Beck1956

Beck1956 has 20 years experience and specializes in PCCU, tele, Med/Surg, ED, Psych.

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1. Paralyzing Fear!!!

   Beck1956 replied to rlpmnp's topic in General Students

   I am teaching dosage calc to a new group of students now. We teach several different methods to solve these problems because, usually, at least one of these methods makes "sense" to a student. Whether they use ratio & proportion, dimensional anal...

2. Feeling dumped on as new PRN

   Beck1956 replied to adpiRN's topic in General Nursing

   Bravo to your attitude! If morepeople in carge acted in this manner, there would happier nurses, and happier patients. Members of the float pool at the large hospital I worked at got dumped on, plain and simple. When one nurse gets 6 patients located...

3. I received this email from a professor. I was a little shocked. Opinon?

   Beck1956 replied to kdflet's topic in General Students

   We all have our own ideas on how to handle such situations. Our students sign an acknowledgement of these rules prior to beginning clinicals. So the written warning/counseling puts them on notice. People who are doing their best to be good students o...

4. Feeling dumped on as new PRN

   Beck1956 replied to adpiRN's topic in General Nursing

   Amen to that!I worked floatpool and we always got "challenging" pts as our manager called them. That is manager speak for BOHICA (if you don't know the acronym, ask around. LOL)

5. Will NCLEX ever REQUIRE BSN???

   Beck1956 replied to butterflykissesxo's topic in NCLEX

   It is more likely that indivual employers might institute a BSN policy, one such policy is the "BSN in Ten" initiative. Nurses without a BSN would sign an agreement that they must complete a BSN within 10 years of being hired. My masters thesis dealt...

6. I received this email from a professor. I was a little shocked. Opinon?

   Beck1956 replied to kdflet's topic in General Students

   I am a nursing instructor, my problem with this email is that it avoided directly dealing with the individuals who were not in compliance with the dress code. Unfortunately, many instructors, and floor nurses, are not comfortable in resolving issues....

7. Perfect App for Nursing Students

   Beck1956 replied to JulietGause's topic in General Students

   This could (and probably should) be reported to the app marketplaces where it is marketed. The marketplace might also be held accountable for the privacy violations in a lawsuit.

8. Perfect App for Nursing Students

   Beck1956 replied to JulietGause's topic in General Students

   Using an image of a patient without their express written consent is a violation of that patient's right to privacy, even if identifying information is removed and the face is blurred. Would, you be able to recognize a picture of yourself, even if th...

9. Perfect App for Nursing Students

   Beck1956 replied to JulietGause's topic in General Students

   Good advice! People ruin careers by posting inappropriate things on social media. Beck

10. Not treated fairly

    Beck1956 replied to ntvan07's topic in Technicians

    Unfortunately, no matter where you are, or what you do, you will come across people like this evaluator. Moving to another department and making a fresh start might be a blessing in disguise. Learn and grow from this situation. I know it must be frus...

11. Clinicals and stethoscope?

    Beck1956 replied to GodIs082010's topic in General Students

    I usually recommend that my students purchase a decent stethescope, but that doesn't necssarily mean expensive, or a Littman. People new to nursing often have dificulty hearing with a double lumen stethescope (the tubing rubbing), so i recommend a si...

12. I just got accepted into LPN school!!

    Beck1956 replied to SingDanceRunLife's topic in LPN/LVN Students

    Many of my students have chosen to do the same thing. Most of them are either CNA's or PCT's. Becoming an LPN first will allow them to make more money while working fewer days while getting through RN school. There are many reasons, but I hear this t...

13. Western Governors RN-to-BSN: My First 6 Month Term (Almost)

    Beck1956 replied to TheCommuter's topic in Western Governors

    Good luck! One word of warning, make sure you know what type of program you are signing up for. I know someone who went into an RN to MSN program, she wanted to teach and figured she could be a clinical instructor once she got the BSN done. There was...

14. Western Governors RN-to-BSN: My First 6 Month Term (Almost)

    Beck1956 replied to TheCommuter's topic in Western Governors

    I am getting my EdD from Argosy University online. One third of the way done! Beck

15. Western Governors RN-to-BSN: My First 6 Month Term (Almost)

    Beck1956 replied to TheCommuter's topic in Western Governors

    I graduated in 2 years from the WGU MSN (Education emphasis) program. There were some objective exams, more papers than exams. I had to prepare a powerpoint and defend my capstone project. The paper itself was 168 pgs, including graphs. I did not fin...