Do you think that most nursing schools use a lot of fear tactics?
In the particular nursing school I went to there seemed to have been particular instructors who, while teaching skills in lab, would always say things like, "This nurse put the wrong thing in the wrong lumen and the patient died." "Oh, this and this happened and the patient died and the nurse didn't continue with their career." One year, my peers and I did a presentation on suicide and nurses. We talked about a nurse who made a fatal med error and ended up taking her own life as a result.
There is a lot of rhetoric on protecting your license. "Don't do this, you need to protect your license." Isn't protecting your patient more important? What about the value of human life? It can make you afraid to make a mistake. When you do make a mistake, it can make you afraid to tell anyone. A lot of times, you don't know if you'll be supported when you make a mistake.
Don't get me wrong at all! I know that we as nurses have to be super meticulous and careful, because we are caring for human lives. I get it. However, I don't think it should be motivated by fear of losing your license.
I'd be interested to hear what your thoughts are on this issue!
Do you think that most nursing schools use a lot of fear tactics?
In the particular nursing school I went to there seemed to have been particular instructors who, while teaching skills in lab, would always say things like, "This nurse put the wrong thing in the wrong lumen and the patient died." "Oh, this and this happened and the patient died and the nurse didn't continue with their career." One year, my peers and I did a presentation on suicide and nurses. We talked about a nurse who made a fatal med error and ended up taking her own life as a result.
There is a lot of rhetoric on protecting your license. "Don't do this, you need to protect your license." Isn't protecting your patient more important? What about the value of human life? It can make you afraid to make a mistake. When you do make a mistake, it can make you afraid to tell anyone. A lot of times, you don't know if you'll be supported when you make a mistake.
Don't get me wrong at all! I know that we as nurses have to be super meticulous and careful, because we are caring for human lives. I get it. However, I don't think it should be motivated by fear of losing your license.
I'd be interested to hear what your thoughts are on this issue!
some of the things they said could cause loss of life and license where legit but if everything my old instructors said was true we would have filled graveyards and lost lost a dozen license each.
I graduated in '96 and had a couple of instructors who were not what i would call a 'ray of sunshine on a cloudy day' but nary a one who told us BON would have or license if we dared make a mistake yet that is all I seem to see here. Everyone makes mistakes particularly with inexperience and usually not disastrous.
I do remember emphasis on lawsuits but we do live in a litigious society, I once wheeled a patient out for a busy colleague and she actually said she'd sue if she were so delayed she was going to miss an afternoon TV show...I think I was so taken aback I just wished her luck on that one.
Sorry you are beset with such a high degree of fear mongering. Number one thing I am glad I made practice was always listening to the patient, even if I know meds by heart, it is generic, different manufacturer et al if they say "that does not look like what I usually take" I stop, go back and go over it with them. Cannot 'unring' the bell.
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some of the things they said could cause loss of life and license where legit but if everything my old instructors said was true we would have filled graveyards and lost lost a dozen license each.