pat8585

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1. Bullying, Evidence Based Practice #Magnet

   pat8585 replied to traumaRUs's topic in Relations

   Start anti-bullying education in school....NURSING SCHOOL.

2. Clinical Instructor Horror Stories

   pat8585 replied to wsunurse14's topic in General Students

   Lets see....being screamed at in front of a patient by an "instructor". Being told I was incompetent and not performing anywhere near to the level of my other class mates. Long story short...I quit , instructor was fired, and the school had in-the...

3. Does nursing really suck that badly?

   pat8585 replied to Irish_Mist's topic in Professionalism

   i could start by saying "oh follow your dreams, be prepared to work really hard and it will be great". But I am not goung to. Bullying /incivility exists very much in nursing. It starts in nursing school. I had never experienced such unprofessionalis...

4. Discouraged nurse

   pat8585 replied to GWLPN's topic in LPN/LVN

   Just look at your paycheck and remember when you made CNA salary. That usually makes me smile!

5. Stay in program that is UNSUPPORTIVE?

   pat8585 replied to pat8585's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   Hello....sorry for the big delay. Yes, I felt I experienced unfair treatment in my program. I felt I was not being TAUGHT anything. I also felt I was expected to perform at the same level as a current RN. Is that common? Is a student supposed to per...

6. Should Obama care be repealed?

   pat8585 replied to luv2's topic in General Nursing

   You know what would be great? Let ALL americans have the SAME health insurance plan that all the US senators and Congress people have. I would be wiling to switch !

7. Stay in program that is UNSUPPORTIVE?

   pat8585 posted a topic in LPN/LVN Students

   Just wondering how some of you would handle being in a nursing program that you felt was personally unsupportive to you as a student. I struggled with a couple of issues in the program and the way it was handled by the instructor AND the program ma...

8. WANTED: Your Personal Stories About Abusive Relationships

   pat8585 replied to Elizabeth Blanchard Hills's topic in General Nursing

   I have been in abusive relationships before. I also experienced bullying from several nursing instructors. The bullying was so bad, I chose to drop out rather than continue with the program. I sometimes regret dropping out, but I simply couldn't t...

9. Yep. Nurses do "eat their young"

   pat8585 replied to Dianna11's topic in General Nursing

   It starts in nursing school. Where basically you are self taught. That was my experience anyway. Oh, and did I mention the bullying by the clinical instructors who are waiting with baited breath to dock you in your evaluation. I have a bachelor of ...

10. Is nursing for me?

    pat8585 replied to schrutefarms's topic in General Nursing

    Short answer...only YOU can decide if it is for you. Unfortunately, there are some negatives with nursing that you will experience in school and on the job. It is a profession like no other. And I don't mean that in a positive way. Now the good n...

11. Will Incivility Ever go Away ?

    pat8585 replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    It seems to be tolerated very well in the profession. Just wondering why there doesn't seem to be the "hype" about it when the current pc tone is no bullying.

12. Will Incivility Ever go Away ?

    pat8585 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Bullying in public schools has been a topic prevalent in the media and society the last couple years. However, bullying, or "lateral violence", or "incivility" seems to be an ongoing problem in the nursing field. I have been bullied both as a stude...

13. Nursing Instructors Would Rather see You Fail than Succeed

    pat8585 replied to pat8585's topic in General Students

    Hey everyone,,,I just had a lightbulb go off in this feeble brain of mine! I went to the wrong school! Thanks so much for all your answers and feedback ! I really appreciate it !

14. Nursing Instructors Would Rather see You Fail than Succeed

    pat8585 replied to pat8585's topic in General Students

    And, just to point out something, I did not say every single instructor. I said "almost every instructor".

15. Nursing Instructors Would Rather see You Fail than Succeed

    pat8585 replied to pat8585's topic in General Students

    Wow....I can see that a lot of nursing instructors answered here and I guess I should not be surprised that they are of the opinion that it really isn't them its the student. well ...I had a nursing clinical instructor who was going to be removed f...