SGroRN87

SGroRN87

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 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...

  4. 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...

  5. 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

  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 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...

  15. 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

  16. Comic relief...

    SGroRN87 posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm in need of some comic relief this evening... As a brand-new GN, I took care of a young male patient after an overdose. His synapses did not recover well after being anoxic for several minutes....

  17. Comic relief...

    SGroRN87 replied to SGroRN87's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Folks, I did not mean any harm by the post... I was simply pointed out my wrong choice of words in this situation... I still chuckle when I think about it... Of course the patient was taken to his...

  18. Comic relief...

    SGroRN87 replied to SGroRN87's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I was focusing on my choice of

  19. Duquesne University School of Nursing

    SGroRN87 replied to Loveismagical's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Hi! I teach clinical PT in their BSN program. It's undergoing some changes... BUT ONLY FOR THE BETTER!!! I would highly recommend the program to any potential

  20. Home Health

    SGroRN87 posted a topic in Home Health

    Hello everyone! I was offered a home health RN position yesterday. Since my experience had only been in acute care and education, I would like to have some input on the offer. This is a weekend RN...

  21. Nursing School Patient Loads

    SGroRN87 replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated in 2005... During our final 6-week course we worked 1:1 with a preceptor (and no Pyxis code) we were expected to take a full patient load for that floor. I was on a step down unit with...

  22. Advice please!

    SGroRN87 replied to deida's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm not sure where you are, but... I would look into local community colleges for a 2 year program. There are accelerated BSN programs as well that offer another bachelors degree but in an...

  23. In need of some career advice...

    SGroRN87 posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Hello! I am in desperate need of career advice from my nursing peers... so here it goes... I have been a RN for 8 years, worked in acute care, and have 2 years of PT teaching experience. A while...

  24. Hospital closing my entire unit.

    SGroRN87 replied to miranda819's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, So sorry to hear about your job! I know that most OB nurses do not want to work in med/surg. Have you looked into home care opportunities? A local home care company just posted in the newspaper...

  25. post conference

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

    Hi Suni, I have 2 years of clinical teaching experience under my belt. First of all, I highly recommend purchasing the book Creative Teaching Strategies for Nurse Educators from F. A. Davis. It's a...