Cannot stand director

Jules A, MSN · Aug 29, 2015

I beg your pardon ... Plenty of us who have taught are "competent nurses." (But, then again, maybe I'm a miserable old hag and just don't realize it ...)

I teach also and while I am quite likely a miserable old hag I absolutely am a competent provider. :)

jifferte, BSN, MSN, RN · Aug 29, 2015

I keep telling myself.. If they were competent nurses they wouldn't be "teaching." They're just miserable old hags. UHG

Careful. MANY of us teach AND practice. Perhaps you should drop your preconceived notions- you may learn something in the process.

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RN9742 · Aug 29, 2015

I keep telling myself.. If they were competent nurses they wouldn't be "teaching." They're just miserable old hags. UHG

This attitude right here is very likely why you are getting perceived attitude from your director. As much as you might not think this attitude shows, I bet she can spot it a mile away.

Every instructor I have ever come into contact with has been more than competent to practice, and thankfully also have a love of passing that one.

windsurfer8, BSN, RN · Aug 29, 2015

Deal with it. And nurses do not eat their young. This is a statement by people who look for excuses for there crappy work ethic. Always "someone elses fault". Quit being a victim and get through the program. If you don't like it then when you are a nurse trreat people like you wished you were. Not everyone is nice and sweet.

Here.I.Stand, BSN, RN · Aug 30, 2015

I keep telling myself.. If they were competent nurses they wouldn't be "teaching." They're just miserable old hags. UHG

Why would you think an incompetent nurse would be able to teach? What does that even mean, "if they were competent they wouldn't be teaching?" And then you tack on a nice ad hominem? Really??

Honestly, if this is the level of reasoning you bring to the classroom, I can see how an instructor would doubt your abilities.

leo8686 · Aug 30, 2015

I wasn't speaking about all educators only the ones I've had the misfortune of being lectured by. Loosen up geesh

leo8686 · Aug 30, 2015

The magic word is teach. There is no teaching thus far. If he/she was teaching I wouldn't be complaining.

leo8686 · Aug 30, 2015

Actually I agree.. And the professor I am complaining about actually used the term "nurses eat their young." I am sucking it up and I am completing the program (God willing) I came here to vent and I've somehow offended many others.

allnurses Guide · Aug 30, 2015

The magic word is teach. There is no teaching thus far. If he/she was teaching I wouldn't be complaining.

Actually, I think a much more magical concept is to rethink your viewpoint on what "teaching" is. It's possible that in a month this director has decided you don't have the right stuff as communicated by the body language you described, but I'm guessing not.

In many cases the teaching results from a student asking themselves "what can I learn from this person". You can get all tangled up in your issues with her use of the word "behoove" (I wish more people used that word, really) but when all is said and done, she most likely doesn't care if you choose to waste your time as a student by dwelling on it. (munch, munch, rawr!!!)

NanikRN · Sep 3, 2015

I wasn't speaking about all educators only the ones I've had the misfortune of being lectured by. Loosen up geesh

And yet, you continue to insult the nurses that have been in the trenches paving the way for you and show your incredible ignorance at the same time

Insulting an entire catagory of nurses then implying that we are uptight when you get called on your stuff Be a grown up---You said it---own it

Cant imagine why you might be having problems....

nurseprnRN, BSN, RN · Sep 3, 2015

I keep telling myself.. If they were competent nurses they wouldn't be "teaching." They're just miserable old hags. UHG

My little ASN made more money and did more nursing then this professor ever could of done. She taught in a small university and worked in po dunk town. I went on to work in a major trauma/Ed in Chicago

Ah, young ones, if you didn't mean this as a huge joke, I suggest you think about it some more before you repeat it to anybody. If we weren't teaching we could be in a position where we'd earn a lot more money, some of us having been hotshots in major critical care and trauma centers in big cities (not in a "po dunk " town, either-- that's "Podunk," capitalized, and you can look it up), trust me on that.

We don't teach for the money; anyone who thinks money is the sole marker or measure of worth in a profession or anywhere else has a very immature and limited view of life. You have no idea how much nursing that professor could HAVE done, and likely did do, before she ever set eyes on the likes of you.

As for miserable, well, let's just say that when you're my age if you're half as happy as I am, you'll be lucky ones.

Now, for the serious advice, not that the aforementioned wasn't: If you are conveying this internal scornful self-talk to your instructors or other more experienced professionals nonverbally (and believe me, we old broads are REALLY good at picking up nonverbal cues from our long experience as nurses) that may account for some of your perception that they're po'd at you. Take a closer look and try for a more mature outlook.

ShyeoftheTiger · Sep 3, 2015

Hi all !
Im a new nursing student and a month in I'm finally getting the hang of things and beginning to feel a little more comfortable. There is an issue however.. I loathe the director of my nursing program. She's also a classroom instructor and I believe an occasional clinical instructor. Every conversation I've had with her resulted in her looking me up and down and giving me a dirty look. She makes me feel so incompetent. I've worked in healthcare for 10 years so I know all too well how nurses can be and just love to eat their young.. But this woman is different she is just nasty! Something as simple as asking where a bathroom is constitutes a roll of the eyes from her. Im quiet, poised, and a good student eager to learn. I've kept my mouth shut so far but I'm scared I won't won't be able to for the next few semesters. Did you guys have this experience? If so how did you handle it? Any advice? Another thing I've been dying to complain about is her over use of the word behoove. "It may behoove you to yada yada" sorry just ranting... :)

If you're asking the director of your nursing program where the bathroom is, that might be your first problem...