boarder1025

boarder1025 has 8 years experience.

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1. Clinical Educator vs Staff Development

   boarder1025 replied to UTVOL3's topic in Educators

   I am going to finish my NP in two years. Education and patient advocacy is my passion. Working with nurses to achieve both would also work from the ground up and make a broader impact. What are your suggestions for focus?

2. Am I too old to be an RN.... or should I just stay an LPN?

   boarder1025 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   You should follow your dreams. I started school when I was 28, got my Diploma RN in 2008, finished my Associates in 2016 and am enrolled in the Bachelors program now. My goal, though I'm nervous, is to finish as a NP in 2020. Life has slowed the prog...

3. Using New media for patient teaching #372t

   boarder1025 replied to boarder1025's topic in General Nursing

   Trying to empower patients seems to be the biggest problem. Finding something that is easy to use and gives them positive feedback would be good. In acute situations they tend to be singularly focussed. If we could get the population to integrate eas...

4. Educating patients on ER use

   boarder1025 replied to anh06005's topic in Education

   I am all in with the ED having a separate treatment area for all incoming patients. With that in mind, the theory of service oriented care must relax. We are not McDonalds or American Eagle. If we are neglectful, disrespectful or texting at the nurse...

5. Using New media for patient teaching #372t

   boarder1025 posted a topic in General Nursing

   In relation to patient education, using new media and lowering hospital readmission rates, how can we combine the first two to equal the third? Can new media be used to facilitate patient education? I think if we utilize the correct platforms, patien...