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I know it isn't possible while still in school, but I've met some amazing women, and we have a connection through another avenue not related to nursing school. While we can't be "buds" just yet, we are friendly, cordial, and we'll definitely become friends once I'm out of the curriculum. Granted, I'm an older student, and these are (age wise, etc.) my peers. But for now we're student and instructor. These are folks I'd be glad to have as friends. I've met some wonderful people in school, both students and instructors.
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IMO, it's not appropriate while you're still a student and she's an instructor, because it has the potential to get awkward for you as well as for your classmates. They may feel that since they're not friendly with her as you are, that she might not like them and/or look less kindly upon them in class.
Neverminding the accusations of favoritism that may crop up when she never (or always) calls on you in class, or you do better on a test than your classmates, or you somehow lucked out in getting the clinical rotation you wanted, whatever--even though the friendship may have nothing whatsoever to do with these things, others are still going to speculate. And once rumors start...
After graudation, you are both two adults who are free to do as you like.
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Would it be inappropriate to befriend a clinical instructor or someone who was teaching you?Taking into account the other students as a whole. Would it be fair to them?
Absolutely not! After you're done with school, be friends with whoever you want to be, but keep the playing field level in school.
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Friendly and courteous attitude, but the professional boundaries need to be maintained. "Befriending an instructor" is inappropriate.
Teachers, instructors, professors need to remain impartial with the entire group, not allow any accusations of favoritism to ever come up.