yumaRN1990

yumaRN1990

Med-surg, homehealth, and hospice

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  1. Unit Based Educators

    yumaRN1990 posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I am the ube for a busy med-surg floor for about 6 months any other UBE's out there who has some good teaching ideas? I don't have my masters just BSN with a 17 years of expierence. I have been a...

  2. Unit Based Educators

    yumaRN1990 replied to yumaRN1990's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Yes, I am still the unit based educator for our unit, which is 52 bed medsurg unit. I probably have about the same amount of staff as you do. Some of the things that I am finding works is a morning...

  3. Online classes at Grand Canyon

    yumaRN1990 posted a topic in Arizona Nursing

    Has anyone out there taken classes on line at Grand Canyon? I am beginning my master's program and am planning on taking classes there. Is the computer program easy to use? The advisor I spoke with...

  4. Online classes at Grand Canyon

    yumaRN1990 replied to yumaRN1990's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Sorry, she said that the computer system used for the online classes is easy to navigate. Sorry to say, she did not say the degree itself was easy. I have been looking for universities to get my...

  5. Clinical Nurse Expert (educator)

    yumaRN1990 posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I have just recently accepted this new postion, in fact it is new for whole hospital. Can anyone out there give any ideas as to where I can find self evals and assement tools that I use to get...

  6. Going to RN program at age 40--crazy?

    yumaRN1990 replied to Teapot12345's topic in General Nursing

    You arenever to old at least that is what I am being told now. I am in my late 50's and going back to school to get my masters' in education. the job I recently accepted is a clinical nurse expert...

  7. The Certified Nurse Educator (CNE) Examination

    yumaRN1990 replied to VickyRN's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I do agree that we should not have to get a masters degree but that looks like the way this program is going. You would think that all our time as nurses would count for something. I also have a med...

  8. ANCC Medical Surgical Certification Results

    yumaRN1990 replied to dmp135's topic in Medical-Surgical

    You Go Girl! I am proud of you and thank you for you do for our troops. I am a med surg nurse and like you, I feel we are far from "average". Med surg nurses are thrown into different things...

  9. The Certified Nurse Educator (CNE) Examination

    yumaRN1990 replied to VickyRN's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Is there a certification program out there for those of us who have a BSN. I have been working as our unit base educator for about 6 months now. I would like to become certified, but at my age I...

  10. RN to BSN online

    yumaRN1990 replied to mona b RN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I got my degree through the University of Jacksonville, in Florida. The program was easy to use and the professors were easy to get in touch with if you had questions or problems. I don't know what...

  11. Med-Surg Roll Call

    yumaRN1990 replied to RNPATL's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I have been a nurse since 1990 and started out in Med-Surg, thought I needed a change and went to Home Care/Hospice. I returned to the hospital about a year later, and my med surg manager, said see I...

  12. ANCC Medical Surgical Certification Results

    yumaRN1990 replied to dmp135's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I took the exam last May and passed, but did not get the results for a month. I would not say that it is a slam duck type of text. I can tell you that I will not let mine expire, becasue I definetly...

  13. Holistic Nurses' Certification Examination

    yumaRN1990 replied to VickyRN's topic in Holistic

    Hi, I plan on taking the test in March, I am looking for anyone out there who has taken the exam and can tell what to expect and what I really need to be studying? I am a Certified Healing Touch...

  14. Bad Rep for Med Surg

    yumaRN1990 replied to kellyskitties's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I have worked med-surg for a very long time, (somedays it feels longer than others), but it is the place I want to work. I have seen a lot of changes in our unit over time. We have gone from one...

  15. RN to BSN online

    yumaRN1990 replied to mona b RN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I received my BSN through the Jacksonville U. out of Florida. It was a lot of work, but I am glad I did it. It did not mean alot of extra pay for me, but it was something I wanted to do and to...

  16. KCI wound vac question

    yumaRN1990 replied to Schmoo1022's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    I am on the wound care team and we never have use tegaderm. We do us adaptic to help proctect the wound bed, especialy if the wound is highly vascular. Then sometimes use the white foam and it is...

  17. unit based educators

    yumaRN1990 replied to syb's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    I am just taking over the job as unit based educator, I am currently working as resource co-ordinator ( charge nurse) on a med-surg unit. My job will be very similar to your's. We have not had a...

  18. Nurse educators

    yumaRN1990 replied to yumaRN1990's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Thanks for the reply, I am one of the two day charge nurses and I have been doing it for about 5 years. I really feel I am just evolving into the positon, but I really need a change. It is such a...

  19. Nurse educators

    yumaRN1990 posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Any nurse educators out there? Our hospital calls the positon a unit based educator. I have been offered a job as a unit based educator and would like to know from others if they like their jobs and...

  20. Quitting 4 months into nursing?

    yumaRN1990 replied to mariedoreen's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with many of the statements and ideas that Wooh had. Your preceptorship or oreintation was so short and I understand your frustration. Give it some time, it takes 6 to 8 months sometimes...

  21. RN's who cover an LPN

    yumaRN1990 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just curious, does anyone out there who covers LPNs do you get paid extra for doing so? At our hospital we don't and when you do you actually have double the

  22. RN's who cover an LPN

    yumaRN1990 replied to yumaRN1990's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know what I said that made anyone think that I did not appreciate the hard work that an LPN does. I am sorry for any misunderstanding. I have worked and learned from some very good LPN's who...

  23. Starting income for ADN R.N.s in AZ

    yumaRN1990 replied to NewJA's topic in Arizona Nursing

    In Yuma it is between 20 and 22 an hour. We work 12 hour shifts, and a differential is figured into that. We also get paid a dollar extra an hour for working the weekends and time and half for the...

  24. Is 26 too old to go back to school?

    yumaRN1990 replied to anouk's topic in General Nursing

    26 is not to old. I got my AA in nursing, and my oldest son was taking some of the same college classes I was. Then after being a nurse for 14 years my son and husband encouraged me to go back to...

  25. Career Opportunities for Holistic Nurses

    yumaRN1990 replied to CaliAlli's topic in Holistic

    Angus thanks, for the information about the