dorimar

dorimar BSN, RN

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  1. Class Load

    dorimar posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Hello, Could anyone share with me what your class load is as full-time faculty? I am salaried and get paid for 40 hours/week (have always put in way more hours than that). We used to take one nursing...

  2. Class Load

    dorimar replied to dorimar's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    One other question... Are you all required to sit on committees? This is also expected of us, as is one-on-one tutoring time to students who need it or desire

  3. Class Load

    dorimar replied to dorimar's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Thanks Tx, We don't have a contract... We are salaried and don't get paid for overload. You are not the first person from whom I have heard that concept though... Our Patho book is Heuther &...

  4. Class Load

    dorimar replied to dorimar's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    My schedule starting next quarter is to teach MS II theory, Pathophysiology Theory, and do MS II clinical 2 days /week. Problem is that I have never taught patho before & will be writing it...

  5. Class Load

    dorimar replied to dorimar's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Is that considered full time or part

  6. Interview TOMORROW

    dorimar replied to RN1488's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I wrote a statement of my philosophy of teaching, and I think this helped me. Also, any letters of recommendation are helpful. Any lessons/presentations you have prepared in the past may also be...

  7. Class Load

    dorimar replied to dorimar's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Thanks Vicki, You have already been a big help to me in the past and are part of the reason I am still in education. No, I think they expect 4 foundation classes or three with a clinical. But some...

  8. Nationwide NLN-Carnegie Foundation Study Examines Nurse Faculty Workloads

    dorimar replied to VickyRN's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I cannot believe there was no reply to this post. Thank you Vicki. This is exactly what I and my peers are experiencing right now. I truly feel if I take on the class load that is expected of...

  9. New educator feeling a little discouraged

    dorimar replied to SewHeather's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I am a new nursing educator too (at least I consider myself so, I have only been teaching a little over a year). I almost got out of education all together due to the time involved and my struggle...

  10. Question about plateau pressures

    dorimar replied to dorimar's topic in MICU, SICU

    Yes!!! This is exactly my take. So, why was respiratory subtracting PEEP when doing the plateau pressure? It wasn't the static compliance I was asking them for, but the plateau pressure. I told...

  11. Question about plateau pressures

    dorimar posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    I understand teh danger of lung injury in volume ventilation with ARDS (specifically barotrauma and volutrauma). I also understand that plateau pressures are more important than peak airway...

  12. Question about plateau pressures

    dorimar replied to dorimar's topic in MICU, SICU

    But isn't the end expiratory pressure (peep) the minimum pressure. Isn't inspiratory pressure added on top of

  13. A question for all you ER nurses....

    dorimar replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    I think this brings up a very good point. Documentation differs from nurse to nurse. Some documentation is very thorough, and others is very minimal. The really difficult part is that when you have...

  14. Do you think this is fair compensation for orientation?

    dorimar replied to lvnjden4ever, R.N.'s topic in General Nursing

    I cannot imagine that is even legal with your state labor laws? Did you sign a document with an agreed upon

  15. repositioning oscillator pts question

    dorimar replied to Zookeeper3's topic in MICU, SICU

    Sometimes in nursing you have to let some things go. This is where Maslow's hierarchy comes into play. remember your ABCs: airway, breathing, & circulation... rghsbsn explained the loss of...

  16. Job security and job opportunities in nurse education

    dorimar replied to caitiecait's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Salaried positions can be horrible like that. You end up working for less than minimum wage sometimes when you add the hours up. Beware... the same dangers come with faculty salaried positions as...

  17. What education level is required to be a clinical instructor?

    dorimar replied to 1996RN's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    In AZ a BSN is required for clinical instructors, and MSN for didactic. It is very difficult to find either willing to do the jobs.... I know many great clinicians with ADN degrees that have a great...

  18. Remediation ideas for poor HESI passing rates

    dorimar replied to dorimar's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Yes, there is remediation available on the HESI Web site. Since I posted this question months ago, I have had HESI for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I dream HESI. While I may not agree with the...

  19. Oscillating ventilation

    dorimar replied to putmetosleep's topic in MICU, SICU

    orders should include: FIO2 Frequency Mean airway pressure Oscillatory amplitude % inspiratory time Initial mean airway pressure should be set about 5cmH2O above mean airway pressure on conventional...

  20. Hesi Exit Test

    dorimar replied to CSLee3's topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

    You need to realize that every educator does not feel the same way. You also need to realize there are appropriate channels to take when you have issues with the system. This has been my struggle my...

  21. How secure is your job?

    dorimar replied to goingback's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    My school evaluates us by classroom observation as well as student evaluations. As the last poster mentioned, student evaluations can be very biased with alternative agendas. I have also found, in...

  22. Overdoses

    dorimar replied to SusieQ1234's topic in MICU, SICU

    Often it seems these are cries for help (when the person tells their loved one they took some pills). However, I have seen some really sad cases. I don't know if they were cries for help gone bad or...

  23. CVP's before x-ray line confirmation

    dorimar replied to JayVArn's topic in MICU, SICU

    Uhm, When we swan patients, we transduce and monitor the waveform the whole way... No Xray untill the end--after the monitoring. We are talking about the minute amount it takes to monitor, not...

  24. Master degree nurses, I beg for your thoughts

    dorimar replied to tatara's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    The degree I recieved was MSN with a focus in healthcare education (MSN-ED). Oh my gosh! I knew what I was learning was good stuff, and what I may need to call upon later. However, I never...

  25. Why such a gap between theory & practice?

    dorimar posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Hello, I hesitate to write here, because every time I voice my true feelings, someone tells me I am negative. I don't mean to be so. I just want to improve our practice, and sometimes it hurts me....