LPN/LVN school no nursing skills help

[subbbbbby]

I enrolled in a technical school, I'm in my last two months. My grades are high, the problem is they've barely taught us any nursing skills, they talk us through a skill one time and then check us off on it. I've been checked off on skills I never even performed, putting on sterile gloves, trach care,  NG tube, basically everything. I came to realize this school cares a lot more about money than students and making good nurses. Anyone have a similar experience?

[Hannahbanana, BSN, MSN]

Alas, there are many such "technical" schools that prey upon people who want to learn basic skills to begin a career. The other side to this, as you will discover, is that future employers come to learn what schools provide inadequate instruction, and thus are not interested in hiring those graduates.

If this is an LPN/LVN school, it would have to be approved by the board of registration in nursing in the state. They will look at the %age of grads who pass the licensure exam; if fewer than 80% of students pass, they look more closely and may put the school on probation. You could make an anonymous call to the board to report your concerns.

There is NO school that can teach EVERY skill to EVERY student except in lab; the opportunities to practice in a clinical area just might not come up. But checking off skills that you haven't even practiced, that's dishonest (not on your part) and should be reported.