sirdearis88

sirdearis88

Med Surg/Cardiac, Education

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About sirdearis88

sirdearis88 has 8 years experience and specializes in Med Surg/Cardiac, Education.


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  1. Your first nurse educator job?

    I started with clinical for my local community college with my BSN. I was able to find the position on our state/government jobs website. My state also has a monthly newsletter with open nursing and faculty positions. It was beneficial starting wit...
  2. First Instructor interview..... help

    I was a CNA instructor at a high school for four years. My interview was different than my nursing instructor position. I was not asked to present a teaching presentation. The admin team asked me the standard interview questions. One question that wa...
  3. 4hr lecture

    I agree with the above poster to break your information/content into segments. I too have a 4-hour lecture, and I'm not a fan of lengthy PowerPoint slides. I prefer to teach 1-1.5 hr depending on the concept then incorporate games, class discussions,...
  4. First day of teaching in a class

    I think I was pretty prepared since I worked as an adjunct with my community college before accepting a full-time position. I do agree with the above poster that it is important to emphasize that even if not covered in class that students are still r...
  5. Online Doctoral programs

    I attend Walden in the PhD Nursing Education program. I am in year two, and so far so good. Of course there is the price. However, my work/life schedule also needed online. Walden does require 4 residencies where 2 of them must be done face-to-face. ...
  6. High School Health Science

    Hey! This is my 2nd year as a high school health science teacher. I am not in a career center as some teachers are. My school is a comprehensive high school. We certify in CPR and seniors have clinical days to sit for their CNA exam. Thus far, it has...
  7. Conflict of interest or not?

    I also work as an adjunct instructor and prn as a staff nurse at the same hospital where I take my students. My college actually prefers adjunct faculty working at a hospital they are familiar with i.e. charting and policies. We can even have our stu...
  8. New High School CNA Instuctor

    Oh wow, I also took this class in high school. I use my state hosa website. I'm in SC. Check with your state hosa chapter if anything like mine you will be able to find different ideas & lesson plans. Also the national HOSA page may be of some he...
  9. New High School CNA Instuctor

    I also teach at the high school level. My classes are called Health Science. I teach 10 & 11th graders..I'm basically prepping them for their senior level to receive their CNA (we have a 2nd teacher for that). My state dept of education & car...
  10. New home health nurse. Advice/tips needed.

    So far so good. The hardest part for me was learning the charting. I'm enjoying the flexibility and not having to work 12hr shifts. I still pick up wknd shifts just to keep my skills.
  11. New home health nurse. Advice/tips needed.

    Thanks everyone! I start next monday . I will be working with the adult population.
  12. New home health nurse. Advice/tips needed.

    Thanks! I'll keep this in mind.
  13. Young Nurses!

    I'm 25, graduated with my BSN at 21.
  14. I will be starting a new position as a home health nurse at the beginning of Nov. I have almost 4 years of hospital experience in med surg and telemetry and also some prn work at a prison. Any advice or tips you all can provide for this new journey ...