WineCountryRN

WineCountryRN

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  1. How much time per test question?

    WineCountryRN posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I just started to teach at a local community college and have the first test scheduled this week. I was taught to offer the students one minute per test question but some are complaining that this...

  2. Ultimate tricksters-pediatric nurses

    WineCountryRN replied to BlueBoxSearcher's topic in Pediatric

    Honestly, I think children (and pets) really pick up on OUR emotions. If we go in uncomfortable with a skill or procedure or are mad at our charge nurse/ spouse, the cold coffee in the cafeteria, and...

  3. UCLA Phasing Out CNS?

    WineCountryRN replied to SanDiFrangles's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    As a Pediatric CNS, I know for a fact that PICU and Pediatric Units (and NICU too) that take CCS $ in California are required to have CNSs on staff. I was told this my the faculty member at UCSF who...

  4. How much time per test question?

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

    Here is what my mentor (professor of nursing at another campus wrote)... The standard is a minute per question but if they are higher level questions or ones that take lots of critical thinking...

  5. Nursing Classroom Education: The big bang of powerpoint slavery

    WineCountryRN replied to guest042302019's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Now this is something I can use! Great ideas! As an educator, I struggle with keeping my 90 minute lecture interesting and engaging. Balancing a lot of content with a lot of students is no easy task....

  6. Should complete their education modules during patient care time?

    WineCountryRN posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I work at two different hospitals and due to budget constraints, they are both requiring that more and more education via computer based modules be completed while the RN is working providing direct...

  7. Faculty competency checklist

    WineCountryRN replied to RNHURT's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I think it is great that hospitals require clinical instructors to be competent. Should a staff development dept (or the dept. that oversees orientation of staff and volunteers) make that final...

  8. New Grad Starting in ED - Advice on Good Assessments

    WineCountryRN replied to ecf1972's topic in Emergency

    Reading all of these lovely responses to a new nurse is so encouraging! Some say that nurses eat their young...not in this case! Best of luck to our new grad...would love to have you in our ED! Just...

  9. How do you get thicker skin?

    WineCountryRN replied to Loves2Lurk's topic in Emergency

    As an ED educator, all I can say other than sorry for having to deal with someone mean spirited people and yes they are out there. One of most beneficial presenters that we had in our ED was a former...

  10. How to Engage ER nurses in Clinical Education

    WineCountryRN replied to Nancycal's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Did you get the job? Do you what to chat about some ideas to mix it up? I have been doing education for 4 years the last 1.5 being in the ED. The ED is a different breed of nurse...teaching needed to...

  11. How private are medical records?

    WineCountryRN replied to sufergal's topic in General Nursing

    OR you could ask the hospital to see who has accessed your chart and when (all this electronic business leaves a different kind of fingerprint). Most hospitals have a security department for this and...

  12. Favoritism in Nursing?

    WineCountryRN replied to xenabsnrn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    So far great advice from the other posters. Sometimes there are reasons beyond your control that you will not be advanced to the position you want b/c it is about timing and often, not what your know,...

  13. Seeking ED education on Labor/Delivery in the ER

    WineCountryRN replied to WineCountryRN's topic in Emergency

    OMG~this is so funny because I decided to do another search on this topic and here I end up finding myself again. This is what I ended up doing. In collaboration with OB services including a CNMW and...

  14. Seeking ED education on Labor/Delivery in the ER

    WineCountryRN posted a topic in Emergency

    This is for the EDs that are in a hospital that DO NOT have Labor and Delivery Services. While our main hospital is only 1/2 hour away, we have had deliveries in our ED and I would like to formalize...

  15. Any ED CNS' here?

    WineCountryRN posted a topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    Just wondering if there are any CNS here in this forum and what kind of 'work' do you in your department. I am a part time ED educator responsible for the unit education of regular staff, new hires,...

  16. Poll for Burn Nurses...as a student nurse, did you rotate in a burn unit?

    WineCountryRN posted a topic in Burn

    :bowingpurI am thinking about doing a study on burn nurses and what factors influenced them to work in a burn unit. As a nursing instructor, I love teaching about wound care/burn care. I am just...

  17. Master's Thesis Topic

    WineCountryRN replied to missgill's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    could you find a way to make your topic r/t education of students or staff? for example, you love cardiac care so how to you implement a new STEMI program with staff through education? OK for...

  18. Wanna Be "RN"

    WineCountryRN replied to prettyinblu's topic in General Nursing

    I really dont think most patients really know the difference, they think a nurse is a nurse or that even a nurses aide is a nurse. The question is why she felt she had to lie. Really makes on think...

  19. Peds CNS...did I make a bad decision!?!?

    WineCountryRN replied to crpRN's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    Oh what a pickle! Can you some how get dually certified as a CNS or PNP? It may be cheaper to get both degrees now than finish one and then have to do a post degree later (in case you change your...

  20. ENPC vs. PALS

    WineCountryRN replied to Nurse Joey's topic in Emergency

    Most hospitals require PALS for critical care/ED and the ENPC is often recommended but not required. Gosh, what to do? Will your hospital pay for one or both? Try taking both of

  21. initial burn care in the ER

    WineCountryRN replied to gonzo1's topic in Burn

    May I make a suggestion for the future? Ask your unit educator (or staff development dept )for additional education on acute burn care. Sounds like there was a lot of confusion around the initial...

  22. Study materials for CNS exam???

    WineCountryRN replied to traumaRUs's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    Here is the scoop. I crammed and was nervous. I went to school MSN 10 years ago in a dual NP & CNS program and may have forgotten a thing or two. The CNS portion of the my program didn't meet the...

  23. Study materials for CNS exam???

    WineCountryRN replied to traumaRUs's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    I will let you know tomorrow. I completed my dual NP/CNS program over 10 years ago and just recieved my CNS state licens. Tomorrow I will take my Peds CNS test and I couldn't find a thing to help me...

  24. Feeling bummed...mixed evaluation by group

    WineCountryRN posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Hello y'all. I have just completed an orientation day for patient care services staff and I had to fill in for a speaker that has flaked the past two times. There are four days of orientation that...

  25. How Do You Brush a Toddler's Teeth?

    WineCountryRN replied to Meerkat's topic in Pediatric

    i tell my son to act like a Lion and show me his teeth...then I sing to distract him (he is 4). The 2 year old copies everything his brother does but he is partial the Diego Spin Pro (or something...