JRS75

I have been a public health nurse and nurse educator for 11 years. I currently live across the street from my uncle who cares for his wife full time. She has early onset dementia and is in the end stages. She is non-communicative, is bedridden, incontinent, and just recently has changed in her ability to even chew the food that she is fed. She has skin breakdown in several pressure areas, and requires suctioning. My uncle does everything for her; Dresses, bathes, feeds, transfers, etc. As far as transferring goes, he lifts her as dead weight. I have somewhat of an ethical dilemma and I'm not sure how to approach it. I know, in my nursing judgement, that B.A. is not getting the care that she needs, and this should be reported. However, I am very close to this uncle and I also know that her husband loves her very much. He has voiced that he absolutely does not want to place her in a skilled facility. How can I approach this subject with him, without offending him, or hurting his feelings? How can I convince him of placing her in hospice care without threatening him?

I have been teaching for 3 years in an AD program for a state school. I recently received my letter of non-renewal for spring semester. THis is devastating to me because I was supposed to role into tenure with the start of the next semester. Because I was probationary, I didn't receive any reason for my non-renewal. I have never received a negative performance evaluation, or any feedback that my performance was a concern. This would lead me to believe it is a budgetary move. My concern is when applying for a new position. I have had a few phone interviews, however when they ask "why are you leaving your current employer?" I feel I have to be honest and tell them I was non-renewed. This is always followed by a pause, where I then try to explain that I don't think it is performance related. Any suggestions on how I should approach this in the future? I love teaching, have great letters of support/previous e-mails/ and co-faculty support. I'm afraid that I will never be able to teach again

I attended the Walden Master's in Nursing Education Program 2005-2007. I have nothing but positive comments. There is only 1 course that meets every 8 weeks. It does get a little tedius after 2 years because you only have about 3 weeks a year off of school. The positive is that you are done in 2 years and it feels like you only went part time. All the courses were set up the same. An initial post in a discussion is due by Wed. (that means you have reading done by then). 2 responses are due by Sunday. Usually there were 2-3 papers and a journal assignment within the 8 weeks. I was able to have a baby, change careers, and move in the middle of my program and I found it very accomodating! You will love Walden!