN review course by Jeff Solheim, who I have read good things about. I would have to pay for the course, the hospital would reimburse me, the money I...

8. Anyone in the ED used EPIC. Go live soon in ED.

   TooterIA replied to cheryl2365's topic in Emergency

   We go live in November, I am very interested to read the

9. Students behavior at clinical sites

   TooterIA replied to Calamazoo's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

   How did you hear about the behavior? Did you hear during the day or after it was over? I have students on Med/Surg with me, then also in ER, surgery, home health, hospice, etc. So I also have some in...

10. Thoughts on post-conferences

    TooterIA replied to lansgrl123's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    WOW, you only see each student two times/day in clinic? What level are they? Do they pass meds without you? I see each of mine probably twice/hour. This. Mine are about 30-45 minutes and the above...

11. What do you/your school do about no-call/no-shows in clinical?

    TooterIA replied to jmqphd's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Failed clinic. There is no excuse for not calling. Call the clinical site and leave a message for the instructor to call the student, call another student and get the instructor's number, call the...

12. What to expect as a RN Nurse Supervisor role with no nursing exp.?

    TooterIA replied to hnt1987's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto to not taking it. I really do understand if you need money and a job, but there is NO WAY I would take that job as a new

13. Just part-time?

    TooterIA replied to ORNurse911's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    IMO, online job options for MSN only are non-existent. I finished my MSN last May and have been looking for online prospects since and have found next-to-nothing. Almost all of them require a PhD, and...

14. Grading student written papers

    TooterIA replied to goingback's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Ditto using rubrics and handing out an APA example. I hand out an example f an APA reference page, yet still get students who cant get the reference page right. I am also clear about references and...

15. Contents in Crash Cart

    TooterIA replied to ahorton0918's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    We usually have at least 4-5 Ca Chlorides and bicarbs. Yes, our infusion is in the crash cart. Night shift is required to do crash cart checks, there is a list that says :Drawer 1, Drawer 2, ets that...