OkieOBRN replied to Nurse_For_Wear's topic in Educators
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 often different and I think becoming an educator has r...
OkieOBRN replied to MarkMyWords's topic in Educators
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 purpose, not busy work.
"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 I only came back PRN, so maybe she didn't know me...
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 antibiotic as a secondary and set it at whatever ...
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 degree until June 30th. Nice to "meet" you!