distressed by instructors lack of Professionalism

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I am taking a re-entry course into RN. today we met for a skills lab. The instructor I had spent much of the time while demonstrating basic skills we needed to talking negatively about various patient experiences. She alternated between saying "nasty and gross to stink and hating" regarding patients and certain tasks. i am no Pollyana but I was really turned off by her running commentary. is this the attitude I will be surrounded by in the field?

What do you mean re-entry? You are/were an RN?

Specializes in LTC, Disease Management, smoking Cessati.
What do you mean re-entry? You are/were an RN?

Re entry is exactly that.... she took some time off and is coming back to the work world...What is important, is that she asked about attitudes in the field today.... I can't really answer that since I've worked a non traditional nursing job for the last nine years! Someone chime in :)

Ruthie, I figured as much but was confused that she had been through school, been an RN and seemed surprised by running into a "freak" in our business. Maybe she was lucky and was blessed to never have had such an experience before?

Specializes in LTC, Hospice, Case Management.
seemed surprised by running into a "freak" in our business. Maybe she was lucky and was blessed to never have had such an experience before?

:lol2::lol2::lol2: Sad but true!

i am a Registered nurse and a retired Dentist. after reading your responses I can clearly see nurse and professional is a misnomer. AS working is optional for me i believe i shall opt out if you represent the "profession." I can remember clearly now why I left nursing. It was well worth the extra schooling and i find no need to lower my standards now. Thanks for the cold water in my face saves me anymore time wasted.

i am a Registered nurse and a retired Dentist. after reading your responses I can clearly see nurse and professional is a misnomer. AS working is optional for me i believe i shall opt out if you represent the "profession." I can remember clearly now why I left nursing. It was well worth the extra schooling and i find no need to lower my standards now. Thanks for the cold water in my face saves me anymore time wasted.

Wow. How did you get ****** off from these posts? I didn't think they were rude, just curious.

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i am a Registered nurse and a retired Dentist. after reading your responses I can clearly see nurse and professional is a misnomer. AS working is optional for me i believe i shall opt out if you represent the "profession." I can remember clearly now why I left nursing. It was well worth the extra schooling and i find no need to lower my standards now. Thanks for the cold water in my face saves me anymore time wasted.

Goodness, if you are a retired dentist, then you surely could figure out the answer for this question on your own:

https://allnurses.com/general-nursing-student/help-scenerio-math-462794.html#post4182883

pt ordered 20mg lasix iv push stat . i have a vial 20mg/2ml to be given . reccomended rate is 40mg/2ml over 2 minutes. so how fast do i give it? I need confidence in my answer so what is the correct time frame?then she is ordered 13mg nitro po on hand is 6.5 mg time release. so how long is the time release going to last? I know these sound stupid but i am returning to nursing and what i remember of reality is not textbook answers. thank you for any help and explanation

Listen, dear heart. You came on this forum, breathlessly posted that you couldn't figure out what rate to give IV push Lasix, posted another question about the alleged lack of professionalism by your refresher course instructor and then you got all bent out of shape by the "unprofessionalism" of people who sincerely tried to answer your question. You insulted everyone and made sure that we all knew you are a Dentist (with a capital D!) and that since you don't need to work anyway, you have no more need for the scummy likes of the nurses here. If it looks like a troll, walks like a troll, smells like a troll, posts like a troll, then it's probably....

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Hope the jolt of the cold water hitting your face wasn't too startling. Enjoy your retirement.

i am a Registered nurse and a retired Dentist. after reading your responses I can clearly see nurse and professional is a misnomer. AS working is optional for me i believe i shall opt out if you represent the "profession." I can remember clearly now why I left nursing. It was well worth the extra schooling and i find no need to lower my standards now. Thanks for the cold water in my face saves me anymore time wasted.

I'm not sure what got you soooo bent out of shape? I didn't see anything in the above posts that seemed unprofessional or out of line? Nurses are people and different people go into different professions for different reasons. Nurses are no different then doctors, dentists, cops, or secretaries we are all human. In any career I'm sure you will run into a few questionable people. Don't let one person deter you from doing what you like. I had a really bad experience with my instructor but it's not stopping me from continuing on and finishing school to be a nurse, just like a bad day in the hospital won't make me quit. Being a nurse isn't really a relaxing job, so I'm not sure you'd want to come out of retirement to be a nurse there are other 'rewarding' jobs that are less stressful, even being a CNA you can provide the comforts of care but not have as much responsibility. But you will still have to work with others snotty or not.

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Sometimes we don't always get the answer we want. Since the OP is obviously unhappy with the advice, I will close this thread and wish them luck.

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