Hey ECMO! Funny, I saw your post and was immediately reminded of a patient of mine many years ago and his thirst for knowledge. He was a MD patient on the vent who obtained a Bachelor's in Business...
The facility that I teach at has partnered with my college but the process has slowed because of multiple staff changeovers within our organization. In the Kentucky area it seems to be difficult to...
First off MoLo, welcome to the adventure! Remember this; you may be an expert in your area of nursing but now that you have chosen to teach students; you are again a novice! Many of the rules have...
I'm curious, did you apply to the VA as an LPN? I know that many VA's employ VA's, as I was one myself for 10 years. As for your concerns about lack of experience, it's OK to keep that in the back of...
Nursing schools now have a much better orientation for new faculty. They are often matched with a mentor who is available as a resource person, you may shadow someone for a couple days, there is a...
organichombre replied to Cindycin48's topic in Critical Care
People die in the ICU as they do most places in an acute care facility. Decide what you can help to fix and what you cannot. Avoid negative people as if they have Covid. Tell the docs when they are...
Going to school and working as you know is difficult under the best of circumstances. I think you must ask yourself...how much stress am I willing to tolerate to get where I want to
I have worked as a clinical instructor for 16 years and have never taught theory. Then why are you responding you might ask! First off, nursing students need to know how they learn and until they do,...
The nurse recruiter routinely has my students each quarter meet with them and discuss the benefits of working there. Many of the students wind up working
First and foremost, trust your instincts. As a relatively new RN you have the most up to date evidence based practice guidelines, so giving your students that information is where you should start....
Galen College has provided Virtual Simulation through Wolters Klower for the entire Fall semester. We have used a combination of case studies and virtual simulations for clinical this quarter. The KY...
Contact Galen College of Nursing. With the current state of affairs, all classes are being taught on line. And of course Pixie is correct in stating that you will only be able to teach ADN's or LPN's....