AmeliasAunt

AmeliasAunt

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  1. First day of class

    AmeliasAunt posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I am teaching in a LPN program and will be welcoming a new class next Monday. I would like to come up with some type of orientation/introduction game or activity to kind of break up the monotony of...

  2. First Incident Report

    AmeliasAunt replied to gemmi999's topic in General Nursing

    Are you talking about incident reports or write-ups? An incident report (in my world) is an anonymous reporting system for various issues or events that do not follow policy or present harm to the...

  3. Fitting in at new job

    AmeliasAunt replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with this completely and I can speak from experience. I worked on a telemetry unit for over 6 years with, what I thought, was a tight knit group of nurses. I spent time with many of them...

  4. First Nursing Job

    AmeliasAunt replied to rubyagnes's topic in General Nursing

    I sent you a PM.

  5. Nursing Professor or School Nurse? -What is your opinion

    AmeliasAunt replied to desiruns's topic in General Nursing

    Say no more about wanting something non-clinical! I know the feeling!

  6. Nursing Professor or School Nurse? -What is your opinion

    AmeliasAunt replied to desiruns's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I know that educators in general do take a pay cut. However, in my area, informatics nurses do as well. Perhaps I got lucky because I'm making just as much as I did doing bedside nursing in my...

  7. Nursing Professor or School Nurse? -What is your opinion

    AmeliasAunt replied to desiruns's topic in General Nursing

    I am curious what you consider "not going to pay anything"? I work full time as a nurse educator and I make a pretty good salary. Again, just curious as I believe salaries can vary depending on area...

  8. New grad with ADN in Maryland

    AmeliasAunt replied to dmnqclay08's topic in Maryland Nursing

    I sent you a PM.

  9. Educator pay

    AmeliasAunt replied to geminiBSN75's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I don't find that to be the case. I actually make more per hour doing adjunct clinical faculty work than I do at bedside, and my bedside base rate is approx. $36/hr. With other colleges that pay a...

  10. New grad with ADN in Maryland

    AmeliasAunt replied to dmnqclay08's topic in Maryland Nursing

    What part of Maryland are you living in? I am also from Ohio (Akron) and moved to Maryland about 10 years ago. Let me know where you have applied. Perhaps I can make some suggestions. Best of...

  11. Hospital Nurse Educator Interview

    AmeliasAunt replied to AmeliasAunt's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    well, the interview went well. So well, that she invited me back for a 2nd interview! She also mentioned that there will be a panel interview and I will be required to do a presentation. This makes...

  12. first year students

    AmeliasAunt replied to swswr4's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I agree with everything the previous poster said except not allowing them to call you by your first name. All of my clinical students call me by my first name. What else are they supposed to call...

  13. Hospital Nurse Educator Interview

    AmeliasAunt replied to AmeliasAunt's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    llg, thank you again for your thoughtful reply. What you said is very encouraging! The interview is next Tuesday so I have a full week to prepare. Thanks again!

  14. Hospital Nurse Educator Interview

    AmeliasAunt replied to AmeliasAunt's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Thank you so much for your response! By no experience in this area, I meant in professional development. I have been working as a clinical nurse for 10 years. I imagine that this position is much...

  15. Are most new grad RN preceptors like this on the first day?

    AmeliasAunt replied to Smilie0809RN's topic in General Nursing

    BonnieSc, I stated that there are only a few things that should cause one to cry, such as losing a patient. I was speaking more about crying because of making a mistake, being yelled at by the...

  16. Are most new grad RN preceptors like this on the first day?

    AmeliasAunt replied to Smilie0809RN's topic in General Nursing

    First, congrats on becoming on RN and your first job! On your first day he had you administering meds without him? This does not sound typical to me. Give this some time. He should not be holding...

  17. An open letter to the #NursesUnite movement

    AmeliasAunt replied to disillusionedrn's topic in General Nursing

    I posted something similar to this on my personal Facebook page. I completely agree with everything OP! Brilliantly

  18. NICU RN moving to Maryland area

    AmeliasAunt replied to mmelke's topic in General Nursing

    Bethesda area has Suburban and Holy Cross hospitals. As someone else mentioned, northern Virginia be an option, but traffic can be a nightmare. DC has Georgetown, Washington Hospital Center. It has...

  19. Medstar health tuition assistance?

    AmeliasAunt replied to sparky605's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Which

  20. Online MS

    AmeliasAunt replied to HAW62's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I earned my MSN in Education online and I have had no trouble finding work at the local colleges. However, I have had a few of my online 'classmates' tell me that similar comments were made to them....

  21. Nurses forced to work as aides

    AmeliasAunt replied to NewYorkerGirl's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    There is absolutely nothing wrong with being a sitter. I have sat with patients during many of my shifts while others take their breaks, etc. I simply am not going to sit in a room for 12 hours. If...

  22. Nursing Educator Salary

    AmeliasAunt replied to fbhopern's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I stopped letting money be my motivating factor long ago. I work 2-3 adjunct jobs per semester. All are part-time; some pay hourly, others give a set amount of money for the semester. I am also...

  23. Nurses forced to work as aides

    AmeliasAunt replied to NewYorkerGirl's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I was once working PRN at a local hospital. I went in one day and they assigned me to sit with a patient. Yes, they were using me as a SITTER. Needless to say I got the heck up out of there as fast...

  24. Medication Error - 53 is this for me

    AmeliasAunt replied to Mindfulone1's topic in Patient Medications

    Mindfulone1, I have never made this error myself, but it has been a problem at the facility I work. Just over the past year there have been numerous incidence of incorrect Insulin pens being used on...

  25. I don't like the facility where I'm teaching

    AmeliasAunt posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Hello! I am a few weeks into my first adjunct instructor position. I really like the college, the other faculty, and the students have been great. My biggest complaint is that I really do not like...