jeanbeth MSN, DNP, RN

I agree - I also have no idea how my students will be able to could complete their minimum clinical hours to graduate and sit for NCLEX. We need answers and action from our Boards of Nursing.

I am concerned that our Board of Nursing has remained silent on whether virtual clinical experiences or on-line activities will meet the clinical hours required to sit for boards. No word. All of our clinical sites have prohibited us from attending a...

I had no education experience other than leading in-services in my clinical setting (LTC) when I decided to switch to education. I found an opportunity in a technical school LPN program and I love it. It is a good way to get your feet wet and gain ex...

trauma RUs, "If your MSN was in an area of advanced practice nursing, you will not be required to take any extra practicum hours, only the practicum hours incorporated into the standard curriculum." per their website. My MSN was not in an area of adv...

sushii, no costs for me. I just needed the sign-on by the DON of the facility.

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I went from an MSN with a specialty in Patient Administration to a DNP. I was a charge nurse in a LTC facility and was not an APRN or NP. I wanted to get into education and that's what I do today.

I agree with JKL33 that "just not showing up for class is not setting a good example of professional behavior." You are a professional and should not be prohibited from modeling professional behavior for your students. I also agree with JKL that a fi...

Access! Information on which sites (like CDC) are reputable if they have questions that they can't/won't ask adults. There is so much misinformation out there.

I had a bachelors degree in Economics when I pursued my ADN to become an RN. I went right to an RN-to-MSN program because I was in my 50s and looked ahead to a non-bedside-nursing position in 10 years or so. The cost savings of the RN-MSN program wer...

I'm in the program now, and will complete by 6/22/18 (if all goes well). It is leadership focused and I'm pretty sure you can't focus on education. I am currently a nursing instructor so most of my discussion topics and assignments focused on the cli...

But it's not our job to investigate motives or accuracy. Others are required to take over that function. Mandated reporters are legally required to ensure a report is made when abuse, neglect, or at-risk situations are observed or SUSPECTED. (Elder A...

How many nurses are giving him a beer? How many meds is he getting that should not be mixed with alcohol? Wow! Way too many reasons to let this go unreported. CYA CYA! What if he falls? What if in the fall report a CNA reports that she let you know t...

My first career was in accounting/finance because math is beautiful to me. Nursing as a career came to me after my boys were in the NICU for 8 weeks - those nurses always looked exhausted but fulfilled. But as a teenager I was sure I'd be a translato...

Hello - this sounds interesting and useful. I remember this sort of interaction when I was in nursing school at a community college, but it was with the ESL class at the same school. ESL students who were interested in practicing their English with n...

"The data need to show the organization's progress toward 80 percent of registered nurses obtaining a baccalaureate or graduate degree in nursing by 2020. An explanation should be included in the assessment narrative when data do not demonstrate prog...

"DNP is worthless IMHO unless you want to teach." Define worthless. It's certainly worth it to me, and has been a valuable educational and collaborative experience. Maybe you mean $$, not my end goal, although the job postings here lead me to believe...

I'm working on my DNP and the whole point at my school is that we are attempting to bring the results of quality research into clinical practice. The research that has been carried out by others (PhDs for example) and has been peer-reviewed can somet...

Congratulations! I'm a student hoping to finish my DNP in 2018. I look forward to reading for pleasure again soon...

Miki, yes, it would be easy if there was such a list as you have in your state, but as I mentioned in my post my state does not publish a list. Of course it's my responsibility, thank you. I did contact my BON - they specifically state they do not ac...

So I have been waiting patiently for an admission decision from the DNP program at Touro University Nevada. An decision was due "two weeks after the application deadline" which was May 1st. So after the 15th had come and gone I called my admission co...

I started my career as a nurse with my ADN at the age of 56 after a career as an accountant. I am certain I made the right decision. I spent four years as a nurse in long-term care and got my BSN-MSN in the on-line program at a local university at th...

Sailornurse - You're right, that is the case for some states and some programs I considered. Most programs alert you to which states do not accept their programs or at least recommend that you check with your state, which I did. That's how I knew abo...

I can only speak for myself and the nurses I graduated with and currently work with. I was an A student and the work in class and even clinical rotations came easily to me. I had the book and professor right there if I had questions, but I seldom did...

I learned that if I begin to read a thread started by Ixchel with comments by OrganizedChaos I will find myself glancing up a couple of hours later wondering where the time went. Time well spent. What a valuable support system all of you are - thank ...