OkieOBRN MSN

OkieOBRN has 22 years experience as a MSN and specializes in Education, OB, Peds, NRP.

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1. New nurse faculty

   OkieOBRN replied to Nurse_For_Wear's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

   I think shadowing is a great idea. When I started teaching I studied as much as my students! I wanted to be sure I understood exactly what I wanted to teach them. Book world and real world are...

2. Things nurse students complain about

   OkieOBRN replied to MarkMyWords's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

   the biggest complaint I get is over "too much homework" or that I am "expecting too much study time". I get it, it is a lot of stuff. (I teach in a ADN program) I do only assign stuff with a...

3. DNP in Education Suggestions

   OkieOBRN replied to educator2023's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

   I am starting at Oklahoma Wesleyan in August. I obtained my BSN there and hoping that the DNP program is as good as the

4. What Is The Most Disrespectful Thing A Colleague Has Said To You?

   OkieOBRN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   "Oh, that is SO cute!". When the newish grad/new on my unit nurse found out that I was the NRP instructor for the hospital. To be completely fair, she started while I was out on maternity leave, and...

5. What to set VTBI to when antibiotic is the primary?

   OkieOBRN replied to mmf0811's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

   I always run antibiotics as a secondary. If the patient doesn't have an IVF order, I use a 100ml or 250ml bag of NS. I set the primary at say 125ml/hr, then set that VTBI for 75 mls. Then I run the...

6. Wgu august 2016

   OkieOBRN replied to Chingcha's topic in Western Governors University

   I am also starting my MSN-Education on Aug 1! I am very excited to get started. I finished my BSN with Oklahoma Wesleyan in Feb. I was hoping to start my MSN earlier, but OKWU wouldn't confer my...