Beth's granddaughter replied to alansmith52's topic in General Nursing
The Medication Aide Certified bill recently passed the legislature, much to my disappointment. The MAC must have 2 years experience as a CNA and pass a 100 hour classroom/clinical training course...
Beth's granddaughter replied to heavenly_wishes's topic in General Nursing
There are several places along the Wasatch Front to get a nursing degree - University of Utah, BYU, Provo College, Westminster, Weber State to name a few. My recommendation is to march straight toward...
Hi ABQGRANT. By saying "everyone" you have met has a horror story about a nursing instructor is hereby proven untrue, because now you have met me online, and all my nursing instructors were and still...
Hi Roro I was taught to use the "ADPIE" method for care planning, and this is how I teach my students this particular method. I set the separate categories into a table / outline format:...
Beth's granddaughter replied to Nurse-o-Matic's topic in MICU, SICU
Dear LVN, I am sorry to hear you sounding so unhappy about the RN/LVN issue. It truly is not a question of how good you are as a nurse (and I am sure you are very good at what you do), rather, it is a...
I speak Spanish and often served as a medical interpreter. We had a young mother from Mexico whose prematurely born daughter (then about 2 months old) was suffering from pneumonia. The nurse "caught"...
Our school uses a rubric in the clinical setting. A rubric is a table that explains what is needed to obtain full points in one column, then behaviors and outcomes needed to obtain less than full...
Our school just got SimMan, and just completed my training to learn to use him. He cost $32K - that is WITH the laptop and air compressor. He is the coolest! So much better to practice and make a...
Beth's granddaughter replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor
Back in my LPN days I worked at a long term care facility. As I walked by a table of ladies in the dining room, one of them stopped me. She asked me to turn around slowly, look this way, hold my arms...
Beth's granddaughter replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing
I was 38 when I started nursing school, and I'm pushing the big 5-oh now, and I'm still going to school! The thing is, in 8 years, you will be 8 years older whether or not you went back to school. Go...
Beth's granddaughter replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing
After I sent the last of my kids off to school, I went back to school to become a teacher - like my mom and dad - teaching has been my life-long dream. My daddy was dying of cancer at the time and...
Thanks for the reply! I am in Utah. From what I understand, this is an interpretation of the Nurse Practice Act Rules. I don't see it written anywhere. My boss has personally chatted with a member of...
I recently joined the faculty of a private college's ADN program. I have a BSN, and I am working on my master's degree. In my state, only Master's prepared nurses may teach RN students. So I am...