BigBadInstructor

BigBadInstructor has 37 years experience and specializes in Med-Surg.

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1. PN students wear white or they choose color?

   BigBadInstructor replied to bearyspecial's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

   My students also complained about the white pants they had to wear and the same pink top that dietary aids wore. Once there was a change in program directors, the faculty and students met, and went...

2. What do you/your school do about no-call/no-shows in clinical?

   BigBadInstructor replied to jmqphd's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

   Absolutely, fail the clinical. In our program, fail a clinical and you are dismissed from the program. Our community healthcare facilities, encourage us to adher to employee standards, which are no...

3. Grading student written papers

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

   Is there a rubric for the written papers that is given to students besides what the stated requirements are? A lot of times you can write the rubric and include APA format and give various grades to...

4. Handling inappropriate student requests

   BigBadInstructor replied to AOx1's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

   OMG! This is my life also. The incivility of students is astounding. Their remarks, demands (never requests), and then astonishment when you call them on it. Rules are given, in student handbooks,...

5. Unsafe student in clinical

   BigBadInstructor replied to maridion1's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

   What does your clinical evaluation say? Has this behavior been documented, particularly since this is a recurring behavior that has been remediated and not improved upon? I believe the student feels...

6. What a blow to my ego

   BigBadInstructor replied to letitbe_lindsay's topic in General Students

   I had a student exactly like you, a few years back, who was having a particularly bad experience with a very surly nurse. After talking with her, we agreed on a plan of action. When the nurse had...

7. How have you handled computerized charting?

   BigBadInstructor replied to golondrina's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

   Our students have been using computerized documention for several years in acute care, and now several of our long term care facilities are going online. At each facility our students are given logons...

8. Students who won't listen---what to do?

   BigBadInstructor replied to Riseupandnurse's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

   Totally agree with all of the suggestions to help this students, and wholly agree that flunking the student maybe the only viable solution. But a word of warning. Do document every conversation,...

9. teaching tools for Mental health nursing course

   BigBadInstructor replied to jrzbrd's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

   Sorry about the late reply, but holidays have interferred. I found Back from Madness from the Films for the humanities and sciences. I get a catalog from these folks, but it is still an HBO film. I...

10. teaching tools for Mental health nursing course

    BigBadInstructor replied to jrzbrd's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I like to use videos to illustrate mental illness disorders, because frankly just reading about the disorders do not always tell the entire story. I start out my course showing "Back from Madness" a...

11. HELP!! I need guidance I saw someone cheating

    BigBadInstructor replied to Brie80's topic in General Students

    There is no doubt that this is an ethical problem. The student cheated, was observed cheating, and should be reported. This is a very hard thing to do, but ethically must be done. You know that this...

12. are online MSN programs respected?

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

    My state does not have a graduate nursing program that has a nurse educator option, therefore I had no choice but to go out of state, which means distance education. I think llg had excellent advice...

13. A friend enrolls in your class, what now?

    BigBadInstructor replied to JBudd's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    The best book on classroom management techniques, and really a guide for faculty is Billings and Halstead "Teaching in Nursing, A guide for faculty." Its from Saunders ISBN 978-1-4160-4084-2. Good...

14. Test Questions

    BigBadInstructor replied to nursex3's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I have never heard of having a set number of test questions per credit. But since it is a "sacred cow" looks like you have no choice. I use a lot of matching questions, with each part numbered...

15. Where is there money for faculty to return to school?

    BigBadInstructor replied to nurseebol's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Been there, done that. I totally agree with you. Why, when you need a master's, at least, to teach, is it so tough, and expensive to get? My state has no nursing education master's degrees...