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If you need to brush up on math, dosage calculations, etc.., several workbooks books are available. Sue Buchholz, RN, authors a great nursing math renewal book that we suggest to our students. I have not taken the GRE, so I am not familiar with the type of math questions, but I am assuming algebra, geometry, and conversions would be helpful.

hRaneeRN, You should look through the other blogs and start posting. The web site is good stuff, and in a couple of days you will have your 15 posts.

I am nursing faculty and find it inappropriate for electronic devices to be used in the classroom during my lecture. I am covering complicated disease processes in a short period of time and teaching critical thinking skills and new views to problem solving. How could you possibly grasp the difficult material while texting or surfing. Our policy names the use of these devices as "disruptive behavior" , and we have very clear expectations and outcomes. I review the policy with colorful projected pictures on my powerpoint during orientation and do not have a problem in the classroom. I believe in being up front at the beginning of the semester and consistent with all the students. My objective is to provide a peaceful learning environment.

I am proud to be a nurse/nurse educator. I cringe when I hear about bullying of any type whether it be in a clinical setting or classroom. Nursing instructors, students, physicians, etc. tend to have strong personalities coupled with the stress and anxiety that accompanies life and death situations. Bullies display a lack of character and usually direct their manipulation towards the path of least resistance, i.e...student, new nurse, nurse. I love being a nurse but am ashamed of our profession when I see these practices continue to steer us away from patient care and patient safety. Please be proactive and assure policies are written in colleges, universities, and clinical sites to ensure a non hostile work environment exists. FYI, I have been nursing faculty for four years and a registered nurse for 20 years. As an instructor, I have been threatened, manipulated, intimidated by larger male students and stalked. Several of my colleagues have restraining orders for unsuccessful students that have made threats of bodily harm. In order to get to my office I need three different keys to unlock three different doors and a security button under my desk. All of this for a 40% cut in pay after I completed my MSN, yet this is the most worthwhile career I have chosen. There is no reason to bully a student; maybe your wife should sit down one on one with the instructor for a discussion. If she is not satisfied with the outcome, she should follow the chain of command. Developing professional boundaries are an important aspect of practicing nursing. She will be bullied by many a physician and seasoned nurse in the future unless she stops them in their tracks. Good Luck

I sent my NELRP application via fax on the first day. I truthfully do not know if they received all of my paperwork or not. Are they willing to help if you call the 800 number in validating my application. I do remember following a link to fill out all of my bank information, but the date was so long ago I cannot remember if I received an email with instructions. This is the first grant that I have applied for and have learned most of my lessons the hard way.