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Century sounds about the same as most programs out there. It is extremely competetive. Whether they tell you or not, they all have criteria for deciding who gets in like grades and CNA. There are so many applicants they do not have to bother with the...

No, this is for a traditional BSN four year degree. 2 years of generals and 2 years of nursing and then you take the NCLEX-RN to get licensed. It's brand new, the very first class. they have an information session tomorrow (Monday). It is so new it i...

I see that National American University in Bloomington just started offering a BSN program. They are accepting applications January through June, hurry, all 24 spots are still open!

Not sure where you are from, but NAU just started a BSN program in Bloomington, MN. It is mostly on campus, a few online courses. They will start accepting apps in January, there are only 24 spots so hurry. Application deadline for nursing core is ju...

"By the hour" is a confusing term in academia. If I take my annual salary and divide by a 40 hour week I make about $26.50 per hour. However, I rarely work only 40 hours if I count all the teaching, prep, committee work, community service and researc...

I disagree that we should focus on the physical abilities/limitations in nursing or nursing education. Nursing is first and foremost knowledge work. As a person with some physical disability I would apply for the position you want to do (we desperate...

Nursing faculty are paid by the contact hour at our community college. Classroom teaching is 1 credit for 1 hour, lab instruction is 2 hours for 1 credit, and clinical teaching is 3 hours for 1 credit. We are assigned 20 contact hours per week that o...

Nursing faculty positions will start to be posted in March for the next academic year. In MN a Masters degree in nursing is needed for a FT position at most colleges, some non-accredited technical schools only require a BSN. Check the websites of the...

Try this web link: https://www.capella.edu/default.aspx The courses were challenging but do-able. They are all online, anywhere, anytime. When I applied they gave me credit for 48 credits from my Masters program. also: http://www.capella.edu/schools_...

Hello, I am interested in teaching online as well. I have tried UOP, but they really want you to have a PhD. I do teach some online courses for the community college I am at, mainly because many of the long-time faculty do not want to do it. This may...

Congratulations on the decision to pursue a career in nursing education, we all know how needed you are. I have served on many search committees for nursing faculty, and have been through many interviews myself. In a techinical program, they may be i...

I have been teaching fulltime at a community college with my MSN for 6 years, and I have been working on my PhD in education for the last two years. I love the variety of teaching opportunities. Clinical teaching requires a great deal of energy, but ...

I have a provacative related question. One of the objectives of the CNE is: "Distinguish academic nursing education as a specialty area of practice and an advanced practice role within professional nursing." Currently, nursing does not recognize nurs...

I am a full-time ADN educator with a MSN in nursing education currently taking classes in a PhD program. Is anyone else out there submitting themselves to this kind of torture? How are you managing?

Many LPN programs hire BSNs for clinical and classroom. Also, the ADN programs that are not nationally accredited will hire BSN as well. It is really just the NLNAC accredited schools that must hire MSNs, unless your state bon has additional rules.

Hi Aylinajo, The mnbon is most interested in protecting the public, and will not be of much help on your behalf. I wondered when I read your post, do you belong to a union? As a member of the MN nurses assn. I can usually get some help with legal Qs ...

Thanks, Vickie for the information. This is a topic that needs some research. I wonder if there is any evidence that adding more slots for students in schools of nursing impacts the nursing shortage? Here in MN we are seeing a drop in NCLEX pass rate...

Hey Vickie, I am interested in what educators in other states think regarding accreditation. I teach at a community college that is NLNAC accredited and we work hard to maintain it. However, many of the schools in our state have dropped accreditation...

When I was through with the dead-end of staff nursing I went to graduate school for nursing education. I have been teaching at a state college for 6 years now and I want out. I took a $20K/year cut in pay from staff nursing, but I was thinking that t...

In MN, the BON requires a MSN in nursing to teach full-time. However, many schools get around this when there is a shortage and hire BSNs on a part-time basis. I currently work in the state community college system where salaries start at $30K and to...

I agree that BSN prepared nurses can be great clinical instructors, in RN programs as well as technical. I think that nurse educators are realizing that this is a role that requires some additional training. The NLN offers some course work in the tea...

I graduated with a MSN in nursing education in 2000. When I was hired full-time at the college I was teaching at, my first project was to work with 2 other seasoned faculty and revamp the curriculum from the philosophy to the course content. This was...