I am in an RN to MSN program an taking my first bridge class. My instructor is completely out of it. Black is white, up is down, left is right but tommorrow right might be right again and black maybe black again. There is a syllabus but she adds and substracts from it at will and sometimes with only 24 hours notice as in oh by the way you will nee to o this by tommorrow or you will need to come in tommorrow at 12. As far as written guildeline for how the coures is graded forget it. It is a clinical class with assignments but who knows how they should be submitted, written or by email and which ever way you do submit it that is the wrong way an she said that an now the assignment is late. It seems that in particular I and another girl have been targeted in our small class but I think the rules change for everyone at will. If you ask her a question, because again nothing is in writing she will tell you that she alreay told you or that you should know that. She also told us that if we looked at her the wrong way that would affect our grade. On the other hand if we don't speak up and tell her what we need THAT will affect our grade.
So far I have apparently earned a C- in the class for reasons that are not clear to me. I put off talking to my avisor because I am not a wave maker an thought I would just stick it out but now wondering if I should just drop the class and forget about this particular program because this is a required class. I am not going to spend months in crazyland to fail a class. Moreover, I have ha to repeatly, like three times, change my schedule around at the last minute which she seems to think is fine. Sorry I have a mortgage to pay.
Make no mistake that if I do have to drop the class the chairman of the department will be well aware as to why as will student affairs but I have never had to do anything like that before an do not want to now. I just dont know what to do.
It also once again makes me have second thoughts about this career path. I have been very encouraged to take this path and have had multiple people ask me to talk with them when I am getting close to finishing due to some other background I have. But in the end I have to say I am starting to get the feeling that no matter what I do, if I stay in the nursing field it will be a dead end because to be honest, although I have met some wonderful wonderful nurses, I have never seen so much unprofessional nonsense tolerated and so much jealousy and backstabbing in all my days. I thought if I pursued a graduate degree things might be different but it seems that once again nurses are their own worst enemy.
It is sad for me because I have a very strong idea of what I would like to o an think I would like it and be goo at it. But there is more out there for me so if it ends here so be it. This is not the first time I have had doubts and it has nothing to do with not liking taking care of people, it has to do with liking to take care of myself also.
There are so many lovely people here. I don't understand where this eat your young and try to kill them things comes from but it is alive and well. Thanks for listening.
We had an instructor like that in my BSN program, my class came together as a group along with another instructor that had also witnessed the craziness, and went to the administration. They did make the instructor resign after everyone in the program threatened to leave. I guess they would rather lose that instructor instead of the money from the students. After all you are paying for the program.
We had an instructor like that in my BSN program, my class came together as a group along with another instructor that had also witnessed the craziness, and went to the administration. They did make the instructor resign after everyone in the program threatened to leave. I guess they would rather lose that instructor instead of the money from the students. After all you are paying for the program.
I learned a long time ago that the only way management will fix a problem is when the cost of the problem is greater than the cost to fix it. It's a bottom line world folks.
It is an my bottom got in line and marched in to complain about this. Another bottom will be marching in tommorrow. I decided last night I would just drop withdrawl from the uni as it is too late to drop but the person I talked to asked me not to. less than a month of craziness to go then if I fail as I suspect I may I will take it up then.
Someone last night said they would not put up with that another minute and I thought yep what the heck am I doing. I'm out.
Thanks for all the input let you know how it goes in a bit. You were very helpful.. Sometimes one just needs a reality check to see how much bs is acceptable an I realized last night that it was way way past the limit AND it made me get to the point where I did not give a rats butt if I went forward in this program if that was what it took. that did it for me right there
Someone last night said they would not put up with that another minute and I thought yep what the heck am I doing. I'm out.
Thanks for all the input let you know how it goes in a bit. You were very helpful.. Sometimes one just needs a reality check to see how much bs is acceptable an I realized last night that it was way way past the limit AND it made me get to the point where I did not give a rats butt if I went forward in this program if that was what it took. that did it for me right there
I am sorry you had to go through this. Tough decision but you had to do what's best for you.
This might be premature but there are other programs. With the increasing emphasis on nurses obtaining graduate degrees, there will more likely be many more RN to MSN programs from which you can choose when you're ready to return to school.
Please don't let this get you down. Take some time, heal, pay your bills and recoup.
BTW, I've taught nursing. I felt pretty overwhelmed and probably wasn't the most organized individual my first year. I always welcomed constructive feedback. However, if I would have mistreated a student or was perceived as being unfair, I would certainly have wanted to know right away.
I find these posts to be extremely informative. Because I've decided to return to teaching it helps to know what NOT to do. BTW, I'm with Otessa regarding the statement "I can do but I choose to teach."
It is an my bottom got in line and marched in to complain about this. Another bottom will be marching in tommorrow. I decided last night I would just drop withdrawl from the uni as it is too late to drop but the person I talked to asked me not to. less than a month of craziness to go then if I fail as I suspect I may I will take it up then.
Someone last night said they would not put up with that another minute and I thought yep what the heck am I doing. I'm out.
Thanks for all the input let you know how it goes in a bit. You were very helpful.. Sometimes one just needs a reality check to see how much bs is acceptable an I realized last night that it was way way past the limit AND it made me get to the point where I did not give a rats butt if I went forward in this program if that was what it took. that did it for me right there
So you quit? What about all the time and money you've spent? Now what? Did you at least talk with the CI openly and/or did you go to the Dean or someone over her?
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This is an unfortunate situation for you. Some nurses are made just to be floor nurses, educators, etc... Sometimes it takes a special nurse to be well rounded and to be able to function in more than one aspect of nursing. I hope the rest of your program goes well.
It's a bottom line world folks.
What about all the time and money you've spent? Now what? Did you at least talk with the CI openly and/or did you go to the Dean or someone over her?
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We had an instructor like that in my BSN program, my class came together as a group along with another instructor that had also witnessed the craziness, and went to the administration. They did make the instructor resign after everyone in the program threatened to leave. I guess they would rather lose that instructor instead of the money from the students. After all you are paying for the program.