Hi All,
I am new to the group and just wanted to introduce myself. While I have
been around the block as a nurse for about (*gasp!*) 16 years, I am new
to the Clinical Nurse Educator role as an official role. I spent most
of my nursing career working for the Army as either active duty or as a
civilian. Now I am fully a civilian and made the leap to education from
my previous job. Most of the training/education I did fell under
the "other duties as assigned" part of my job, but I really enjoyed it.

I have joined the NNSDO and my hospital is sending me to the conference
in July, so I am very excited. I am finding it very challenging to do
this job simply because there is a lack of good foundation right now.
Let's just say that I have job security for right now!

I fully agree that as educators we hold a critical position in the
organization to help develop the professionalism that is so needed. I
am very surprised at the attitudes I am seeing from the novices these
days about that. Anyhow, I am looking forward to being a sponge and
learning all you guys have to offer!

Sue