Sunflower3

Sunflower3

NPD; Administration; M/S; Critical Care

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  1. Are Nursing Programs Adequately Training New Graduates?

    Sunflower3 replied to vbwise2's topic in Nurse Management

    llg, "We need to combine the best of what the university-based programs have added to the profession and combine it with the best of what the diploma schools offered." I could not agree more with...

  2. time management

    Sunflower3 replied to suni's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Suni, Have a calendar for each class and enter due dates of the weekly readings and assignments found on the course outline or syllabus. Refer daily to this calendar so you can plan ahead to work the...

  3. Number of Nurses Certified in NI

    Sunflower3 replied to rninformatics's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Are other certifications, such as in Health Information Technology, useful in this field? At my facility everyone is encouraged to gain certification in their field and for those just starting an...

  4. 2011 HIMSS Nursing Informatics Workforce Survey Results!

    Sunflower3 replied to rninformatics's topic in Nursing Informatics

    RNInformatics, This is great information-thanks so much for sharing these survey results!

  5. MSN or PhD to teach nursing?

    Sunflower3 posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Hello Nurse Educators, I am soon to graduate with my MSN-Nursing Education, and am wondering if I need a PhD to teach nursing? My goal is to teach at the university level/online, although I am open...

  6. Nursing informatics practicum

    Sunflower3 replied to ANALYNEB's topic in Nursing Informatics

    ANALYNEB, Your best bet is to contact the staff development/nursing education dept. of an academic medical center, since they are used to providing practicums for students, of all disciplines. If...

  7. Online programs

    Sunflower3 replied to whyldlife's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Glad to assist. All the best to you, in your educational pursuits! :)

  8. Online programs

    Sunflower3 replied to whyldlife's topic in Post Graduate Students

    My Master's was in Nursing Education, not advanced practice. So the focus for my DNP is Nursing Leadership. Between tuition reimbursement from my employer, and the two scholarships, I will have...

  9. Online programs

    Sunflower3 replied to whyldlife's topic in Post Graduate Students

    MagnoliaNurse, Yes, $1K/credit hr is steep. The good news is at the doctoral level, there are scholarships and grant funding that your school has access to, to assist with tuition for students at...

  10. Online programs

    Sunflower3 replied to whyldlife's topic in Post Graduate Students

    AnnieB2, When shopping for an online degree, first ensure that it is CCNE-accredited. After you've established this requisite for quality, then look at the curriculum and it's focus (there are...

  11. ANCC Nursing Professional Development exam

    Sunflower3 posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Everyone, I recently took a prep course for this exam, and am planning to test as soon as ANCC approves my application. Has anyone here taken this exam recently? What was your experience? Thank...

  12. Online programs

    Sunflower3 replied to whyldlife's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Your school will give you ideas for sites that would meet the requirements. For my MSN, I was in the Nurse Educator track, and I spent some time in the Staff Development dept of another hospital,...

  13. Online programs

    Sunflower3 replied to whyldlife's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I did the online RN-BSN degree program at Regis University in Denver, CO. That program had 105 practicum hours. For the Community Health class, I spent 40 hours with a local school nurse. It was a...

  14. NELRP 2010

    Sunflower3 replied to sedietsch's topic in General Students

    Thanks babysaverRN! Glad to see that the funded ratios are below 100%! Congratulations to everyone who has received the award, up to this point.

  15. NELRP 2010

    Sunflower3 replied to sedietsch's topic in General Students

    BabysaverRN, Thank you for sharing this update. Would you mind sharing your debt ratio with the group, so we can understand what ratio is currently being funded by NERLP? For example, mine is at...

  16. Ideas for training demo during informatics interview

    Sunflower3 replied to KrustyTheNurse's topic in Nursing Informatics

    rninformatics, This is very good advice~thank you for sharing. I'm being considered for a Director-level position in Informatics that would combine clinical simulation, for a group of Clinical...

  17. ANCC Nursing Professional Development exam

    Sunflower3 replied to Sunflower3's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    llg, Thanks for the insight. I am using my expanded knowledge gained from the course to study the areas I am a bit weak in. Were you able to identify test questions that were being piloted (not...

  18. NELRP 2010

    Sunflower3 replied to sedietsch's topic in General Students

    Everyone, I, too, checked my application and saw this. I just got off the phone with a very nice rep who logged into my online application, discussed this with his supervisor, and the response I...

  19. NELRP 2010

    Sunflower3 replied to sedietsch's topic in General Students

    lkmrn, Thank you very much for sharing this. I have sent you a PM.

  20. Questions about Army Civilian Nurse

    Sunflower3 replied to Kurious RN's topic in Government, Military

    KuriousRN, I was a civilian Navy Nurse during the first Gulf War, and worked at Naval Hospital in Portsmouth, VA. I remember the hiring process being about as lengthy as any other, but keep in mind...

  21. NELRP 2010

    Sunflower3 replied to sedietsch's topic in General Students

    051507: Would you mind sharing your debt:income ratio with the group? This helps the rest of us to know what our chances are to receive this funding, based upon the ratios currently being awarded....

  22. More education after 50

    Sunflower3 replied to tigermom's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    The discouragement you've received is probably due to those nurses who wish they had the courage to advance their own education/career outcomes. I concur with everyone here who says to 'go for it'...

  23. Clinical Observation: How to make the most of it?

    Sunflower3 replied to mambonurse's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Mambonurse, Contact your Nursing Education dept. If you have a coordinator for student affairs, they may have learning modules that corresponds with a particular clinical nursing focus. If these are...

  24. NELRP 2010

    Sunflower3 replied to sedietsch's topic in General Students

    Thank you for sharing this. My dates have also changed, from March to May. Late April was the Credit Bureau inquiry, also. Hoping this is a good sign, although I haven't received any emails from...

  25. how old were you when you realized you weren't going to make real money as a nurse

    Sunflower3 replied to pilotstudentnurse's topic in General Nursing

    "However, have you looked at what new school teachers or social workers make? Even in a high cost of living area they will not come close to $60,000+ for many, many years, and they still have all...