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The BoN in most states will approve an RN with appropriate experience as a Clinical Teaching Assistant - one who instructs students in the clinical area only. There is often a shortage of these sorts of instructors in schools. You might consider wor...

In my school we revamped all our examinations to be in the form of NCLEX style questions. It took a few years to get to that point, but it did help our students by their own reports. Writing NCLEX style questions is a skill in itself - I had been an...

I'm posting to ask for urology RN help for my sister's symptoms. I'm an RN, but this is not my specialty and do not seem to be able to help her. I've asked her to post here for your help, but she seems not to have done. She had a hysterectomy a few y...

I'm posting caution here, nursebailey. You are already talking about what you will earn this year . . . What you are seeming to be planning i.e. a day care center for medically fragile children is a huge undertaking; I know, my friend helps to manage...

Ask for Kytril or Zofran before/with/after chemo; your health insurance plan may require you to undergo a trial of one of the simpler antinauseants, but you truly can insist on the latest generation meds. I do believe there is a later version than t...

I take issue (and thus hope to help clarify for you) the statement that 'the IRS does not view nurses as independent contractors. Over about a ten year history in CA I have been an independent RN IC and had no problems with the IRS using Turbo Tax fo...

As 3rdshiftguy stated, the number of questions before shut off is irrelevant. But we should keep the facts in mind for future NCLEX (RN) CAT takers. The computer keeps offering questions until 1. you answer 'enough' questions right (and thus 'prove'...

To be approved as a full instructor in most states by the Board of Reg. Nursing you will need an MSN. Most MSN will offer final year options, including education. Not much, but a start. It is laudable you wish to be appropriately prepared to teach; s...

Waves: The replies you have already received are sane and sensible. I am an experienced, approved nurse instructor and I believe you have more than enough tools to achieve your goals. You can do this even if you don't get any more than the problems ...

Why is anyone even interviewing without knowing what the basic pay scale is the for position? It is such a waste of time and in this RN and LVN job market employers need to state up front, at least to a suitably qualified applicant, what the scale i...

Seems to me to be a common (nosocomial?) infection in the immunocompromised. A little like PCP, but in the gut. Yes?

I'm with Tim in being very careful, as an instructor, what I say about students and their habits. At the beginning of clinicals I set out the rules per school of nursing and the additional ones per the facility. Breaks should be taken per the rules;...

Serena: Seems to me that you will do better than most educators for the nursing students - at least you are thinking about appropriate preparation for the role and trying creative avenues to get information. I wish you (and your students) success. ...

I think the word that escaped you was 'factoring,' Agnus.

Yes, there are MSNs which offer a 'specialization' in education. And yes, there are expert nurses and expert educators and the secret, I think, is to stay current in both areas so that you truly know what you are talking about. This is called bein...

I'm seconding Ken's post; I've been in education many years with a B.Ed and MA. It would have been simpler to have had an MSN. I very much value the B.Ed (thorough prep. in psychology of learning, philosophy of learning/teaching, social policy, plus ...

I once walked into a Med/Surg II level class - I was the 'visiting expert' lecturer on liver disease - and asked each student to put a hand on his/her liver. Half the class placed a hand on the left side. Next I asked each student, without a book, t...

I'm with sjoe. Until we get out of the employee mindset then RNs will continue to be expected to work under conditions that would appall most blue collar workers. I'm an independent, have been for years, and I know I am treated better by administrato...

While local evidence may not support the nursing shortage, there is enough nationawide evidence to support that we are not training enough RNs to cover the projected shortfall as experienced nurses reach retirment age over the next ten years. Some ho...

I feel very strongly about immunizations and am horrified when healthy people without contraindications refuse these. It is so important for those of us who can be immunized be so, because then, those who may not be immunized, e.g. the very sick, t...

You've got this far; have you truly read every posting over the last few months. There was a wealth of information about nurse educators there. Define what you are going to write about; 'nurse educator' is too broad. Can you take one educator and 'f...

I'd work really hard at trying to find out who the audience is going to be. That is the first requirement of any teacher. Then write an appropriate, measurable learning (not teaching) objective. And try to choose something they do not know about, bu...

nightngale - you are one classy moderator. You seem obsessed with making this section of the forum a mine of information. I appreciate your input here. Nice job.

Nice post, Benz. If tink and husband are both RNs, I think a PPG (professional practice group) might also be a worthwhile consideration. The information is all out there for the taking; this forum can only help to point you in good directions. Keep ...

I'm not sure if you don't have some terms confused; at least I can't quite make sense of the posting. An IC is an Independent Contactor - you don't 'do' IC thru an agency. You become, in effect, your own agency. If you don't want to publicize that yo...