NPTeacher

Latest Activity

1. Legal Nurse Consulting!

   NPTeacher replied to MedLegalNurse's topic in Legal

   This is an area that is unknown to me, but I have had many questions from students, so thought I would ask those "in the know." What is the difference between being an expert witness and a legal nurse consultant?

2. Question of the Month: Should A & P Content Be "Retaught?"

   NPTeacher replied to VickyRN's topic in Educators

   Wow - so we aren't the only ones with this problem! Our school is a 2 + 2 program where they do their first two years someplace else, then transfer to us for the final two years of nursing school. We are located on a medical science campus, so we do...

3. Nurse Educators, Introduce Yourselves!

   NPTeacher replied to VickyRN's topic in Educators

   Hi there, I'm not Vicki, but I can also respond to this question. Unfortunately, there is no pat answer. It all depends on where you plan to go to get your BSN, as each school has its own set of prerequesite courses. Contact the recruiter at the scho...

4. educator pay

   NPTeacher replied to berry's topic in Educators

   HI T.C. Can't believe that you would really want to leave the lucrative salary of a CRNA for that of an educator! In my state, you would have to have a MSN in order to teach in a college nursing program (either at the ADN or BSN level). This is a r...

5. Dress Code for nursing students?

   NPTeacher replied to NPTeacher's topic in Educators

   In the clinical area, our students wear white uniforms with the school patch on their left shoulder. Over the left breast pocket, they wear a school issued name pin with the school logo followed by their name. Under their name is their title (Nursing...

6. Nurse Educators, Introduce Yourselves!

   NPTeacher replied to VickyRN's topic in Educators

   Wow! I sure must be teaching at the WRONG place! I am an Assistant Professor and teach both BSN and MSN students. I typically get to my office about 7:30 AM and frequently don't leave until 6 or 6:30 PM. It is not unusual to go to the office on S...

7. Physical Assessment Skills for BSN students

   NPTeacher replied to NPTeacher's topic in Educators

   Thanks for your replies. We are still in the mist of trying to "iron out" the differences in opinions in our own faculty. I am the one on the side of teaching all skills to students. I am a very firm believer that the students need to know how to per...

8. Dress Code for nursing students?

   NPTeacher replied to NPTeacher's topic in Educators

   Some very interesting comments. You can sure tell which ones are the students and which are the teachers! I might add that our school is on an academic medical campus. So our students encounter patients, families and other professionals daily as the...

9. Physical Assessment Skills for BSN students

   NPTeacher posted a topic in Educators

   Several faculty members are having a disagreement about the depth of knowledge for a BSN student vs a MSN student (with a role focus as an NP). I won't tell you which side I am on - just want to get lots of feedback. 1) One side says that BSN student...

10. Nurse Educators, Introduce Yourselves!

    NPTeacher replied to VickyRN's topic in Educators

    Congratulations on going back to school. I, too, will graduate next summer (God willing!) with my PhD in Clinical Health Sciences. Then I will be able to get back 100% to teaching / clinical practice. I love it all, but have felt VERY stretched thes...

11. educator pay

    NPTeacher replied to berry's topic in Educators

    I have been a nurse educator for 7 years. I started with a salary of 47,500. and after 7 years, I make 56,000.00. I normally work anywhere from 50-70 hours per week, as it's not unusual for me to work 11 and 12 hour days. Then once I drag myself home...

12. Nurse Educators, Introduce Yourselves!

    NPTeacher replied to VickyRN's topic in Educators

    Hi all - I'm new to this board, but not new to nursing education. I have been teaching nursing for 7 years in a school with just about all levels of nursing education, (BSN, RN-BSN, MSN, and PhD programs). I teach both BSN and MSN courses. Our total...

13. Dress Code for nursing students?

    NPTeacher posted a topic in Educators

    Our nursing school is on a medical sciences campus. We have toyed off and on with the idea of a dress code for our nursing students, but haven't instituted one. This year, many of our students are coming in with very inappropriate dress, so we are ba...