DLStango BSN, RN

Hi Mary, generally to teach in an ADN program you would need an MSN or higher. For many four year BSN programs, they will want you to be in the process of attaining your doctoral degree (at least here in NY). Requirements for that depends on the sc...

We go over it in my ADN program, but do not teach for proficiency. I also teach as an adjunct in a BSN program. Same deal. I tell the students it is good to understand the concept. I have never seen it used on any nursing units I have worked on. ...

Hello Everyone, I need the community's help. I am a Registered Nurse and Educator working on my doctor of education degree. I am taking a course on using commercially available games to teach concepts of nursing. Is there anyone out th...

Hello Everyone, I need the community's help. I am a Registered Nurse and Educator working on my doctor of education degree. I am taking a course on using commercially available games to teach concepts of nursing. Is there anyone out th...

Great! Thank you both for your recommendations, I will check them out!

My name is Dave Stanghellini and I am an RN who works in home care and education. I am the dad to three daughters my wife and I adopted from China. Because we have been so blessed, I felt called to work in orphan care and I have been fortunate to tra...

My name is Dave Stanghellini and I am an RN who works in home care and education. I am the dad to three daughters my wife and I adopted from China. Because we have been so blessed, I felt called to work in orphan care and I have been fortunate to t...

First of all, for full disclosure, I am a Catholic Christian. I think it is horrible how some of your co-workers treated you. Beliefs or not, you are a human being and people have no right to belittle you for your beliefs. If anything, it is complete...

Hello, I work in HH as a staff educator for a mid sized agency. I work mainly with nurses new to home care. I have worked full time as a field nurse for about 3 years. I love HH because it gives you an opportunity to have a very significant impact...

Very good article. I work in staff education and see some horrible resumes from time to time. They really leave a bad impression and leave me to think that if they are this bad in expressing themselves, how well will they be caring for our patients...

Hello All, I was looking for references regarding the use and storage of normal saline once opened in the home care setting. I know that ns was only "good" for 24hrs in the hospital setting. However, I have gotten conflicting information regarding...

Med terminology was my first class for my nursing school pre-requisites. I found it extremely useful. I use the terminology everyday. I'm very surprised when I run into people who never had the class for nursing school.

Great points. How I wish some of the seasoned nurses I worked with could understand. Why drive people away? These folks will be our coworkers and maybe one day our own nurse. The golden rule still applies...

I am in NY, but I have heard much of what you are hearing in CA. Our hospital is interested in BSN prepared nurses. I work in home care and my agency only accepts RN, BSN nurses as well. I had gotten my RN (after having a BA much earlier) and deci...

Sounds like a good deal to me. Sometimes bedside or hospital nursing is not for everyone. Thats the beauty of the profession, theres so many ways you can go. Good luck!

Welcome aboard and congratulations on passing your boards! I remember my first weeks on orientation and thought how much I didn't know. Find yourself a mentor on the unit and don't be afraid to ask questions. Good luck!

Totally agree! You HAVE to look at the gauge to get your reading. I, too, hate the auto cuffs. Technology is great, but I just never like them. When I teach clinicals at the hospital I always have my students use manual cuffs

Hi smallboat, Good luck on your degree! I am an RN working for a managed Medicaid insurance company. I work in staff development and train new nurses on our computer system. This includes documenting nursing notes (we are a kind of hybrid of a CHHA...

Hi Ria, Welcome to the Profession! Community Health and Case Management are great fields. Because you are a new grad, however, I would recommend that you "get your feet wet" in the hospital setting. Many Home Care agencies and Managed Care Compani...

Thank you for your observation on the cultures of Nursing. I thoroughly enjoyed your description of that hospital in Scotland.

I agree with the previous posts. An LPN program is usually a year and many community colleges offer this program - which has the added benefit of being less expensive than a 4-year college. Many hospitals are desperate for RNs and once you are in t...

I work in the NYC Metro Area. I worked as a floor nurse for about 1.5yrs following school and went into Home Care. I got tired of all the travel and paperwork and went into Case Management. In my experience, at least in the NYC Metro area, salaries...