Wishinonastar

Wishinonastar BSN

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  1. Why Do Nursing Instructors Rely So Heavily On PowerPoints To Teach?

    Wishinonastar replied to SarahMaria's topic in General Students

    Sorry that you feel this way, but it is true of society in general that people demand more than boring old lecture now as a direct result of the computer age. It is not meant as an insult, the mind is...

  2. For those a BSN or MSN acquired online, did you face discrimination when job hunting

    Wishinonastar replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in General Nursing

    By the way, there has been a lot of news lately which was discussed at the school I work at in regards to some of the questionable practices of some of these schools. As I said, I live in an area that...

  3. For those a BSN or MSN acquired online, did you face discrimination when job hunting

    Wishinonastar replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in General Nursing

    They may have one now- I don't know because I attended classes when I went there. As I said previously I think that a school that offers both is probably a better bet if at all possible. Many major...

  4. Is nursing theory actually used by working nurses?

    Wishinonastar replied to BCRNA's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I agree NANDA is very much used in certain areas of nursing, and it supports documentation that gets us paid by insurance. Also, of all the things that I learned and used in nursing school I agree...

  5. For those a BSN or MSN acquired online, did you face discrimination when job hunting

    Wishinonastar replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that the very best school that will take you that you can manage to attend is always the best bet. It is very tempting to look for "easy" or "quick" ways to do things, but depending on your...

  6. For those a BSN or MSN acquired online, did you face discrimination when job hunting

    Wishinonastar replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in General Nursing

    I took a few online classes for a school nurse certificate and transferred a couple into my graduate degree program. They were very rigorous and comparable to the classes I took on campus. I think...

  7. Is nursing theory actually used by working nurses?

    Wishinonastar replied to BCRNA's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I am sure that the theory I learned influences my work, but I do not think about it. Who has time? I am too busy thinking about meds, infection, right choices, symptoms, how to get my work done...

  8. Why Do Nursing Instructors Rely So Heavily On PowerPoints To Teach?

    Wishinonastar replied to SarahMaria's topic in General Students

    Now that is seeing the glass half full! That is exactly what Powerpoint is supposed to do. SingDanceRunLife you have got

  9. Our new hire, new grad charge nurse

    Wishinonastar replied to kimbo9's topic in General Nursing

    Oh please don't start the LPN/RN war. Can we go back to the question new grad in

  10. Infant CPR while holding the baby on your arm...What?

    Wishinonastar replied to everthesame's topic in General Nursing

    Um I am a nurse and have always learned it that way- optional to use a flat

  11. Why Do Nursing Instructors Rely So Heavily On PowerPoints To Teach?

    Wishinonastar replied to SarahMaria's topic in General Students

    Well I have always believed that your education is what you make of it. The graduate nursing courses that I have had were never dull, though the graduate education courses I have had were. That being...

  12. Why Do Nursing Instructors Rely So Heavily On PowerPoints To Teach?

    Wishinonastar replied to SarahMaria's topic in General Students

    I find that difficult to believe since instructors are required to have a minimum of an MSN and experience in their area of expertise. They are human, yes. Some are good, others not so much. Still,...

  13. Why Do Nursing Instructors Rely So Heavily On PowerPoints To Teach?

    Wishinonastar replied to SarahMaria's topic in General Students

    That is just unfair. Most instructors continue to work as nurses to keep their skills up and many schools require this. To even get an instructor position you have to be very good in your

  14. Why Do Nursing Instructors Rely So Heavily On PowerPoints To Teach?

    Wishinonastar replied to SarahMaria's topic in General Students

    That is where lab practice comes

  15. Infant CPR while holding the baby on your arm...What?

    Wishinonastar replied to everthesame's topic in General Nursing

    I have taken CPR every year since I was 17- that is 32 times and I always remember learning to do it this way so you can move while you are doing CPR to get to a phone or help or whatever. Lying the...

  16. Our new hire, new grad charge nurse

    Wishinonastar replied to kimbo9's topic in General Nursing

    HA HA HA. I remember when I graduated how they tried to push me into management roles and I was so afraid! I needed time to learn the ropes but they kept pushing me. Sometimes they make up their minds...

  17. Moral/Ethical Advice

    Wishinonastar replied to chinacatSN's topic in General Students

    Life is not fair. In grad school I had students in my group projects who did nothing yet they got credit for the project. We carried them. In work it is the same. Some people will be carried by...

  18. Why Do Nursing Instructors Rely So Heavily On PowerPoints To Teach?

    Wishinonastar replied to SarahMaria's topic in General Students

    Powerpoint just takes the place of overheads that have been used forever. Some people learn better by seeing the written word- myself included. I am a person who only learns well by reading. I absorb...

  19. Expired Epinephrine?

    Wishinonastar replied to Factory Ten's topic in General Nursing

    I had to use 3 year outdated epi on my husband after a bee sting sent him into anaphylaxis- it saved his life. It was only beginning to turn a pale yellow. I don't think I would want to try anything 5...

  20. Ideas for inscription on class ring?

    Wishinonastar replied to Klamari's topic in General Nursing

    "Be the change" "Believe in miracles" "God grant me the serenity" "Never let go of hope" "Love Hope Strength" or "Love Hope Strength Courage" "Believe" Or how about "There's no place like home"

  21. Merry Christmas Mr. J

    Wishinonastar replied to Wishinonastar's topic in General Nursing

    runninfool I hope that you will find hospice as rewarding as I did. There is definitely a very close nurse-patient bond in hospice. You are very lucky indeed to spend the last time on Earth with...

  22. Am I over-thinking, or are these just bad test questions?

    Wishinonastar replied to chicken1's topic in General Students

    Believe me, a lot of thought and work goes into bringing the questions down in reading level because there are so many students who are just not up to snuff in reading ability. Maybe it seems that the...

  23. Am I over-thinking, or are these just bad test questions?

    Wishinonastar replied to chicken1's topic in General Students

    How can you say that it is wrong? Pain in another place is referred pain- pain in a place other than the site of origin. What is wrong about it? Also, it is a question that is trying to determine the...

  24. Am I over-thinking, or are these just bad test questions?

    Wishinonastar replied to chicken1's topic in General Students

    But as you know, life is full of "Best" choices, often none are ideal. We as nurses make choices every day and you have to learn to sift through key facts quickly and act. That is how it works. If you...

  25. Adventist and Agnostics?

    Wishinonastar replied to PiedPiperRN's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Um, isn't Episcopal a