lynswim

lynswim

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About lynswim

lynswim specializes in OR, Education.


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  1. Hi, all - I will be taking my nursing competence assessment in Halifax in a few days (I'm so old that my BSN program in the States didn't have good syllabi for my NNAS score) - and I'm getting...
  2. Teaching from Home Pros and Cons?

    Hi, Missy - I'm a course instructor at WGU :) I love being able to teach in my sweats, messy hair, etc. On the flip side, I do feel like I'm tied to the computer/phone, and I'm bad at not keeping my...
  3. New Skills Lab Manager Needs Help!

    Kathleen - We use the textbook and the textbook resources to go by what to teach...Potter & Perry has checklists that can be printed; I'm not sure if they have online videos the students can...
  4. American Sentinel's online DNP?

    nursjoy - I am considering it...looking into loans, etc. May be starting in Oct - are you considering ASU?
  5. American Sentinel University

    Nursjoy - I haven't been through their online DNP, but I have heard good stories about their faculty - and this is the only school that I've found that offers the DNP in nursing ed.
  6. Are there any ADN advocates out there??

    Find out how many of your colleagues are ADN nurses, and use that statistic to take to management. Also, get the statistics for the state/country nursing shortage. Good
  7. Just part-time?

    Usually, places that hire online educators require some sort of F2F teaching experience in addition to MSN. Definitely get your MSN, you can always be an OR
  8. recapping saline bottles?

    Thanks for the replies!! I'm glad to know that I was correct in not recapping - but sad that these nurses have been doing this. When I got a vial of NS to mix with the powder, one of the scrubs said,...
  9. recapping saline bottles?

    Hi, all - I have just started working in a small hospital OR after being away from the OR for several years. The way staff at my new hospital adds bacitracin to irrigation is to empty the bacitracin...
  10. Should nursing instructors be ACLS certified? We are having this discussion where I work (ADN program). My thoughts are that ACLS is not necessary to teach; however, I can't find any data either for...
  11. One big topic is required reconsideration of DNRs - ORs need specific policies/procedures about DNR patients that come to the
  12. Your benefits will depend on if you're a 12 month or 9 month employee - I have worked in the NCCC system for over a year now and love
  13. I did my online MSN in education through St. Joseph's and really liked it - learned alot, it was affordable, and it seems to impress
  14. recent ankle fracture camper staying at camp

    thanks for the validation :)
  15. We had a camper fracture her ankle at camp - went to the local hospital and had an ORIF on Sat. Today (Sun)she is back at camp (mom, camper, and directors want her here). She has crutches and a walker...