Venting..

[KimmieKoo72]

I am THOROUGHLY disgusted with my program. More so (some) of my instructors and especially my director.. and my fellow classmates top the list. I enjoy what I do. But I'm seeing some stuff along the way that is really frustrating me.

Okay...

A girl in my class couldn't put a depends on her elderly client correctly.. it was placed up at his SHOULDERS. (cuz that's where they BM right.. from their shoulders....)

THIS SAME GIRL was caring for a pt. with an NG tube.. she lifts up the pts. gown and looks on his belly for the NG tube!! And continues to tell the instructor, "I don't see his NG tube..." WHEN IT IS CLEARLY COMMING OUT OF HIS NOSE!!!!

This one is the killer.. THE SAME GIRL... asks my friend durring our med administration lab about an IM injection. She then asks my friend, and I quote "Like.. do you squirt it in a cup and let them drink it??" WHAT!?!?!?!!?

She is going to kill someone. Or at the least make some very BIG med errors...

What really frosts my butt is that they let this girl pass.. when my very good friend was dismissed b/c they said she "wasn't picking up things as quick." She was doing just fine, clinically and academically. She at least knew where an NG tube was, where an IM injection goes and how to put a depends on a patient!!!!!

Okay... NOW LET'S TALK ABOUT TEACHER'S PET(S)..

There is a girl in my class who has missed a substantial amount of both clinical and class time days.... she was never repremanded for it. She has had two occasions this year of being involved in a BAR FIGHT. The first she shows up to our candlelighting and then to clinicals with a BLACK EYE.. And more recently shows up to clinicals with 12-13 stitches right on her chin.. OPEN... nothing covering them!!!! This particularly upsets me b/c of my other friend who had very MINOR surgury earlier this year was TOLD by our director that she MUST NOT show up to clinicals b/c of her stitches (she was at risk for infection, blah, blah, blah.) She had to miss a total of 3 clinical days b/c of this and was given an NI (Needs improvement) for her attendance on her clinical evaluation.

There is also a very heavy set middle aged woman in our class who was taken in the directors office where she was asked, "do you think you're putting out a good image for a nurse with how heavy you are?".... This woman is AWESOME, both academically and clinically... True, being overweight does not set out a good image, no matter who you are... BUT BEING IN A BAR FIGHT SETS OUT A GOOD IMAGE!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

Not to mention, the girl with the stitches is CONSTANTLY texting on her cell phone durring tests.. And yes.. our instructors have been notified.. NOTHING has been done.

THANK GOD I ONLY HAVE 2 1/2 MONTHS LEFT. :angryfire

[*Blessed2BaNRS*]

Kimmie,

First off, congrats on your graduation!!:mortarboard: w does it feel, being done? I will start NS in August, so I am in awe of y'all who sign on and say that you graduated!! Good luck with your career.

As far as what has been posted, I agree that you were just venting, and that it is no reflection of how you really are, or anything like that. Allnurses is great to get on for support and encouragement, although there are some who do tend to psychoanalyze. That may be a field that they went into, or previously worked in, but I don't think that it is anyone's intention of totally bashing anyone on here.

I would probably (and may be, come August) be on here venting the same way if I had your experience. I don't think that it is because I have some pent up anger or because I did something like that to someone else. I just believe that getting the stress out with people who can empathyze (sp) is a great way to "refresh" and let the things that upset me, go.

Again, much luck in the future!

[bekindtokittens]

Ha ha. Wow.

A reply subtly insulting the region you're from, and then being told your negative reactions were really directed at yourself.

Just because you know situations (and life) is unfair doesn't mean that it can't still be infuriating at times. And of course you're going to be appalled at the thought of the future care (or lack of it) being provided by incompetent classmates.

I love that this site is here for venting, and I also enjoyed your vent.

Congratulations on graduating!

[shock-me-sane]

I just have to say.. this is the first time I have been on here since I posted that thread... and I posted it back in March, it is now June.. and I am graduated, so I had no problem focusing on myself and my studies.

But I do have to say.. that I do not appreciate being analyzed for venting... That was the title of my post "Venting".. was it not???

Some of you guys take the critical thinking thing a bit too far...

Congrats on the graduation! I can't wait until next year when I am done too.

And I would like to tell you that I am a double major in nursing and psychology and completely don't think that your post required the level of analysis given to it. There isn't always some hidden meaning to everything

Take care and best of luck in your career!