suni

suni BSN, RN

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  1. skills day/competency

    suni posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    I am trying to organize a med-surg skills competency day, my first ever. Any ideas or thoughts on how to get staff engaged would be helpful. I plan on reviewing chest tubes, pressure ulcers, and...

  2. Why would nurses voluntarily sign up at for profit schools?

    suni replied to RNdynamic's topic in School, College Programs

    I actually have my BSN from UOP and my MSN from Walden. I decided to do these schools so I could progress at my own rate and not be locked into a schedule where if something happened it may be 2 years...

  3. AMSN convention

    suni posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    Is anyone here planning on attending the AMSN convention in Orlando in

  4. AMSN convention

    suni replied to suni's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Generally at the convention, one year it is on the East Coast and the next year usually on the West Coast. Surprised that it was in Nashville last year and Orlando this year, usually end up in Las...

  5. AMSN convention

    suni replied to suni's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I have gone to several, last year Nashville. They always have great speakers. great poster presentations, tons of vendors and I get to network with nurses from all over. My facility is paying my...

  6. Can you really teach what you don't know?

    suni replied to MommyJoy's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I also agree that you can teach this it is a ton of work. I am not a cardiac nurse and guess what this is what I taught my first year. I still struggle with it at times, not because I do not know it...

  7. Learning Packets

    suni replied to torema67's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I agree that the amount of paper work during orientation is overwhelming. We have new RN's for 3 days in addition to the 3 days they are with HR. This means for the first 6 days they never get to the...

  8. Teaching Without A MSN?

    suni replied to Nupe4sleep's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I think you could teach and know that you can do it without an MSN. You can teach LPN or ADN students and the other options is CNA classes. As for being an ultrasound tech, I had no idea that they...

  9. Never Give Up on Your Dreams

    suni replied to AccelCNL's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You know, I am going thru a difficult time right now, not health but other issues. All day I have saying ; I have my health and I have my job for these things I am truly grateful and the rest will...

  10. I'm sorry, honey. Mommy is a nurse...

    suni replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Oh my gosh, my grown sons still say, Be glad your mom is not a nurse your get no sympathy! Which is not exactly true but why spend hours in an ER if you can just steri strip

  11. skin care day

    suni posted a topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    I am planning a day where I will have wound products and a wound vac available to discuss the importance of wound care. Also will include skin products and staging of pressure ulcers. I have never...

  12. Hanging It Up

    suni replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Retired Nurses

    I also have been a nurse for 39 years and have recently left the bedside for an educator position. The pay is not as good but my body was starting to tell me that 39 years of lifting, tugging and...

  13. Advice on obtaining CMSRN? Does it help in job placement?

    suni replied to LifeCrisis's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I am a member of AMSN and am certified, it was a professional goal for me. Also as a staff educator I felt it was beneficial to certify in my speciality of med surg just as there are CCRN, CEN etc. I...

  14. Sigma Theta Tau International membership

    suni replied to Saab93's topic in General Students

    I also was a member but did not see the benefit for the

  15. MSN Nurse Educator

    suni replied to Britrn04's topic in Post Graduate Students

    my msn is in education and I completed it thru Walden, it was a tough program but instructors and academic advisor were very accessible/ I currently am employed in a staff education position and also...

  16. imposter syndrome

    suni posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Have any of you dealt with this with new hires? I am thinking of doing an educational offering on it and remember when I felt like an imposter at times. If I did not know the answer would people think...

  17. imposter syndrome

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

    I also finished my MSN within the last year and that may be why I thought the topic would be

  18. Entry into Practice: Diploma Programs for Registered Nursing

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

    I also am a diploma grad and proud of it, unfortunately my school closed a few years ago. I have since gotten my BSN and my MSN but it is the diploma that is the foundation of my nursing knowledge and...

  19. Hospital access to full text online journal articles

    suni replied to llg's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    We do not have anything and I really miss it, last year when I was working on my MSN I had access thru Walden. It was

  20. Completing Praticum hours??

    suni replied to akc_RN's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I finished my MSN last August at Walden, I did double shifts to get my practicum hours in, the paper work was a little intense. But it was only for a few

  21. Need a fun idea

    suni posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have to do a 45 minute inservice on Thursday and am looking for something fun. Morale is low and I have talked on several clinical topics in the past few monthes but am looking for something fun. I...

  22. WHAT are "bath salts"?????

    suni replied to RNOTODAY's topic in Addictions

    That is an issue here as well, psych wards will not take them and neither will rehabs, even prisons do not want to hold them because of the danger level. They seem to like to stab and cut

  23. post conference

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

    I think I have cleared my inbox and would appreciate any info you could share. Sorry for the delay I have had a sinus

  24. Productivity and what

    suni posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I suppose I should start by saying I am an older nurse. I wish I could retire but these days who can think of that so as I am now pushing 60 I need to say I am tired of hearing the work productivity....

  25. Writing clinical evals

    suni posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I know this sounds like it should be simple but I do my weekly antedotals and they always seem about the same. Good documentation, safe med administration, care of patient etc. As the semester mid...