I just don't get it.....

[OB-nurse2013, BSN, RN]

I don't know if anyone can relate but since I've been in nursing school, I'm a junior, I feel like it's crazy teh way many of the professor's treat students. Now I don't need anyone to hold my hand and I don't ask a lot of questions because I prefer to look things up because that way I remember them better but when you have a general schedule question or something basic like that why is it that you can't get a response? I've had some hard teachers and hard courses but I've never been in the situation where you e-mail or try to contact your professor and you just flat out are ignored and God forbid you e-mail again and bother them. I asked a friend who's ahead of me and she said thats basically just how it is and you have to just go with it, but why? I really don't understand why there's such a different student/teacher relationship once you are in nursing school. I guess my question is does anyone else feel that we as students deserve at least that much respect such as a simple response to we can plan our lives around our ever changing nursing school schedule?

[BacktotheBeach, ADN, BSN, RN]

I feel like we get absolutely no respect at my school. For instance, our fall quarter starts mid September. Clinicals begin immediately, the first week. Today is September first and we have still not been notified of our clinical schedule or lab schedule. We do not the day of the week or time!

I think it is ridiculous. Past quarters we have not been kept waiting this long for this important information that we all need to plan our schedules. This is a community college--isn't this for working people and non traditional students!?

[OB-nurse2013, BSN, RN]

I know! I just don't understand why it's so readily accepted. No other major are students treated that way and of course everyone is scared to say anything because no one wants to make school harder by earning a bad rep with the teachers..

[doomsayer]

Drop an anon. letter to the dean of your institution

The real or imagined threat of losing accreditation will make them jump, I imagine.

[forgop]

I thought that stuff only happened at my school.

[sharpeimom]

i'm sorry you're being treated like that. students call my husband at home and email him regularly to ask questions and he gets right back to them. mention it to your dean or dept. chair.

my all time favorite? "how many hours do i have to study for a "b"?"

he wasn't home.

i said, "just a moment, please. i'll get the chart."

[AppalachianRNstudent]

I think nursing school would be a lot more effective if we could focus more on clinicals and less on theory.

I learn a lot better doing hands on stuff that sitting in lecture room having a professor regurgitate stuff from the power points slides. I would suggest a clinical approach - with a NCLEX 4000 supplement for the theory component.

[nurse4forever]

Wow... not sure if it's because I just started the program this week but all the staff and faculty at my school are really nice. Our course leader has been responding to our emails in a timely manner over the week. Like I said.. maybe it's just because we are new students. Not sure how they treat the 2nd year students. But I haven't seen anyone complain on the facebook group.

[OB-nurse2013, BSN, RN]

I know it's so frustrating. I was told that the first year instructors were kind of unapproachable so I figured okay it won't be like this next year and yes, it is. I'm not one to stir the pot but I just think it's crazy to not even respond and it's happened a lot.

[NENE RN]

Nursing school was a challenge for me because I started when I was older and had

other experiences with PROFESSIONAL people. My first two quarters were great then came my third...instructor no so great. Not very professional. My Sixth and seventh quarter instructors (in class) were exceptional. Administration will always back the instructor unless it involves the clinical sites and they are having issues with clinical instructor. I agree with your friend just go with it.

School will be over before you know it. You know what you did not like while in school whether it be behaviors or attitudes just remember not to repeat them. I am so very glad to be out of the environment of my nursing school.

I started reading AN about 2.5 years ago before starting school. My suggestion is to read some of the post and the responses from nurses/student/etc on AN. People

are people, nurses are people, and there are good and bad.

[iPink, BSN, RN]

My dean bluntly told us that if we emailed a professor and we hadn't gotten back a response within one day, we are to email them again with the Dean CC'd. Luckily, I haven't had to do that. All of my clinical instructors have given us their cell so we can text them with questions.