Here's the deal. I just started my first semester of nursing school. It's the summer term so everything is a lot shorter but we still have to get the same amount of information in - standard summer term scenario. I just finished my third week and we only have two weeks until we start clinicals.
I'm exceptionally nervous about my instructor. Firstly let me say, he's a really nice guy. He seems more than willing to help; the problem - he doesn't seem to know... anything. He's an older gentleman who's been a psych nurse for twenty-something-odd years and has never taught nursing from what I understand. I am NOT trying to discredit his credentials. He's an RN, MSN, et cetera, and I'm sure he's very smart. But this is not his thing; this isn't what he's used to. I understand that a response might be to empathize and understand he is new at this, and he's trying his best. I get it, I really do. But respectfully, I don't care. This is my education at stake. Any questions that surface he seems unable to answer. In lab he points us in the direction of the other groups and instructs us to watch them or ask the other instructors.
Again, let me re-emphasize, I understand that he's new to this. And it's probably as difficult for him as it is for us to try and figure out what's going on. But I feel my education will suffer. I want an instructor that can teach me, not one that's learning with me. I'm paying out-of-pocket for this so it's quite frustrating. I also didn't want to go above his head because that seems exceedingly disrespectful because he's not actually breaking any rules or doing anything wrong, there is nothing for them to talk with him about, this just isn't what he does. Furthermore, what could they say? The other students in our group have mentioned something to the department head and the response they were give was 'that's who they chose, I don't pick the instructors so we just have to work with what we've got'.
I guess I don't have a questions, and I don't really know what kind of responses I'm seeking, I guess I'm just venting. I'm just very ambitious and want to be the best nurse I can be.
