Abuse at school

[jdoezer]

How do you deal with student abuse from teachers in nursing school? Nurses are terrified to address this topic, some even to the point of absolute denial.

What do you suggest to do?

For the nurses who promote it, how do you justify it? I just want to know the truth is all, and to go from there.

[Ruas61, BSN, RN]

Take it public.

[jdoezer]

And to ask it bluntly "Do you guys on this forum deny that abuse exists in nursing?"

It is simply a yes or no question.

[jdoezer]

Now there is a solution! I have gone to the local newspaper, and they never got back to me about it. Maybe I should go back again.

[Ayvah, RN]

It's alright Ayvah, I understand. I also use to deny that abuse in the nursing field existed, in any part of it too! It's uncomfortable to admit that nurses can do harm too.

I'll have to go to another school. I have a bunch of advanced degrees, so at least my spirits aren't crushed because of the experience.

Where did I state abuse is non existent in nursing? Where did anyone state abuse is non existent in nursing(or in any other profession)?

You bypassed my questions and the requests from other people for additional clarification; your follow up posts are still vague.

[jdoezer]

This is a clear, straightforward question Ayvah:

Do you believe that abuse is nursing doesn't exist?

A.) Yes

B.) No

[blondy2061h, MSN, RN]

Now there is a solution! I have gone to the local newspaper, and they never got back to me about it. Maybe I should go back again.

Shocking. I am also guessing they declined to do a story on the high school student upset he got a C on his English essay riddled with grammar and spelling mistakes.

[jdoezer]

I don't get it, what does English grammar have to do with abuse?

[jdoezer]

Blondy,

Do you believe that abuse in nursing doesn't exist?

1.) Yes

2.) No

Don't worry Blondy, I used to be scared to answer these questions too :)

[SionainnRN]

To make the story more clear for people, this is it:

There is abuse in a program, which no one inside the program has denied, including the head and the dean. I know that, because I have talked to them.

There is no where in that network of people to go to, because the faculty can do whatever they want without disciplinary action. I have went through the entire chain of command at the school. Which is something a lot of people have done.

But it is an abusive environment, with no one to go to.

Outside of the standard answers of "go up the chain of command," what can a person do about this problem?

That clarifies nothing! You haven't responded to a single question given to you, nor have you given one example of abuse. This run around reminds me of 28students who kept making threads about failing out if nursing school.

[jdoezer]

Which part of this isn't clear?

I can give you a days worth of examples of abuse, but it isn't a question of if it is abuse or not.

I am asking about options of what to do because of this situation.

[jdoezer]

[COLOR=#003366]SionainnRN - This is a clear, straightforward question:

Do you believe that abuse in nursing doesn't exist?

1.) Yes

2.) No

It's okay, I also used to think that focusing on details would distract me from the idea in front of me.

[Ruas61, BSN, RN]

You could use social media to champion your cause.