So frustrated . It has taken me everything to get into nursing school.. I jumped through hoops and then some. And it was by the grace of God , that he got me in .
But what is frustrating to me is , this is my first tri- mester and there is no teaching !! I mean they show up in class. They read from power points and we watch you tube. But when it comes to care plans and nursing skills templates... I am lost. You ask a question and its so vague you are left scratching your head. I mean seriously no teaching . Out of 36 in the class, only 2 are passing it.. AND WE HAVE TO ONLY HAVE A 77 ON THE TEST/ class to pass !! Majority is in the middle to higher 60's.
We was given a case study, remediation template on nursing skills and just told to do it . We got a few handouts asking us questions like vitals signs, I&O ( fever patient) and medications... but this skills sheet is the first we have ever seen or heard about it. You ask and their answer is " that is for you to figure out."
You cant complain there as when you do, a big red bulls eyes goes on your back.. trust me this I know quite well.
That depends. In the very beginning? I disagree. A foundation needs to be there before you build on it. If they're not receiving understandable instruction on stuff like nursing diagnosis and ADPIE, those two basic concepts there are part of everything else they encounter.
I also feel if a student asks for guidance from a professor, the professor should help the student. That doesn't mean spoon feed them answers, but help the student understand how to find those answers, at least. Maybe talk the student through concepts, to help coach the student in thinking it through themselves.
If this were a senior level student, then yes, they should be able to be given an assignment, and expected to find the answers themselves. But in the first trimester, it just isn't reasonable.
Oops, I didn't read that it was her first trimester. That's what I get for skimming posts.
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My LVN school required that we self teach most of the material. 50-80% of Teachers would test on items not covered. But I think that, as the other posters alluded, this made us have to self teach. I researched unclear items on my own, I reached out to peers to help me understand certain concepts.
I spent a lot of time poring over charts during clinicals, looking up meds on my own time, and learning outside of class.
In my RN program, the lecture does indeed correlate with the items that we'll be tested on. However, we still have to go into more detail on the topics covered than was covered in lecture.
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Oops, I didn't read that it was her first trimester. That's what I get for skimming posts.