Do you think it matters when a patient tells your instructor...

[Despareux]

...how much he liked you and gave you "recommendations"? After you have already moved on to another patient, that is.

Do you think grades are affected by what patients AND what the room nurse have to say about our care?

[ckh23, BSN, RN]

I don't know how much it will effect your grades because I'm not sure how your grading system is set up. I'm sure your instructor appreciates to hear feedback from patients because it speaks to your bedside manner. If I were an instructor I would welcome feedback from a patient both good and bad.

[DolceVita, ADN, BSN, RN]

My instructor spoke with each patient once a shift to get their opinion. So it mattered to her. She also checked in with each of our nurses at the end of the shift. She was even found to be lurking around listening in on our interactions with staff, patients and each other.

I prefer that to the instructor who sat in a back room for the duration of clinicals.

[That Guy, BSN, RN, EMT-B]

Our instructor talked to the pts too. The instructor could not get around everywhere on the floor to see how the students were doing so they ask the people that were around them. At the end, should would tell you what the pt said so it was either an ego stroke or a reality check.

[Trilldayz,RN BSN]

I'm sure it helps in some way! Even if it's for a future recommendation letter when you graduate.

[pitaya]

It should always matter what a patient thinks of you! Everyone loves to hear praise and I'm sure your teacher would love to know that you have a good rapport with your patients. My clinical instructors always mention my rapport with the patients and staff in my evaluations.

[This]

It depends. The opinion of patients is usually only important if you anger them. I managed to build great report with my patients yet when my instructor commented on the subject, she said I "charmed" them as opposed to given them good care.

I did however care for a patient who refused students, but I managed to win them over and they refused all other students except me. When I looked at my permanent record, I learned that one of the staff nurses called my instructor with this information. So sometimes you might not hear about it, but it may come back to help you out like karma.

[Jenni811, RN]

My instructor spoke with my patients. She told us she would. She said that she is going to pick one of our patients to speak to, and we will never know which one it will be.

On of my patients was sedated an on the ventilator, so she stood outside my room and listend to me talk to him. She also spoke with his family members to see how i interacted with the family.

Luckily they only had good things to say. But man, sometimes you get a difficult patient or family and no matter how hard you try you could get a bad review from them. so..yea, not sure how if feel about that.

[DolceVita, ADN, BSN, RN]

As long as the instructors are also observing you directly too. I want my patients to have a good opinion of me but I need feedback from a professional also.