Crazy clinicals instructor doesn't like us using the restroom?

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I've had clinical instructors before, but this one is so awful. She told us today (our first day) that she doesn't like people going to the bathroom. I thought .. okay, I can just go when she's working with another student, right? WRONG. When we shadowed our nurses, she has told our nurses before hand to count how many times we've been to the bathroom. Mind you, our day is 7am-7pm so throughout the day I need to go at least 3-4 times. Plus, I need to drink water to keep myself hydrated and energized.

In addition, we have NO lunch breaks -- not even a 5-10 minute one. I was planning on keeping some snacks at the break room, but she told us to not put anything there. In addition, she made us empty our pockets today so I can't even sneak some snacks in my pockets.

I am so confused on what I should do. I can't stand NOT going to the bathroom. I can probably go 12 hours without eating, but not drinking is just crazy.

By the way, everyone got a needs improvement grade because we all ended up using the bathroom and the nurses tallied up our times and showed them to her. We know this because she told us at the end of the day that she was "testing" us to see if we would listen to her. Pfft.

Specializes in Labor and Delivery.
I can see her in the School Director's office being asked, "Now, WHY did you fail the entire class?"

Wear large pins that proclaim "VOIDING IS UNAVOIDABLE"

Pour some water on the floor and stand in the puddle until she notices you!

Attach a catheter leg-bag to your leg just below the knee. Have about 1/2 cup of some dark orangey-yellow fluid in it so it looks like really concentrated urine.

Wear a dull eye shadow all around your eyes to make them look sunken.

Wear the scrubs of someone larger than you so y'all look like you've lost weight.

Oooh! This is FUN!

This made me literally LOL!!!

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this sounds like barnum and bailey's school of nursing.

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The first thing that came to my mind were the students rotating through our facility. They were constantly on their phones until the CI banned them from using them. Their brilliant solution? "well she can't tell us when to use the bathroom". Suddenly there was a pattern of buzz/beep (from uniform pocket), "I have to use the bathroom" buzz/beep "I have to use the bathroom". It was ridiculous. I understand potty breaks but 4-6 times per hour is nonsense. I feel there is more to this story.

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The first thing that came to my mind were the students rotating through our facility. They were constantly on their phones until the CI banned them from using them. Their brilliant solution? "well she can't tell us when to use the bathroom". Suddenly there was a pattern of buzz/beep (from uniform pocket), "I have to use the bathroom" buzz/beep "I have to use the bathroom". It was ridiculous. I understand potty breaks but 4-6 times per hour is nonsense. I feel there is more to this story.

There was this girl that used to drink a liter of water during tests all the time( she kept it at her desk),and get up to go every 15 minutes.

The instructor told her she could not do that anymore.

Maybe the instructor thought she was cheating,that is my only guess.

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Specializes in NICU, Infection Control.

Cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs. Seriously.

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Specializes in SICU, trauma, neuro.
Am I the only one who thinks the instructor is FOS when she tells the students that the nurses actually kept track of their bathroom breaks and reported back?

I hope so!!

If, as a staff nurse, I had an instructor tell me that I needed to keep track of her students' bathroom habits, I'd promptly walk away and tell my nurse manager that we have some sort of psychopath in our presence.

Hmmm...psychopath... My state's monitoring program for chemically impaired health professionals also monitors those impaired by mental health issues. I would be inclined to 3rd-party-report this person because she is clearly not stable. :whistling:

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Just imagine an infection making way to your kidneys!!! :/

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Specializes in SICU, trauma, neuro.

OP, I'm dying to know what you decided to do, and how it goes!! Please update when you have one

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Specializes in HH, Peds, Rehab, Clinical.

I'm thinking that too. Just deciding which side of the story I'm naming the bird as the mascot to...

Cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs. Seriously.
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given the fact that I have diarrhea (no gallbladder) there would be a pile of crap on her shoes - cuz when I gotta go I GOTTA GO!

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Specializes in OB-Gyn/Primary Care/Ambulatory Leadership.

Where did the OP go??

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Where did the OP go??

Probably to the bathroom! Lol

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