i was wondering if anyone has heard of a clinical instructor failing a student when not receiving a failing grade?
one of the students in the last graduating class complained that the clinical instructor had failed her when she had received a "b" in clinical. she said the instructor told her she did not feel as if she was ready.
similarly, my friend in the nursing program with me is having the same problems. the instructor has told her that she feels as if she is not ready but she is receiving a "b". also, the instructor gave the student an incident report because she had a patient with low respirations and failed to have a watch (clearly there was a clock in the room) and felt the patients chest not abdomen. although, she clearly reported the situation of low resp. to the nurse and instructor, she still got reprimanded. do you think this is wrong? this is our last week of school and would hate to see anyone fail for this.
Yes, being assertive is very important and could be considered a safety issue. If you are afraid to speak up and advocate for a pt it could be lethal. BUT maybe just being in an unknown situation is causing her to be a bit meek at times. In my case, I'm much more assertive if I know my job and what I'm supposed to do. I back off a bit if I'm unsure. Sounds like the aggressive thing has been mentioned and the instructor was still concerned about it???? I would be supportive and encourage her to try again. Maybe repeating the semester will give her the confidence she needs to be more assertive/aggressive.
Even though there are some very objective things to grade on in clinical, there will still be some subjective things left for an instructor to grade someone on. It some cases it's a good thing, in some cases it's a bad thing - really depends on the instructor and how objective they are. I've seen some really whacked instructors that have failed students just because they rolled their eyes.
kcochrane
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Yes, being assertive is very important and could be considered a safety issue. If you are afraid to speak up and advocate for a pt it could be lethal. BUT maybe just being in an unknown situation is causing her to be a bit meek at times. In my case, I'm much more assertive if I know my job and what I'm supposed to do. I back off a bit if I'm unsure. Sounds like the aggressive thing has been mentioned and the instructor was still concerned about it???? I would be supportive and encourage her to try again. Maybe repeating the semester will give her the confidence she needs to be more assertive/aggressive.
Even though there are some very objective things to grade on in clinical, there will still be some subjective things left for an instructor to grade someone on. It some cases it's a good thing, in some cases it's a bad thing - really depends on the instructor and how objective they are. I've seen some really whacked instructors that have failed students just because they rolled their eyes.