shull

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1. About productive hours per patient day?

   shull replied to rrroyer's topic in Nurse Management

   Thank you RNPTL, It helped me greatly to understand it and to explain it clearly to staff. Do you happen to know what the JCAHO standard is for an assessment for patients on med/surg? Is it in a 24...

2. MSN or MBA

   shull replied to Fiesta Red's topic in Nurse Management

   Has anyone done the MSN from the university of Phoenix? Can you just do that or do you have to take a dual. I am still trying to decide if its necessary and would like to know if working full time as...

3. Career in administration vs management

   shull replied to Jan_80's topic in Nurse Management

   I have come up through the trenches, laundry/hskpg in a nursing home and CNA, LPN, RN on oncology in acute care, manager on med/surg, LPN instructor and a DON in a nursing home. I am back as a nurse...

4. Questions from a staff nurse

   shull replied to labordude's topic in Nurse Management

   Hi NICUGUY, I am a nurse manager and have been for 14 years. It is a very tough job and you can't please everyone so you need to have a basic solid foundation for the unit to run effectively. Open...

5. Orientation Day LPN to RN

   shull replied to 99percentangel's topic in General Nursing

   Anne, Thats Terrific!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

6. Orientation Day LPN to RN

   shull replied to 99percentangel's topic in General Nursing

   Good job! I was an LPN for 9 years before I became an RN. I agree it was the best thing I ever did.

7. Excelsior College or College Network

   shull replied to Diamond01's topic in Excelsior College

   Hi ERjunkie, Yes I will share my info please PM

8. Excelsior College or College Network

   shull replied to Diamond01's topic in Excelsior College

   To all ,just in case before you do any external program make sure you check with the state board where you plan on taking boards to make sure they accept that program. New Jersey and Pennsylvania...

9. Excelsior College or College Network

   shull replied to Diamond01's topic in Excelsior College

   Hi Malka Yes you can even PM me here. I would love to share my info with you.

10. Excelsior College or College Network

    shull replied to Diamond01's topic in Excelsior College

    It really is a very hard decision to make. In 1992 when I started it was with three other LPN's and we did it together through RUE publishing company. Regents (Excelsior now) didn't offer the study...

11. Tips for Making Your Clinical Day Better

    shull replied to bruinlaura's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Conniemarie do you have a fax machine?? If so I can fax them today, if not I will do it Wednesday when we go back to the classroom, its on my bosses computor.

12. Tips for Making Your Clinical Day Better

    shull replied to bruinlaura's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Hi Meme2, I was in the same boat as you are. I started as a brand new nursing educator and I had to teach OB and Peds. We live in a small rural area so we don't have a lot of exposure to peds sites so...

13. Tips for Making Your Clinical Day Better

    shull replied to bruinlaura's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    HI Conniemarie, We have a form that my boss created on the computor and it includes: appearance, punctuality, professional growth, attitude, communication skills with instuctor etc, applies theory to...

14. Attention all clinical instructors, would you do this??

    shull replied to RN_2_B_5/2004's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I agree! Well said

15. Trouble with seasoned nurses?

    shull replied to AprylLPN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    aprylLPN It makes me feel sick to my stomach when I hear this kind of nonsense! I was an LPN for years then went on for my RN then med/surg certification, then my BS and now I teach the LPN program...