vickynurse

vickynurse

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  1. sniffing alcohol swab for nausea?

    vickynurse posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I know this sounds very weird, but here goes. Nurses in several area hospitals are helping patients to sniff the fumes from alcohol swabs as a nursing intervention to treat nausea. Clearly this is...

  2. OR experience for students?

    vickynurse posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    We've been having difficulty finding OR experiences for students. For whatever reason, facilities are rarely willing to allow students into the OR anymore. Is anyone else experiencing this? Do your...

  3. AA hair care racist?

    vickynurse posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I was caring for a very sweet AA lady, w/ TKA and asked if there was anything special she wanted me to do for her hair. She got all upset and said I was a racist. I was shocked by this, as I was...

  4. Nurses teaching with degrees other than a MSN

    vickynurse replied to Wgbem's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    What state are you speaking about

  5. Statistics Curriculum Concern

    vickynurse replied to abooker's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Mark Twain said "There are lies, there are d**n lies, and there are statistics." It is important for nurses to know how stats can be massaged. It is also important to be able to evaluate the...

  6. Nurses teaching with degrees other than a MSN

    vickynurse replied to Wgbem's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I would recommend taking grad level education courses in curriculum and teaching techniques to anyone entering the classroom

  7. Metformin

    vickynurse replied to Toothbrushx2's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    I hold ALL diabetic meds if the glucose

  8. Do you teach NCLEX review courses?

    vickynurse posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I've thought about teaching review courses, but am not sure what it is like, or how to get started. Any advice is

  9. Do you teach NCLEX review courses?

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

    Jan, Thanks for your reply. I am thinking about doing this on a part time basis initially, with the goal of becoming almost full time down the road. How did you get started? Beyond familiarizing...

  10. University of the Virgin Islands??

    vickynurse replied to mbcatac7's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Do they have a nursing

  11. Students to Practice Injections on Each Other?

    vickynurse replied to VickyRN's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Our students practice on simulators, not each other. (ADN program at community

  12. authentic assessment

    vickynurse posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    My colleagues and I discussing the concept ofauthentic assessment and how it may or may not apply to nursing education. Is anyone using authentic assessment in the education

  13. authentic assessment

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

    That's how I see it as well. Thanks for the

  14. authentic assessment

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

    No, I'm thinking of 'authentic assessment' in terms of assessing / evaluating student performance in the clinical and theory settings. The Higher Learning Commission is encouraging that we get away...

  15. Attention Nurse Educators!

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

    When I was doing my NP practicum, I also worked as a clinical instructor. Comparing the two roles side by side, it was an easy choice for me to see that my talents were best applied to education....

  16. My mother is embarassed that I'm going to be a nurse...

    vickynurse replied to iriska_meller's topic in General Nursing

  17. What is a "Contact Hour"?

    vickynurse replied to student456's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sure it can vary from one body to another. In higher ed, 50 min is the

  18. What is a "Contact Hour"?

    vickynurse replied to student456's topic in General Nursing

    A contact hour equals 50 minutes of classroom time. Some facilities pay and others do

  19. Nursing Instructors Pet Peeves

    vickynurse replied to beachbum3's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I think you've included them

  20. Educators paid by the hour or credit hour?

    vickynurse replied to nursebrandie28's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    We are by the credit hour + 10 hrs a week in the office. We are also expected to be on campus a total of 30 hrs per week. Clinical hrs do not count the same as classroom hrs. They are multiplied by...

  21. ?Should students give IV push drugs?

    vickynurse replied to Zans's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Educator here. We do not push meds until the very last semester. Instructor must be present each

  22. Moving to Boulder/Denver Area, New grad in 08

    vickynurse replied to Higuchem's topic in Colorado Nursing

    I suggest you check out Lutheran hosp in Wheat Ridge. It's not to far from Boulder and is a super hospital. Good luck to

  23. EMR co-signing for students

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

    This is very true; however, we are still held responsible. I think that is the reason we have to sign, so they know who to

  24. EMR co-signing for students

    vickynurse posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I am wondering how different facilities require instructors to review and co-sign student entries. The facility I am at allows me to sign at the end of the day, but I hear that some require each...

  25. RE; Nurse educator HELPPPP

    vickynurse replied to Zar's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I think the word 'preceptor' has many different meanings and I'm not sure what you are looking for. At our school a preceptorship takes place during the last semester of a two year program....