never thought i'd be that student

ChristineN, BSN, RN · Sep 3, 2008

Try to not let it get to you, just do what the requirements are to pass clinical and move on. Also, if I were you I wouldn't constantly be saying "when I was a CNA I saw this/did it this way, etc" Sounds like the sort of instructor that might not appreciate that sort of thing

MagnesiuM · Sep 3, 2008

yeah,you know, i was reeeeallly careful NOT to do that because i thought it would be an issue....but sometimes, you know, you can't stop people from assuming things about you.

thanks for the encouragement! i can't let her get to me! :-D

ChristineN, BSN, RN · Sep 3, 2008

yeah,you know, i was reeeeallly careful NOT to do that because i thought it would be an issue....but sometimes, you know, you can't stop people from assuming things about you.
thanks for the encouragement! i can't let her get to me! :-D

Well you're naturally going to be better at certain aspects of pt care than the rest of the class, so I imagine that your experience might show, but don't go out of the way to emphasize it.

Me, SN · Sep 3, 2008

I have a friend who let an instructor like the one you're talking about drive her out of school. She had an A in the class and right before the pass/fail lab final, she dropped out. I tried so hard to talk her out of it, but she was convinced the woman would fail her and she didn't want that to put an F on her GPA (she already had a BSA in something or other). In her defense, this instructor DID lock her in the class room and yell at her until she statred crying because she asked a question and followed it with, "I wasn't too clear on that."

I just would not mention much to her and try to get through it without saying much. I did just that with the instructor I was talking about. She said I came off as "cold" and "distant" in our end-of-quarter evals. I just smiled and said, "I didn't mean to. I think it's just because this class was so early in the morning." lol

dorselm · Sep 3, 2008

At our school, we get weekly clinical evaluations so that we always know how we are performing. If you're school doesn't do this, then maybe you should talk to your instructor on a weekly basis and ask for a brief meeting to make sure all is going well. If you do get weekly meetings, then you should bring up any concerns you have and make sure she does the same and with every meeting, you ask if the previous issues have been resolved. Hope all goes well, hang in there and do not give up, this will be over before you know it!

DLS_PMHNP, MSN, RN, NP · Sep 4, 2008

Well you're naturally going to be better at certain aspects of pt care than the rest of the class, so I imagine that your experience might show, but don't go out of the way to emphasize it.

Exactly!

Mocow2006 · Sep 4, 2008

This happened to a fellow classmate of mine. She had a really hard time of it. But I encouraged her to hang in there. We have one more semester to go. She really wants to prove this clinical instructor wrong by walking across the stage at pinning.

chevyv, BSN, RN · Sep 4, 2008

Don't be to good to ask her questions. Many times instructors get students that have some background and have been taught to cut corners. It's hard to do a 2 step BP and some of our instructors require it. Now in the real world, I've never seen it happen, but I just smile and do it. She might be harder on those that can't seem to be a student, but hold onto being a cna or ??. We're there to learn how to be nurses. On the other hand, she might just be one of those tired bats who loves to pick out a few and torture them :devil: . Good luck and lay low.

MagnesiuM · Sep 4, 2008

thanks everyone for your kind words.

i'm elbow deep in fundamentals reading, and the more i read about the centrality of caring in nursing, the more i wonder: how many nursing instructors have forgotten this? :-D they teach it in theory, but they don't practice it!

i don't mind someone being hard on my skills, taking me to task to make me precise and accurate....but i do mind a teacher who only knows how to "teach" by belittling and eye-rolling and sarcastic-side-remarks-making....

o well....i'll make it! chin up and lay low :-D

BSNFiredancer · Sep 5, 2008

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD DO NOT QUIT!!!!!!!!!!!! I had an instructor that moved down from a large university setting to a small rual community. She had previously taught at the graduate level and mind you continued teaching at the grad level......with Juniors.

This woman picked on me constantly...day in and day out. I was always made to be the example or what ever the ....she wanted me to be. I wanted to quit so bad, because I was furious and downtroden. I can't believe I let her get to me like I did.

My senior year, I confronted her. She said, I pick on you because I know you are smart, it's my job to push you.

Well, I wanted to push her out the window for making my life hell.

Don't let anyone keep you from your dream. Fight back for what's yours.

ADPIE10 · Sep 5, 2008

I have come to realize that I love being personally coached by one of my professors, but hate her class lecturing style. We clash and many students feel awkward. However, my grades thus far have ranged between 90% and 100%. She really irritates me and I find that it works for me :yeah: . I've been getting bored with the simplicity of the curriculum. Feeling upset by her ignorance and poor teaching ability fuels my out-of-class reading and research. The students that try to hide from her aren't doing as well as I am. Of course, I'm also very fond of her because she's very kind and considerate to me during my competency testing. She has a dual personality. I hope that she'll understand if she ever finds out how I feel about her.:chuckle

If you're going to fail: fail on your terms. Focus, learn, and become the nurse that you always envisioned.

never thought i'd be *that* student

never thought i'd be that student