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Last week in our first 4 hour lecture with our Psych instructor (2nd yr NS) she apologized up front if she offends anyone because she is used to letting the "F" word fly and hopes it won't be a problem.

She also told us a simple way to remember the SE for cholinergic drugs:

Can't See

Can't Pee

Can't Spit

Can't Sh*t.

Am I being too touchy or is this extremely unprofessional coming from an instructor???

In addition to that (if that isn't enough), we were told it was against the rules to eat or drink in this classroom that is being loaned to us (by DON). If any of us are caught violating the rules, we can lose the classroom. The first night of instruction, this same instructor was 1/2 hr into her lecture and made the announcement that she cannot teach for 4 hours without water and proceeded to get her drink and brought it to the podium. Now many students are bringing in coffee, pepsi and food. Do I rat??? I am so uncomfortable. Please help.

Whoa... peace, people... I wasn't suggesting that the eff word is awesome or cool... and I definitely do not think that it should be used by staff in front of patients! But I hear it used in private by docs, RNs, and other med staff a LOT, and it wasn't isolated to one particular hospital that I worked at, either. And you'll hear it from rowdy patients a lot, too. But then, I've worked in Detroit for a long time... so maybe it's different in an urban trauma center? Like I said, I don't agree with that instructor, but if it were me and I thought she was doing a good job teaching, I wouldn't sweat the f-bombs.

Hope that I've made myself a little more clear now... :)

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Specializes in Emergency & Trauma/Adult ICU.
Whoa... peace, people... I wasn't suggesting that the eff word is awesome or cool... and I definitely do not think that it should be used by staff in front of patients! But I hear it used in private by docs, RNs, and other med staff a LOT, and it wasn't isolated to one particular hospital that I worked at, either. And you'll hear it from rowdy patients a lot, too. But then, I've worked in Detroit for a long time... so maybe it's different in an urban trauma center? Like I said, I don't agree with that instructor, but if it were me and I thought she was doing a good job teaching, I wouldn't sweat the f-bombs.

Hope that I've made myself a little more clear now... :)

I agree ... at work I hear that word several times a day from co-workers, and sometimes several times an hour from patients.

Other facilities, other settings, other parts of the country ... in some respects can be like other planets.

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Other facilities, other settings, other parts of the country ... in some respects can be like other planets.

Exactly!

In some settings one needs to have a much thicker skin than in others.

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Specializes in ICU, ED.

Im definatly gonna remember the SE for cholergenic drugs now. An F bomb every once and again is one thing, but every lecture over and over... :rolleyes: Might remind me of listening to my drunk friends on the weekends! Just see how it goes and how much F is actually used

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Specializes in Med/Surg.

I think it's unprofessional. Simple rules of civility in public life suggest that you shouldn't use foul language in the classroom. But you need your grade. Wait until you get the requisite confidential evaluation form at the end of the course, and then be honest.

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Last week in our first 4 hour lecture with our Psych instructor (2nd yr NS) she apologized up front if she offends anyone because she is used to letting the "F" word fly and hopes it won't be a problem.

She also told us a simple way to remember the SE for cholinergic drugs:

Can't See

Can't Pee

Can't Spit

Can't Sh*t.

Am I being too touchy or is this extremely unprofessional coming from an instructor???

In addition to that (if that isn't enough), we were told it was against the rules to eat or drink in this classroom that is being loaned to us (by DON). If any of us are caught violating the rules, we can lose the classroom. The first night of instruction, this same instructor was 1/2 hr into her lecture and made the announcement that she cannot teach for 4 hours without water and proceeded to get her drink and brought it to the podium. Now many students are bringing in coffee, pepsi and food. Do I rat??? I am so uncomfortable. Please help.

an instructor told us this the first semester:

The cant pee

cant see

cant spit

cant ****

ANd now everyone knows what anticholinergic drugs will do and we always remember the 4 main SE. I've had instructors that are extremely uptight and i've had instructors that are laid back and cool. I personally like the laid back and cool instructors. My psych instructor i have now will occassionally swear and we all laugh because its usually something funny. I would'nt like an instructor who swore all of the time because it would just get annoying.

We just had an exam in psych and it was about schizophrenia and a patient who was paraniod and aggressive and who went up to the nurseand said you guys are all out to hurt me, ***** get away from me, and the question asked what would youdo? Nobody said anything about this question and the swear word. I personalyl thought it was funny.

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Specializes in Med/Surg.

Well there *are* some people who are so immature that they think it's funny when a 3-year-old swears. I just think it's sad that he's been exposed to that kind of language enough that he uses it.

The f word in particular is an ugly, ugly word. And using it for little things is like using a cannonball to swat a gnat. Save the big guns of language for big things.

Don't think I'm too high-and-mighty. I have a dear friend and colleague who cusses up a blue streak, and she's still my dear friend and colleague.

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