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Nov 07, 2009 02:19 AM

instructor problem

by Zele

Ok, so i'm guessing that this issue has been discussed many times, but my problem is a little different. I'm in the end of my second year out of four now, so in clinical I know what I'm doing (most of the time). I've had some confidence problems in the beginning, but they resolved after second semester. This semester is a total nightmare for me! I have a tough instructor, and it wouldn't be a problem, i had tough instructors before. However, every time she grills me, instead of being confident (b/c most of the time i'm on top of things) I'm on the verge of crying. With her I start doubting all my actions and after I talk to her I feel very incompetent. She is very old fashioned and some things that she is very picky about having things done her way. I try to meet her expectations but sometimes its too much (i just run out of time, b/c other more important stuff needs to be done). Anyway, I have two weeks left, but I feel like i'm going to have a nervous break down. Im just very exhausted and i feel like i'm starting to lose passion in nursing Any tips would be nice, cuz i'm completely out of ideas!


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No. 1
from Bug Out
Old Nov 07, 2009, 03:02 AM

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Good.

I always saw Nursing school as boot camp. You sweat today so you don't bleed tomorrow. Grades are on the line now, later it will be life and limb.

You will never have enough time, there is always one more thing you can do.

If you feel overwhelmed and incompetent now just think of what happens when you are on your own with pts begging for help, family yelling at you and Doctors breathing down your neck.

Your instructor is teaching you the most valuable tool a Nurse can have, how to remain calm and function under pressure.

If you have only been on the verge of crying I can promise you that you WILL cry before the end. Hell there are days I still puke after a shift when things go wrong. I just gather my thoughts, learn from my mistakes an improve my skills.

Be prepared, stay calm, get organized.
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from Connie1109
Old Nov 07, 2009, 07:41 AM

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You should do something that has nothing to do with nursing that you enjoy to take you mind off of it.

Nothing you can do about the instructor, it gives you practice for how to deal with people like that because you will have to once you are done with school.
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from itsmejuli
Old Nov 07, 2009, 07:57 AM

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I can totally relate to how you are feeling. I had an instructor like that too. She made me feel totally incompetent and made me feel like a nervous wreck every time I had to do something with her.

There's nothing you can do but attempt to make peace with her. Take deep breaths and think pleasant thoughts and try not to let her intimidate you.

I know, easier said than done with some people.
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Old Nov 07, 2009, 11:17 AM
Updated Nov 07, 2009 at 06:00 PM by traumaRUs

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I have a classmate who continuously report the clinical instructor because she wants to have things going her way. This girl has a nerve to be reporting the instructor because she is always late for clinical. I am fed-up with her behavior she needs to chill...She is at the end of the program and still want to create a problem. She should be very happy to be going on preceptorship, she is a nightmare. I have to distance myself from her because she acts like a baby.
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No. 5
from Zele
Old Nov 07, 2009, 04:09 PM

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Bug Out, Connie1109 and itsmejuli, thank you for your advice!!!

litenbug, I understand that you are very frustrated with your classmates, what they did was very selfish. However, insulting me just so that you can vent your anger is not necessary. Like I said before, I am confident in my theory and all my prior clinical experiences have gone well. This semester my instructors approach made me deviate from my normal behaviour and therefore I was seeking some advice on this site. If you have a problem with your classmates you should confront them yourself instead of beatching and moaning here. Same goes to goodnursingstudent.
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from shannahan
Old Nov 07, 2009, 04:57 PM

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Great post Bug Out!
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Old Nov 07, 2009, 05:41 PM

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Zele, I am sorry if I have offended you. I did not mean it that way...
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from Zele
Old Nov 07, 2009, 05:53 PM

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Goodnursingstudent, thats okay I was a bit overly defensive in that post...
thanks though!
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from nurseiam08
Old Nov 07, 2009, 06:32 PM

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I am sorry you are having hard time in clinicals. I too had a professor who was a bully. He was very experienced, extremely knowledgeable, etc, but just wasn't a very good teacher. He intimidated most of the students and there wasn't that much learning happening during his rotations, because students were so nervous that he is going to "kick them out of the program" as he threatened, for a misstep. I was a good student, but constantly doubted myself and fumbled in front of him. Thankfully, those days are over, but I can still remember them very clearly.
It might help you if you try to explore what makes you afraid of this person, why is she threatening and unapproachable to you? Ultimately, this experience will eventually be over and you will move on and come out of it stronger and more ready to be a nurse. You will meet many difficult people in your nsg. career. Maybe this interaction will make the future experiences easier? Good luck!
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