llg

llg PhD, RN

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  1. Critical Thinking

    llg replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    I too get frustrated at how people throw the term around lightly and often don't truly understand it. As an educator, I also use the sports metaphor when I think about critical thinking. It's is...

  2. Forced to get flu shot or wear a mask

    llg replied to nurse0614's topic in General Nursing

    I read a n interesting academic article a few months ago (can't remember where) talking about the difference between beliefs based on things like faith, conviction, or desire tend to be held tighter...

  3. New grad in the float pool?!

    llg replied to lelms's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I agree that it is unusual ... but I worked for a hospital that used its float pool for just this kind of purpose. The floaters were not given hard assignments and were always given a resource...

  4. Chamberlain college of nursing

    llg replied to Jfighty's topic in Chamberlain College

    Not 100% sure of this ... but I think that they are a subsidiary of DeVry -- a "for-profit" career school. Many of the for-profits are under scrutiny now for a history of providing poor quality...

  5. ANCC Exam

    llg replied to rafadisck's topic in General Nursing

    Which test are you taking? ANCC offers many different exams for a wide variety of specialties. It might help you get responses if you say which test you are taking, what your specialty is,

  6. ITT/ Breckinridge No Longer Accepting New Students

    llg replied to meanmaryjean's topic in General Students

    Taxpayers will take a hit for this. That's just the way it works. When student loans are forgiven, the people lending the money (the Federal Government) has to "eat the loss." That is one reason...

  7. Question about publishing, without doing a research study?

    llg replied to Issaiah1332's topic in Research

    The key is to find the right "home" for what you want to say. You need to find a publication that prints the type of article you want to write. Some journals only print research. Others publish...

  8. Making Nursing Education More Universal

    llg replied to AutumnApple's topic in General Nursing

    I believe that there should be a core set of material that all BSN program include, but that programs should not be identical. The should be room in the curricula for different people (and different...

  9. Feeling Slighted...

    llg replied to RN#28's topic in Nursing Career

    Did you stumble over some questions in the actual interview (or was that in a school exercise)? If you stumbled during the interview, that could have been enough to take you out of the running....

  10. ITT Tech closing ALL schools nationwide

    llg replied to klone's topic in Nursing News

    It's not surprising. Anyone following the story has seen it coming for many months. It's a shame that so many students don't know enough about higher education to be aware of these things. I...

  11. What Kind of Threads Do You ENJOY Reading?

    llg replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    I like the financial ones, school choice ones, and career path ones.. I like to think we are actually helping some people avoid some really big mistakes by giving them some advice about not going...

  12. My two cents.

    llg replied to Nursey Me's topic in General Nursing

    So a new member joins just to create a negative post about us being negative. Maybe I should create a negative thread about people being negative about negativity. This could get

  13. Teaching distance learning

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

    I work part time as a "Mentor" for online classes at a different school (not WGU). I find it very unsatisfying as I didn't design the courses or plan the learning activities. I simply monitor...

  14. Student Nurse HIPPA Violation

    llg replied to MN17's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I would probably be having a not-so-quiet word with the Dean and that faculty member would never be teaching at my hospital again.

  15. New graduate resume feedback

    llg replied to MaureenPaul's topic in General Nursing

    The first 2 sections seem pretty useless to me. They say nothing specific about you that all job seekers don't say. Everyone says those things -- and most people lie. So I would eliminate them...

  16. Looking for some advice before making a mistake.

    llg replied to italianlifter's topic in General Nursing

    italianlifter, I'll take you at your word that you are not just looking for an easy route -- that you are primarily concerned about debt. There is no need to go $100K or more into debt for the...

  17. Dress code for continuing education

    llg replied to nursejenjohnson's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    At my hospital (on the East Coast) ... that degree of casual would not be permitted unless it was being held at someone's house. Whenever we can be seen by patients and families -- in the...

  18. Nursing Starting To Scare Me

    llg replied to nessa_chambers's topic in Nursing Career

    I agree with Wuzzie. You're going to meet some suckie people no matter what career you choose. So choose the career in which the work itself appeals to you -- then deal with whatever suckie people...

  19. Advancing my practice?

    llg replied to GCom24's topic in Emergency

    I would definitely recommend you consider the TNCC and CEN as your "next steps." They'll strengthen your foundation while also adding respected

  20. Direct care maybe not my thing?

    llg replied to Wartocin's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Maybe NP isn't the path for you - and you should take a break from school to think it through before investing any more money in it. There are other career paths. Maybe you wouldn't want...

  21. Fair work hours?

    llg replied to Mnstn's topic in Research

    Sounds to me like you have 4 main options: 1. Simply live with the bad job situation (I'm not recommending that -- but I list if for completeness) 2. Have a formal, sit-down meeting with the...

  22. Looking for some advice before making a mistake.

    llg replied to italianlifter's topic in General Nursing

    There is a certain amount of truth in the old saying, "You get what you pay for." In order to have a great career that fulfills your dreams, most people have to make an investment -- money, time,...

  23. Feeling so Bummed

    llg replied to nursingforme2's topic in General Students

    Wisest advice ever. Let her go. Move on. "Needy" is not attractive: it drives people away from

  24. Nursing Position after Graduating

    llg replied to dontran0120's topic in General Students

    Yes, it is competitive -- particularly for the jobs that are most desirable/popular. If you want to get the most attractive job for the most attractive employer and have the best work schedule and...

  25. BSN Capstone Guidance

    llg replied to peachykeenRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a little confused as to your question. What exactly do you not understand? It sounds to me as if your faculty member was pretty specific. Do all the preparations to teach a class about your...