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I have recently accepted a new position in a brand new clinic opening in South Denver called Denver CyberKnife. It is exciting as it is a new learning experience for me and will be a challenging new role as CyberKnife Coordinator. This is a disconnect from everything I have been doing up until this point. I will be more managerial and organizational in this role, instead of “nursy”. I will…
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I was lecturing recently, and the students are frantically writing down notes until a student raises their hand and asks this question. I give an answer indicating that it probably won’t be on the test, but it is good information to know, and what do I see? Everyone putting their pencils down…

I see a lot of nursing students wanting to be spoon fed the information, wanting to do very little…
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As a nursing instructor, I always find myself asking my students ‘why’? And I always have a problem with the answer. Because someone told me to do it that way. This is the heart of nursing and also the downfall of many nursing schools. If you can answer the question of why in any situation, chances are you are a good nurse.

Let me further explain this concept. Why do we…
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Being a nursing instructor, I hear a lot about the specialties that my students want to go into right out of school. I happened to be one of them when I was a student. I wanted to go into Labor and delivery right out of school. It was what I did my senior practicum in and it was what I thought I wanted to do. However, I was told over…
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As a nursing student, finding an instructor at your school or a preceptor in your clinical setting or both can be extremely helpful.  So if you find an instructor you feel comfortable with in class or a nurse in your clinical setting that you bond with, keep in touch with them and let them know how you are doing from time to time.  They can help guide you through the…
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