Deciding whether to drop out CRNA school?

[micugirl]

Hi,

I am looking for some friendly advice. I have the worst time with clinicals lately, being that we are a program that gets thrown in head first after 2 months of class. I thought it would be better in the local area, but this is my 3rd rotation, and have been grabbed, yelled at, and basically insulted every day that I am in clinical. Did anyone else please have a happy-ending story to this effect about when you were struggling through CRNA school that you will give me some hope.

I am so depressing--crying every day that I am not sure it is for me--I think I would love the giving anesthesia part, but this mental torture is what is driving me crazy--I am going for antidepressants tomorrow.

Please help!!

Thanks

[ixnay]

Thanks for that. I needed to hear that tonight. It's really hard not to take things personally, when it's such an intimate, personal thing you're doing. I *ABSOLUTELY* agree with your sentiment about not being an SOB to your SRNAs. I've already made the vow (out loud to several people) that if I make it through this and become a CRNA, I will NOT treat them like dirt, belittle them, insult them, or yell at them.

Those who think sledge hammers are effective teaching tools are, to my mind, the furthest thing from being professionals in this career. On the contrary. One of the things I'm proudest of is the fact that as an ICU nurse, student nursess requested to be put with me because I enjoyed teaching, and they actually learned stuff from me. And I *never* used a stick, even once. If you're a good teacher, you never have to.