cnmbfa

cnmbfa

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  1. Teaching OB

    cnmbfa replied to Saalbunch's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I have them use the AHRQ's Electronic Preventive Services Selector (ePSS) tool to select three recommended screenings for a pregnant woman. They are to write about the what, when, and why of the...

  2. How important is a msn in education?

    cnmbfa replied to Mary C's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    It helps a LOT to be really clinically strong and up-to-date; that gains you the respect of the students and of the staff at clinical agencies. But, it may not be enough, especially if you want to be...

  3. My world, upside down, but its ok! I'm good now!

    cnmbfa replied to annacnatorn's topic in General Nursing

    Have you ever thought about a masters in psych nursing and being a nurse psychotherapist? That would allow you to combine social work knowledge with nursing, but no need to use you arm other than to...

  4. Scam Schools And Diploma Mills

    cnmbfa replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Students

    I have never met anyone in academia or in Nursing leadership who holds a U of P degree in esteem. Perhaps someone with a solid track record and years of experience will not be hurt by a degree from...

  5. Stupid q's: Has smoking cigarettes kept you from getting a job?

    cnmbfa replied to mls4455's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    hindsight2020RN: They can smell it on you. Even if you wear clean clothes, your clothes picked up the smell from being in your house, or from your car. It will even be in your hair. Unless you...

  6. How to fail clinical

    cnmbfa posted a topic in General Students

    This is from a document I post for my students at the start of clinical. Doing any of these things will probably result in failing clinically. Remember, we faculty have wide leeway in making a call...

  7. How to fail clinical

    cnmbfa replied to cnmbfa's topic in General Students

    The problem we instructors face is that what you see (real world) is NOT what NCLEX may want. A perfect example of this is bathing newborns. Book and NCLEX expect us to clean the head first, and to...

  8. How to fail clinical

    cnmbfa replied to cnmbfa's topic in General Students

    In my next life (if there is such a thing), I want to be a better typist and a much better proofreader. nfailed = failed; probklem=problem My

  9. How to fail clinical

    cnmbfa replied to cnmbfa's topic in General Students

    I should clarify that for some of these (being unprepared, inability to answer straight forward questions about patho, drugs, etc. or failure to follow up when specifically directed to do so), I am...

  10. How to fail clinical

    cnmbfa replied to cnmbfa's topic in General Students

    from, not form. I am tired--two long days in a

  11. How to fail clinical

    cnmbfa replied to cnmbfa's topic in General Students

    Thanks for the

  12. How to fail clinical

    cnmbfa replied to cnmbfa's topic in General Students

    These are my guidelines, which reflect a combination of the student handbook, honor code, and course syllabi. It also includes language form out clinical evaluation tool, which spells out other...

  13. Clinical Failure

    cnmbfa replied to student1919's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If you were in our program, you would fail clinically after you second tardy. You would be kept out of clinical if ANY of the things like TB skin test, CPR card, vaccines, flu shot, drug screen, etc....

  14. Plagerizing yourself?

    cnmbfa replied to Juniper248's topic in General Students

    Yes, you can use it if you cite yourself, just as you would any other

  15. Forced ultrasounds

    cnmbfa replied to nurse2033's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Wrong. There are multiple ways to determine gestational age well before the time limit; this is not the only one, and while somewhat more accurate, not enough to warrant its invasiveness and cost....

  16. Forced ultrasounds

    cnmbfa replied to nurse2033's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    This particular kind of US is a new practice. Why aren't we leaving it up to the doctor to decide whether a translady partsl approach is needed? This is being done simply to be invasive, to shame...

  17. Forced ultrasounds

    cnmbfa replied to nurse2033's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Very tiny, very remote increase in risk, much less than the risks fo actually giving birth. The intent of this is to invade women's bodies, shame them, and drive up the cost of abortion by severl...

  18. To all "medical coverage is a privilege" folks:

    cnmbfa replied to dirtyhippiegirl's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    A key provision of the Affordable Health Care Act is premium support. If you make up to 4 times the poverty level, you will get help in paying premiums. There are thousands of businesses that are...

  19. To all "medical coverage is a privilege" folks:

    cnmbfa replied to dirtyhippiegirl's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    In most states, Medicaid only covers tooth extractions. I live in a city with 900,000 people. There are 4 dentists in this city who will take Medicaid to do extractions. Medicaid patients end up in...

  20. To all "medical coverage is a privilege" folks:

    cnmbfa replied to dirtyhippiegirl's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Neatnurse: You have no idea what you are talking about. My daughter lived in a rural part of a soluthern state for several years. She and her hubby both worked. NONE of the employers in that area...

  21. care plan question

    cnmbfa replied to JMederich's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    As a faculty member, it is frustrating to see students come here and ask others to tell them what to do or what to think when it is quite clear that they didn't first try to deeply understand the...

  22. care plan question

    cnmbfa replied to JMederich's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Wound infection won't kill him (at least not for a 7-10 days, IF undetected AND if untreated) but a potassium issue could do so, and Quickly. Look up what renal failure and diarrhea do to K+ levels....

  23. Pneumothorax vs. hypovolemia.

    cnmbfa replied to jhwang2's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Severe enough pneumothorax can interfere with return of blood to the heart form the lungs, and will definitely impair oxgenation. Heart rate and RR go up in response; BP goes down as attempt to...

  24. heparin drip calculation

    cnmbfa replied to ablade's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I teach nursing math. Yes, there are some conversion you simply will have to memorize, and then REMEMBER beyond the exam, because you will use them for the rest of your life. (pounds to kg., # of mL....

  25. Teaching plan HELP!!??

    cnmbfa replied to septembernurse14's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    What Inori wrote boils down to this: Your job as a nurse is to make a difference. By that, I mean that as a result of meeting YOU, he ends up better able to deal with a broken arm, and is free of...