I did something in clinical that may fail me? Pls read.

[mzsuccess]

I have an instructor who is really mean, today at clinical. He told me I had total care of my patient. But he said he wanted to see me pass meds. I passed meds and he said I did great. Well, not thinking I saw my patient needed wound care and the nurse told me how to do it and I did it. And then I charted it with her. My instructor is suppose to check off on all our charting. He didn't say anything to me but one girl who's repeating the class because he failed her at clinical said he'll get mad and try writing me up because he would have want to see It. I then asked the nurse and she said he may be upset. I get checked off in lab and at another clincial by a different instructor and thought it was ok but now I'm worried next week he may write me up or worse fail me

Any advice?

The wound was from a cast, was to be cleaned with ns, honey and 4x4 and gauze. I don't know what I was thinking and this is why I hate clinical because I get so nervous I do dumb things that makes me seem incompetent. I don't know if he saw my charting or not but he didn't say anything to me but thinking next week he will. He just gets really mad and failed alot of students over not knowing one med.

[Kratoswife]

Usually, in our clinical we are allowed assess to the computer and chart and our teacher sign off on it. They can see what we've done, so I'm guessing he has seen it or was alerted don't know how that works. Since he said we had to do everything for our patient. I felt competent to do the wound care because it was like a scab and was just clean with normal saline and put honey based and dressing and tape. I just feel like I've messed up. I wanted to tell him the day it happened but some classmates were like just don't say anything because he might fail you for it.

Let it go Op!!!

When you do something wrong and out of your scope tell him. Until then let it go! Keep it moving. Learn from this!! But, don't bring it up to him It's unnecessary.

[mzsuccess]

Let it go Op!!!

When you do something wrong and out of your scope tell him. Until then let it go! Keep it moving. Learn from this!! But, don't bring it up to him It's unnecessary.

I'm sorry if I'm a bother, but was just looking for advice as to if I should bring it up or ignore it. I graduate in a month and 1/2 and was worried about failing for this. That's all.

[WanderingWilder, ASN]

I'm sorry if I'm a bother, but was just looking for advice as to if I should bring it up or ignore it. I graduate in a month and 1/2 and was worried about failing for this. That's all.

I think you need to not worry about it, he would have read it in your charting. He said you were responsible for all care and you followed his instructions. Have some confidence in your decision making skills.

[KrCmommy522, BSN, RN]

I'm sorry if I'm a bother, but was just looking for advice as to if I should bring it up or ignore it. I graduate in a month and 1/2 and was worried about failing for this. That's all.

You're not being a bother, but you've gotten your advice....move on!

If you charted the wound care YOURSELF, then the instructor definitely saw that you did that. Instructors have to sign off on charting because we are students and are not licensed. If he didn't sign off on your charting before leaving, he will get called back in to do so (I had instructors tell us about being called to come back in at 10 pm because it was realized that they missed signing off on a student's charting).

If you just helped the RN while SHE charted the wound care, then there is no way your instructor would know that you did it, unless he was told by the RN you, or another student who you told. However, by your post, I am assuming YOU charted the wound care because you said your professor would have seen it.

Finally, your instructor said that you were responsible for total care, that he only wanted to see you pass meds, which he did. So, take everyone's advice, move on!!

On a side note, find your handbook on your school's policies for clinical and read it. That way, you know what you can and cannot do on your own, what you need the instructor to be there for, and what you can do with an RN around but no instructor. Since you're graduating in a month and 1/2 you should have already read he school's policies and on top of that I never had an instructor who didn't start the first day of a clinical rotation telling us what he/she expected from us, what he/she allowed us to do on our own, what he/she always had to be there for, etc. I'm surprised your instructor didn't, especially if he is "strict." But, in any case, he did tell you what he expected of you on your last clinical - he expected you to be responsible for total patient care, except for passing meds which he wanted to be there for, and was there for. So, again, take a deep breath and relax. You charted what you did, your instructor is responsible for signing off on it, so if he had an issue, he would have spoke to you before leaving because he probably wouldn't have wanted to sign off on it without knowing what had went on and why you were charting something he didn't feel you should have done. But, HE DIDN'T!

There's nothing you can do about it now. Just relax assured in everyone's advice here that it is okay!

Good luck!

[Froggybelly]

This may be due to the way the post is worded, but you sound immature. Part of going through the liminal phase of student to nurse is being able to initiate difficult conversations with coworkers and managers. Tell your instructor about your wound care experience and let him know that you'd be happy to show him your charting if he wants to see it. It's really that easy. I doubt he's going to fail an otherwise solid student over something like that.

[NICUMurse87, BSN, RN]

Plus, I'm only in LPN school.

You're not ONLY in LPN school! You're studying to be a licensed nurse! Don't downplay your successes, you sound like a competent student who did something the instructor may not like. You got this!