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I am not sure if any one can help me but here is the quest, I am finishing up my BSN, this is my last course. I need to obtain a copy of a tool that is used to evaluate teaching in a higher education setting. Not having much luck. I have emailed my l...

The classes are 5 weeks long and very intense, you must be very disciplined to do this. They have great tech support and I learned an incredible amount of information from not only my profs but the people in my classes as well. Teamwork can be a litt...

A year ago I completed my BSN and was just offered a part time job in case management. They require a BSn for this position, the issue, it is a 3.00 an hour pay cut. What do you all think? The plus side is that I would get away from the bedside and a...

Thanks for the reply. Update is that I met with the VP of nursing, my unit manager and the Staff Dev. coordintator and we are negotiating a salary.

I agree that pt to nurse ratios need to change and that the quick discharge time is not always beneficial to the patient. I also think that unitl nurses in general unit and start bringing attention to this it will continue. We all need to write lette...

Many people say I don't like med surg but all nursing is med surg and to a degree psych nursing. All assessments include VS, lungs, apical rate etc. This is basic med surg nursing and if you do not have the basic skills all nursing is difficult. I ha...

Med surg is a speciality and needs to be treated as such. You can become a CMSN just as you can become a CCRN. It is time for med surg to be respected for the speciality they are.

Well Michele I don,t know how old you are or where you go to school but let me tell you how I view nursing students. First I remeber what it was like because I just graduated 10 years ago at the age of 42. I had been an lpn before and the staff nurse...

I gotta tell you that to me this is just having nurses do your homework for you. I am all for helping people and guiding you in the direction you need to go in but I really do not think it helps to give you answers. Part of nursing is knowing where t...

I am doing a paper on regulatory and accrediting as it applies to the faculty role in higher education setting. I am using the SBONN and the NLNac any other ideas or websites that would be helpful would be appreciated. Thanks.

These are great! You guys are all so smart! \A big thank you, my whole day tomorrow is writting this paper.

I am turning 52 this Nov and am really worried about retirement. My husband has none and my 401K is only about 60,000. right now. I know little about mutual funds and such. Plus I worry if I will be able to keep pace soon, I think about a degree but ...

Wow I never would have thought of a urine test but I would not have slept when I got home either. I am so glad this turned out ok for you.

I am working on a term paper for my BSN course on a business idea. My idea is a patient advocate/consultant who will help patinets with medical forms and basically whatever they feel is needed. My second objective will be to freelance as a medical cl...

Do any of you have any thoughts on Walden University? I just got an add from them for 50% tuition decrease and am wondering how they are for an MSN?

I also am finishing up with UOP for my BSN. It is expensive and frankly if I did not have tuition reimbursement I could not afford the program. I have had some issues with the team assignments and people not doing the work and feel there should be so...

When you are either transferring a patient from the ER or receiving one from the ER what specific behaviors demonstrate a lack of cooperation? I know we get pateints who are wet or had now orders that were not done. What is it like at your place and ...

That may be but floor nurses are also busy and when half of them go to supper that can leave 2 nurses on the unit for 25 patients at my facility. WHen you are answering bells, doing IVP for pain and nausea and pumps are beeping it is alittle hard to ...

I am in the UOP BSN program and took 2 algebras and stats online last year. It almost killed me, but to be fair I am poor in math. There is a website purplemath.com that really helped me look there and see what you think.

I am working on a presentation for safe environment in LTC, some of my suggestions are, continue ed for staff on safety, use of lifts and gait belt, proper lighting, sliding doors for bathrooms, nightlights at floor level built into wall. Any ideas a...

I currently am working on my BSn through UOP and will finsih in August. I had not even considering getting a MSN, I am 51 years old but my advisor says that I only need 21 more credits which is 7 courses and I can have an MSN. The problem is what sho...

I do not see anyone not wearing gloves but if I did I would tell them about it and if it continue I would speak to my manager. This is a health risk for everyone and even if you are a student the time to start advocating is now. As for the MAR's and...

Still looking for advice on what I should get a Masters in, will finish my BSN in August and was thinking Education or Adult health

well I appreciate your input but let me clarify. I was an LPN for 20 years before going back for a diploma RN in 1993. I have worked OB, ER and med surg tele. \It is just recently I decide to go for my MSN, I finish my BSN in the summer and did not r...

I am on a committee of 2, to come up with ideas for Nurses Week on our unit. I know in the past I have seen several post some negative about Nurses Day and Week but this is a group of us trying to make a nice event for our co-workers. So any idea tha...