valmor1984

valmor1984 has 28 years experience and specializes in Medical-surgical:ortho, cardio, oncology.

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1. Creative teaching --Games/tools?

   valmor1984 replied to goingback's topic in Educators

   Here is a site that I have used many times....they have lots of creative tools to use in class presentations, as well as games, books, etc: Michele Deck and Associates

2. Hesi Exit Test

   valmor1984 replied to CSLee3's topic in HESI

   Students, this thread on the faculty portion of allnurses is two years old. During that time, this thread has turned into a debate among students, with few or none of the students showing any ability to understand why schools are using this assessmen...

3. Bullying by Professors in Nursing School

   valmor1984 replied to Gracefulmic's topic in General Students

   Frustration does not justify the murder of three nursing professors. I am so glad you don't condone it, but would feel better about your ethical stance if you had not put a "but" behind that statement. For you to suggest that Robert Flores was a "re...

4. Shouldn't we be able to take the HESI?

   valmor1984 replied to dorimar's topic in Educators

   Dorimar, the HESI is a nationally normed exam. It is possible to get a list of the general topics on the CC HESI, then you can align your classroom presentations to the content on the HESI (and then, of course, go well beyond that in your teaching). ...

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

   valmor1984 replied to nurseebol's topic in Educators

   Here is info from the AACN "In AACN's efforts to keep you apprised of the appropriations process and funding for federal programs of interest, we are pleased to provide you with this preliminary report of the House Appropriations Committee's work to ...

6. Shouldn't we be able to take the HESI?

   valmor1984 replied to dorimar's topic in Educators

   That is really the heart of the matter, dorimar. Get in touch with Elsevier/HESI, and they can help you with customization of your CC exam. In our case, (in the day when we used periodic HESI tests) WE set the objectives, and the exam was customized...

7. Shouldn't we be able to take the HESI?

   valmor1984 replied to dorimar's topic in Educators

   "I have lots I want to cover,and want to be sure I am covering at least the HESI in the 11 weeks I try to cover my ideals. but the predominate nursing education politics right now seem to center on standardized testing (HESI).... It seems like a p...

8. Hesi Exit Test

   valmor1984 replied to CSLee3's topic in HESI

   Yes, it does, and quite well: http://www.nursingcenter.com/library/JournalArticle.asp?Article_ID=818330 " (the) HESI Exit Exam was designed to examine not only the accuracy of the examination in predicting NCLEX success but also the degree of risk f...

9. Hesi Exit Test

   valmor1984 replied to CSLee3's topic in HESI

   Thank you! I know this is hard for disappointed students to understand, but these assessments really are a benefit, if used correctly by the school and taken seriously by the student.

10. Hesi Exit Test

    valmor1984 replied to CSLee3's topic in HESI

    You are welcome, GoodOldNurse (I am one, too, at least the OLD part :-)

11. Hesi Exit Test

    valmor1984 replied to CSLee3's topic in HESI

    I think you may have misunderstood my post; what I was saying (politely, unlike you) is that this could be a timely discussion among faculty, instead, it has turned into a debate among students, few or none of whom seem to understand why schools are ...

12. Hesi Exit Test

    valmor1984 replied to CSLee3's topic in HESI

    Here is the bottom line: If a school's first-time NCLEX pass rate falls below a certain percent, the State Board of Nursing becomes involved and could actually close a school if the rates drop too far below a certain percentage. Using NCLEX predicto...

13. Suggestions on a Pharmacology Text

    valmor1984 replied to bwt02's topic in Educators

    I will also add that about 15% indicated that they never used the online component. This is an average response for any kind of study aid I have ever used (workbooks, etc.).

14. Suggestions on a Pharmacology Text

    valmor1984 replied to bwt02's topic in Educators

    Correction! The text has useful diagrams and tables, my mid-course surveys indicated that students liked the the way the text made connections between pathophysiology, pharmacological treatment, and nursing care; they thought it was well-organized.

15. Suggestions on a Pharmacology Text

    valmor1984 replied to bwt02's topic in Educators

    I have used Pharmacology for Nurses: A Pathophysiologic Approach (2008) by Michael Patrick Adams, Leland Norman, Jr., Ph.D. Holland, and Paula Manuel Bostwick. The text has useful diagrams and tables, my mid-course surveys indicated t...