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  1. Canadian lab values vs. US lab values?

    lynswim posted a topic in Canada

    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?

    lynswim replied to everchangingRN's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    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!

    lynswim replied to KathleenRNICU's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    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?

    lynswim replied to nursjoy's topic in Post Graduate Students

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

  5. American Sentinel University

    lynswim replied to LadieRn's topic in Colorado Nursing

    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??

    lynswim replied to pbstrums's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    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?

    lynswim replied to ORNurse911's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    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?

    lynswim posted a topic in Operating Room

    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...

  9. recapping saline bottles?

    lynswim replied to lynswim's topic in Operating Room

    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,...

  10. Nursing faculty/ACLS certified?

    lynswim posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    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. recent ankle fracture camper staying at camp

    lynswim posted a topic in Camp

    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...

  12. need PI project ideas for the operating room

    lynswim replied to cs4980's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    One big topic is required reconsideration of DNRs - ORs need specific policies/procedures about DNR patients that come to the

  13. Question re: benefits of working at a community college

    lynswim replied to onesunniegal's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    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

  14. ECPI/Greenville/LPN program

    lynswim posted a topic in General Nursing

    Anyone have experience or heard comments about the LPN program at ECPI? Thanks!

  15. St Joseph College, Maine - online graduate certificate program

    lynswim replied to nursepacu's topic in Post Graduate Students

    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

  16. recent ankle fracture camper staying at camp

    lynswim replied to lynswim's topic in Camp

    thanks for the validation :)

  17. are online MSN programs respected?

    lynswim replied to goingback's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    At my community college, we either have to have an MSN/education at time of hire, or complete it during employment. Of course, the college pays for classes. I didn't have any problem finding...

  18. Can You Please Give Me Info On Myrtle Beach/ Charleston/ Florence Area Hospitals?

    lynswim replied to illusyon831's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in the share-the-care program (prn) at McLeod - also in the OR. Loved the neuro floor, 6th east, stroke unit, ortho. Marion is a very small town. I don't think the school systems are the best...

  19. Can You Please Give Me Info On Myrtle Beach/ Charleston/ Florence Area Hospitals?

    lynswim replied to illusyon831's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know about the school systems - but we lived in Marion, SC, for several years and loved it. I worked at McLeod Regional Medical Center in Florence and it was one of the best hospitals I've...

  20. are online MSN programs respected?

    lynswim replied to goingback's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I'm currently teaching at a rural community college and love it. I have taught at several schools and truly enjoy doing it. Just wish, like you, that I had done it sooner! My advisor said, when I was...

  21. are online MSN programs respected?

    lynswim replied to goingback's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I have an MSN - nursing education from Saint Joseph's College in Maine - it is an accredited online graduate school, and I have had no problems whatsoever finding a job :) BTW, the NC BON requires...

  22. Western NC Hospitals

    lynswim replied to auntsas82's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Murphy is a very small town; Haywood recently lost their Medicare funding (I think it has been reinstated), and many of the top managers "resigned". That's all I know

  23. Your takes on Columbia, SC for Master's

    lynswim replied to Renee4christ's topic in General Nursing

    Columbia is a nice town - but it gets

  24. OR jobs in Asheville

    lynswim replied to bicats76's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Boone is north of Asheville, and is a college town (Appalachian State Univ.), so it's fairly progressive. I don't think living expenses are too bad for the area. The OR has 6 rooms, 1 cysto room, and...

  25. OR jobs in Asheville

    lynswim replied to bicats76's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    At Watauga Medical Center in Boone, you can scrub and/or circulate. Great people to work with,