Hi everyone, I'm in the 2nd semester of my Junior year and I'm doing my OB rotation. Class is going decent and I'm doing just fine on the tests and all which is good. I also just completed my 5th clinical, which I thought that I was doing well during. Anyways, my clinical instructor just recently gave me back my care map that was from my 3rd clinical which was antepartum.
The lady had a TON of meds, pregnancy induced hypertension which i had to keep monitoring, etc. I got all her treatments done and charting was also done on time. However I ended up staying late so that I could get all of her information for my care map. The instructor stayed with me and I thought she was just being nice and wanting to help at the time.
Anyways, I checked my care map that she gave me back today and I had a good score on it, however she wrote something that really upset me. She left me a comment that said, "Kinda slow/laid back, not necessarily a bad thing unless you can't get everything completed during clinical". I am a laid back and relaxed guy, and it seems like I get flack for that from my instructors just because I'm not all excited and bouncing off the walls all the time.
I just had my 5th clinical today and it was my first out of 2 post-partum days and i had to stay afterward to get the mother's information for my care map - but if i had known she wrote that in my other care map i would have hurried my butt off to get out of there.
What do you think? Could she fail me just for staying late after clinicals to get the information that I need, for not using my time wisely or what? It just really made me mad because it seemed like she was saying that I'm slow or stupid or something in her comments. Does that comment sound blunt to you guys too, or am i blowing this way out of proportion??
Whenever you receive constructive critism - Remember that it is needed to IMPROVE whatever it is that is not up to par. Try not to take it personally. We all have things that need improvement. I do think that the instructor was a bit horifice in her wording. If it makes you feel any better in my final clinical for school my instructor downgraded me for a fax that was sent to the DR that was filled out wrong. It was my first fax and SHE told me exactly what to fill in. I didn't think that I should be downgraded for doing what I was told - and she was there with me as I filled it out- she even looked over it before we faxed it!
I would definately talk to you instructor about it, but don't simply go in and complain. (eventhough that's what you want to do and what would feel good to do) Try not to show your disagreement about the issue and don't simply say - "what's this about?" - ask your instructor HOW you can improve your time management and explain why YOU think what you're doing is not-up-to-par and what you think your positives are about the way you are doing things. By asking in this manner shows that you really do want to improve and that you are willing to make the necessary changes to better yourself as a nurse. Of-course we know that your really just 'sucking a**!
Do you have time prior to clinical to get information on your pts?
Your instructor is nuts. That was only her opinion and a crummy one, if you ask me
I wish you were my clinical instructor:nmbrn:I would learn so much more efficiently with someone who is "real" obviously like yourself, than with someone who feels the need to assert his/her authority over students.
Thank you sincerely for the multitude of honest and extremely informative posts you have blessed many "hungry" nursing students with, such as myself.
JGM2008
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wow i do not miss clinical.
DO NOT WORRY. you are student! you are supposed to make mistakes and you are supposed to be learning time management skills!
and seriously, we as nurses need to SUPPORT students and new grads. we've all been there, so please don't scare this person w/responses!