Irritating Classmates

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I know we've all seen the threads about those classmates that makes us want to stick a knife in our head, but I'm at wits end at this point. We're only halfway through the program, but the amount of noise, drama, and childishness from some of them is giving me headaches.

There's the girl that has a question every three minutes who also has the family member who has had every known disease. She's also the one who has always says, "Ok, I thought the book said _________ so on the test what's the answer going to be?"

There are the two girls that think they're cool and in some kind of reality show but actually come across as spoiled, overly needy brats like the trash you'd see on Jersey Shore. They're the loud ones that always have to comment in manners such as "WOW, OMG, or WOAH." They actually say the letters O, M, G.

Finally, there's the girl who thinks we're all a close knit group who is seemingly unaware of the cliques and factions going on. She's our designated classleader who doesn't lead. I'm not sure why a school program needs a student leader, but that's an issue I can't change I suppose.

I've been yelled at, cursed out, spit on, and fought with, but the amount of drama that I mentioned above is far worse than anything I ever experienced from drunks and crackheads on the streets. I know people are diverse, but I can't even stand going to class anymore because it all needs to be reigned in.

Lol. You're trying to tell me to stop replying to the other two.

What?

Specializes in Emergency Dept. Trauma. Pediatrics.
Sorry. That was a little premature on my part. I've edited my post.

No worries, but can I go vent about it in another thread? :p KIDDING

Specializes in ICU.

Can I play too??

I know you are, but what am I?

I know we've all seen the threads about those classmates that makes us want to stick a knife in our head, but I'm at wits end at this point. We're only halfway through the program, but the amount of noise, drama, and childishness from some of them is giving me headaches.

There's the girl that has a question every three minutes who also has the family member who has had every known disease. She's also the one who has always says, "Ok, I thought the book said _________ so on the test what's the answer going to be?"

There are the two girls that think they're cool and in some kind of reality show but actually come across as spoiled, overly needy brats like the trash you'd see on Jersey Shore. They're the loud ones that always have to comment in manners such as "WOW, OMG, or WOAH." They actually say the letters O, M, G.

Finally, there's the girl who thinks we're all a close knit group who is seemingly unaware of the cliques and factions going on. She's our designated classleader who doesn't lead. I'm not sure why a school program needs a student leader, but that's an issue I can't change I suppose.

I've been yelled at, cursed out, spit on, and fought with, but the amount of drama that I mentioned above is far worse than anything I ever experienced from drunks and crackheads on the streets. I know people are diverse, but I can't even stand going to class anymore because it all needs to be reigned in.

I had a classroom just like yours, and you end up hating them all and the program cannot end fast enough. Hang in there and pray to God you never have to work with them.

I am new to this website and I keep writing in the wrong blocks, sorry for that people

I know EXACTLY how you feel. I had some real winners in my class also. The spoiled brats, the class leader who was a joke and could not lead, the texter, the sleeper who had rank breath and would sleep with their mouth wide open and breath on me, the thirty-something-year-old who was past morbidly obese who characterized herself as a 'bonofied hustler,' drama queens galore, the hillbilly who knew somebody with whatever weird and uncommon disease we were learning about, an alcoholic who spent her Thanksgiving break in jail for a DUI, the ding bat who thought that nyquil liguid gel capsules were to be chewed, the weird-o who would just stare at everyone without blinking and never spoke, and of course the ones who had to start every question or response with 'like' 'I don't know but, like,'..............I am telling you it was like two years of a living hell for the most part, and the more ignorant they really were the more they thought they knew everything.....needless to say I graduated with them, about a third of them being neanderthals.....I did create some nice aquaintances, went to lunch many times with some and had a Christmas gift exchange with a few, but, I really did not try to make close friends, with work and family, I couldn't hang out or spend time with them outside of school. I have thrown away literally everything that relates to the nursing program that I attended, especially pictures. But of course not my diploma and pin. I had excellent instructors but I guess they just chose to ignore things or maybe they took care of matters behind closed doors, I never voiced my opinions or issues because I didn't want to be a problem. I LOVE being an RN, but I freakin hated nursing school with a passion because of the people I had to deal with.

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That is too bad. I met my dearest friend in nursing school (over 7 years ago). Funny thing is, when we met I was the annoying/weird/socially inept girl and I thought she was a real *****.

LOL I have no superhuman powers, it's just a choice.

Everyone has behaviors that are annoying to somebody, we get over it...we move on. Life is short!

you make it seem so easy sighhh lol

That is too bad. I met my dearest friend in nursing school (over 7 years ago). Funny thing is, when we met I was the annoying/weird/socially inept girl and I thought she was a real *****.

LOL, I've known my best friend since high school. We both thought not so nice things of each other before we actually got to know each other:lol2:- I thought she was a loud mouth, she thought I was stuck up. And in some respect, we were both right. Yes she can be a loud mouth at times, but she was always willing to go to bat for me and speak up when I didn't have the courage. Yes I was stuck up about certain things that I didn't want to do back then, and that was to her benefit of pulling her back from the edge when she needed that.

I don't have any major pet peeves about my classmates. We all have different personalities. I'm not going to turn my nose up just because someone does not act the way I think they should act. The only thing that I get annoyed with, and this has been all through my education, is people that want to take up a lot of class time with many questions and comments. I don't mind questions and comments but if its excessive then its disruptive. I've been in classes where we did not get to cover all the material in a lecture because the prof took way too much time answering too many questions and addressing comments. If you really have a problem, then you need to see the prof after class. Its not fair to the rest of the class to take up half the class time to address your concerns. Also, I don't blame the student totally in that situation, I blame the prof. Its up to the prof to address this if its a problem and let the student know they need to see them after class. A group of us did speak to our prof about this problem in one of my pre-req class and he did let the student know to see him after class. Outside of that, I don't pay too much attention to what others are doing. Like paying attention to what they wear to class? really? I can barely remember what I wore to class let alone what someone else wore:rolleyes:

I just completed pre-reqs and start my program in a few weeks. The things that have bothered me the most thus far are more external behaviors, if you will. Things like people smacking and popping gum in class, eating in class and crunching really loudly, getting up to go outside every 20 mins, texting, whispering to their neighbor in the next seat, ect..

Again, this is only through pre-nursing classes and Im sure its a whole new world in actual nursing school. I might do some things that annoy others, but I try to be mindful of how my behavior affects others. Someone may not realize that them asking to many questions comes off as annoying, or that they are coming off as a know-it-all. But popping gum bubbles, and screeching your chair across the linoleum floor every 5 mins...come on, you HAVE to know thats irritating!:confused:

But again, we all have different experiences and to each his own annoyance!

Our classrooms have "stadium' types of seating, so if you're in the back, you see the goings on in the rows in front of you: one girl spent 10 minutes brushing her hair during lecture, and then picked out the loose hair from her brush, got up and threw it in the trash can in the front of the room. Everyone was giving each other the "Oh no she didn't" look. I mean, does all sense of reasoning leave once you enter the doors? How could she have NOT known people weren't going to notice her?

I've seen previous posts saying that those that are calling out students are just as backstabbing and catty as they are. But I know not to come to class in grubby clothes, stank breath, reeking of nicotine. It's called courtesy--like when you hold the door open for someone. Either nursing schools have gotten more lax on these things, or students are just allowed to get away with these things too much. If you were a teacher, wouldn't you be at least a little annoyed if you saw someone texting during class or surfing the Net on their laptop? It's sending the message of "My time is more important than listening to your lectures." Well, if you MUST text and be on the Internet, why are you in class? Stay home!

The cliqueishness and the catty behavior, sorry to be sexist, is women being women. Guys are guilty of it too, but when was the last time you heard a guy say to another guy "OMG, did you see Brian wearing those ultra-tight pants? His muffin top was out there!" NO! But it's that type of useless chatter that goes on in the labs, clinical, you name it. Add the "drama" to that, and you're beaten before you've started.

The nursing schools need to update their "code of conduct" for students to curb disrespectful behavior in class (no texting, no crunching of loud foods) and hold students accountable if they infringe on them. The gossip and backstabbing will not end, however, just ignoring it won't make it "go away."

I am a CMA and when we had orientation the instructor said that you have to take a bath daily and wear appropriate clothing(no holes in any part of your clothes, no thongs showing, no cleavage, and no tight clothes). The first day of class at least 5 people showed up wearing at least one thing that she told us not to wear. Needless to say she confronted them all in class and said we are professionals and we need to look like it.

There was also this one girl in class and if she not specifically included she would get so mad and complain to the instructor that we were being mean. ex: Someone would say to the entire class: Hey does anyone want to do eat luch we are going to ___. If someone did not personally ask her she would be upset. She would also complain about how she had absolutely no time to study even though she did not work or have kids and most of the class had both kids and jobs!:madface:

There was also a literal screaming match in our class room one day. One person was calling someone else out about cheating. I am so not looking forward to this when I start back for my RN but I guess I will have to just come here and vent. :rolleyes:

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