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  1. Class "personality"

    jmqphd replied to jmqphd's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    It must be really tough to be dealing with the rigors of graduate school and simultaneously deal with students. You have my deepest admiration and sympathy. I know August must seem like an eternity...

  2. Handling inappropriate student requests

    jmqphd replied to AOx1's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I am hoping that some cohorts of students are better than others. The group that just graduated were difficult all the way through their program and have caused faculty heartburn and burn-out for...

  3. What's your opinion about Excelsior Nsg Program?

    jmqphd replied to blessnme's topic in Excelsior College

    I don't know. Check with your state board. I will tell you this... I'm a nurse educator with a couple of two or three degrees. My daughter is an ADN grad from Excelsior. She couldn't get into a...

  4. do nursing schools look at previous degree grades?

    jmqphd replied to mee9mee9's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I think if I were interviewing prospective students, particularly if admissions were very competitive, I would be probing the fact that your changing careers before you even started the one in which...

  5. For all you instructors out there...

    jmqphd replied to chinacatSN's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    We had a situation like this, where a group of students were probably cheating. (I say probably because I was not around at the time.) There were schisms and cliques that ruptured the relationships...

  6. A Short History of Anti-pathophysiologicalism

    jmqphd replied to jmqphd's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    So we are being flown to a meeting in another city for a system wide meeting and sure as the world... the plan is to excise the word pathophysiology out of our "essential elements" by which we...

  7. Advice for which makes a better educator - online grad school or not?

    jmqphd replied to lecavalier4's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Are you planning on getting some clinical experience under your belt before you move onto MSN? At our school (One of your "sister programs" Carrington) we have people that have on-line MSNs and they...

  8. Class "personality"

    jmqphd replied to jmqphd's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Wow! Yesterday gave last exams to this very angry "I-can-out-victim-you" class, and today met the incoming seniors. What a totally different group!!! Happy and enthusiastic. Asked good questions....

  9. Nevada BON Background Check

    jmqphd replied to seamang2's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    I am not sure what methods they use. I do know they have means of checking into even sealed juvenile records. But your question almost sounds like you are calculating whether or not you can slip by...

  10. Nursing strike?

    jmqphd replied to Simply Complicated's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    We have two hospitals in our town. One organized by SEIU, the other by CNA. Nursing in our town has gotten tougher and tougher, more and more stressful. One union is corrupt, the other seems...

  11. Right To Work States, hospitals are unionizing

    jmqphd replied to Mindful's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    If unions were so fabulous for the workers, why are dues ALWAYS mandatory AND collected before the worker even sees their check? Clearly the answer is few would voluntarily pay their dues. A...

  12. Concerns about 'modeling' pictures

    jmqphd replied to Rakkika's topic in Nursing Career

    Anyone can fire anyone for any reason. (Or they'll find a reason.) Before spending a lot of time, money and effort on nursing school, it might be a good idea to read your nurse practice act and read...

  13. Question About Abortion

    jmqphd replied to Tweety's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I don't want to flame you. You made a deliberately provocative statement about theists. You did this at the end of a post about how discrimination is wrong and you apparently don't see the cognitive...

  14. Bands- what does it mean?

    jmqphd replied to Caninen's topic in International Nursing

    Oh wow. I saw the title on this thread and thought you were talking about the white blood cell count differential. As in "bands and stabs." Silly

  15. Nursing strike?

    jmqphd replied to Simply Complicated's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I appreciate that you mention the fact that strikes are a "nuclear option" and that it's best to avoid if at all possible. I recognize also that we don't operate on the edge of survival pay-wise, and...

  16. Right To Work States, hospitals are unionizing

    jmqphd replied to Mindful's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I've always said that a hospital that gets a nursing union, probably deserved it. On the other hand, I've noticed that often, instead of getting one pimp, nurses end up with two. In my experience...

  17. AA or BSN? Online pre-licensure BSN?

    jmqphd replied to 1970chevy's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    California (state) is broke. Hospitals are strapped. Don't count on help paying for your education. If you don't have your RN... typically, you will have to attend a brick and mortar school where...

  18. A Short History of Anti-pathophysiologicalism

    jmqphd replied to jmqphd's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Huzzah! Just graded final Care Plans for this term (it counts for 5% of their grade and none of them can afford to lose those points!). They all are starting to get it. I know they had 12 weeks to...

  19. consults

    jmqphd replied to sweet sunshine's topic in General Nursing

    That is one dumb

  20. Have any of you given birth while in school?

    jmqphd replied to JStollRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Have a student who gave birth Mar 30th, out one week, will graduate on the

  21. A Short History of Anti-pathophysiologicalism

    jmqphd replied to jmqphd's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    There is no way to prove this. It's just my deep seated suspicion based upon 40 years of observation. I think the biggest problem with teaching pathophys (and to a similar degree pharmacology) is...

  22. A Short History of Anti-pathophysiologicalism

    jmqphd posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    The college system in which I teach is calling a multi-campus-wide curriculum meeting. Rumor has it that the "bigs" want to tone down the pathophysiology in our Med-Surg Curriculum. I'm old. I've...

  23. Kicking myself...

    jmqphd replied to iloveny68's topic in Medical-Surgical

    It seems to be a huge reaction on the part of management/administration for an oversight that sent a stable patient to CXR without 2L/min O2. Yes, it was wrong. Yes, you swear to do better and...

  24. NE's and job security?

    jmqphd replied to raindrop's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Brick and mortar schools are necessary for entry level (ADN) programs. At least in our state, you cannot qualify to sit for the NCLEX with some kind of on-line or mail-order nursing degree. I am not...

  25. Passing State Boards' Grades Verify Competency of Nursing Program?

    jmqphd replied to showbizrn's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I agree that a high pass rate does not necessarily mean that a school is good. On the other hand, how much of a favor are we doing students if we are teaching a GREAT nursing curriculum that cannot...