judymai

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1. Nursing educators- salaries

   judymai replied to ginat113's topic in Educators

   Hey berylmac! I am also teaching in Oregon. I must admit to curiosity about where you are. I share your frustration about salaries and workload. I have to laugh when people assume we have weekends, holidays, and summers off -- I am just returning to ...

2. Truth about Nursing diagnosis

   judymai replied to UTRN2005's topic in General Nursing

   I have the previledge (and headache) of teaching the Nursing Process to first term ADN students. Although we teach nursing diagnosis, most of what I focus on is that the process is more in your head than on paper. Critical thinking and problem solvin...

3. What should they teach in nursing school but don't. What do they teach but shouldn't?

   judymai replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

   I have been teaching in a variety of roles for ADN programs for 13 years (with a BSN and additional education courses). They have needed me because many advanced degree nurses (MSN) are not available or unwilling to accept the salary (I take a major ...

4. What should they teach in nursing school but don't. What do they teach but shouldn't?

   judymai replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

   WOW! This takes me back to the "I can train a chimp to do a nurse's work" mentality. Nursing is much more than giving meds and taking vital signs. It's no wonder we aren't viewed as a profession when even our own see education as a waste of time. I a...

5. Design the Ideal Nurse

   judymai replied to zenman's topic in General Nursing

   While this is true, it is only one change in the long history of nursing. The founders of the nursing profession did not specify nursing as a University level profession - and before you respond..I absolutely see ADN nurses as professionals.- Just be...

6. How many quit???

   judymai replied to Deb123j's topic in General Nursing

   but, i have to wonder.....in some of my classes already, there are people that just want to know enough to pass the test. even in cpr! they don't care if they know it or not, they just want to pass. these people scare me if they actually make it thro...

7. educator pay

   judymai replied to berry's topic in Educators

   Oregon and Idaho also have a hard time filling faculty possitions. Both state boards of nursing require a MSN to teach (must be in Nursing), but have had to give exceptions for BSN in some situations. Before I could be offered a permananent position...

8. What can I do with my BSN that Assoc. RN's can't?

   judymai replied to doodlebug914's topic in General Nursing

   actually i did note at the bottom of the post that i have taught in both idaho and oregon. in both of these adn programs it has been difficult finding qualified msns to fill faculty roles. each year the colleges needed to prove that they had advertis...

9. kicked out nrsing school-would u fight?

   judymai replied to hotcoffee1's topic in General Nursing

   As with the previous post, I am a nursing instructor. I have been watching this thread with curiousity and sadness. I am disappointed in the negative tone it has taken overall. I can't help but wonder what value many see in their nursing edcuation an...

10. What can I do with my BSN that Assoc. RN's can't?

    judymai replied to doodlebug914's topic in General Nursing

    In California you have to have a BSN to become a public nurse or a WOCN, also have to have a BSN to be a Director of Nurses in a college that teaches LVN's and RN's. I find it hard to believe that the NLN or the California state board of nursing wo...

11. Why is the term client used instead of patient?

    judymai replied to LauraLou's topic in General Nursing

    you say tomayto - I say tomahto The best question might be......does it matter what we "call" those we provide care for. As a nurse educator, the issue of client vs patient is frequently revisited in our faculty. Our decisions affect a large number...