SGroRN87

SGroRN87 has 8 years experience and specializes in med/surg, home health, nursing education.

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1. full time vs. adjunct

   SGroRN87 replied to Diva Nurse Dani's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

   I was adjunct for 2 years... spent 2 summer terms at my current employer and WOWed them so they hired me as full time! It's definitely tough to find a FT job as a nurse educator... Going for a...

2. Can they report me?!?!

   SGroRN87 posted a topic in General Nursing

   So a few weeks ago I posted on here about issues with a home care agency... basically, I gave four weeks notice that I was resigning due to things being the complete opposite of what I was told...

3. Issues with home care agency

   SGroRN87 replied to SGroRN87's topic in General Nursing

   Essentially, they want me to wait until all of my OASIS documents are reviewed by QI/QA and then change answers according to their likes and preferences... which I think is fraud since I am the one...

4. Issues with home care agency

   SGroRN87 replied to SGroRN87's topic in General Nursing

   I gave one month's notice!!! They want me to stay beyond

5. Issues with home care agency

   SGroRN87 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I resigned from my home care agency. I have completed all documentation but they want me to stay on for 2 weeks to have everything reviewed. I told them no that I did my documentation and they are...

6. Sorry state of Nursing ...

   SGroRN87 replied to Howardhughes's topic in General Nursing

   Yes, this teacher right here makes less (salary) than a brand new nurse in my area... But I love what I do... And only teaching 3 days per week with 5 weeks off at Christmas and summers off is a...

7. Quitting my home health job...

   SGroRN87 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Fellow allnurses, I need to share/vent/complain/etc.!!! I am full-time nursing faculty in an ADN program... LOVE my job!!! I wanted to get back to the bedside, but didn't want to be in acute care......

8. MSN Education is it worth it? or this concentration is more about your passion?

   SGroRN87 replied to eliezar's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

   I have a MSN in education... for me it was a no brainer! I love teaching - that's why I went back to school. Just landed a FT tenure track position at the local community college... no summers!!!...

9. Happy to be in Nursing education

   SGroRN87 replied to studentnurserachel's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

   Congratulations! I, too, will be starting a FT tenure track position at the local community college. I have been adjunct for 3 years... FINALLY found a

10. Adjunct Faculty a.k.a. 'Academic Sharecroppers'

    SGroRN87 replied to TheCommuter's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Just accepted a full-time position at a community college teaching first year ADN students... $40k for a 9-month contract... This is after getting my foot in the door adjunct at 4 different schools...

11. Orientee Horror Stories?

    SGroRN87 replied to megank5183's topic in General Nursing

    Well as an educator, I give all the patience and understanding to my students as long as they are performing at a reasonable level and aren't imminently going to kill someone. BUT... As a preceptor...

12. RN-BSN and not working?

    SGroRN87 replied to k1p1ssk's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Just FYI, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing recently published a white paper advising all BSN programs to instill clinical hours into their curriculum. So if the program doesn't already...

13. New Grad BSN RN...offered position into LTC post hospital unit as charge nurse

    SGroRN87 replied to CallMeNurseNek's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I always tell my students... Take any experience that you can as a new grad. About 3 years ago, a student of mine told me flat out that she would never work in LTC. She would rather work at...

14. Question about heparin

    SGroRN87 replied to SGroRN87's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for your input! I worked 8 years on a BMT hem/onc unit and as I said... we NEVER gave heparin to anyone. Just always like to know what my other colleagues

15. Question about heparin

    SGroRN87 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello everyone! Just a quick question about heparin... I came from a hem/onc unit and we NEVER used heparin... I had a student, in clinical last week, who was assigned to care for a patient admitted...