Hi! I was just wondering if everyone (anyone) out there has had ridiculous experiences in Nursing school similar to the ones below. I am in an evening program and find it frustrating beyond belief (and I'm NOT referring to the reading, studying or clinical aspects). I am talking about the total lack of organization and the abuse of the students by the instructors!! Myself and most of my classmates are getting to the point of anger. The instructors constantly talk about how you have to put your time in and do extra and come to the help classes. Meanwhile the reality is that about 90% of the class are working full time and making time in their busy work/life schedules to come to school 4 nights a week to earn this degree. Many already hold 2 and 4 year degrees and know what it takes to get the work done. I can't think that any one of us is not dedicated - we're giving up a lot of our own time for this and so far nobody has quit.
Here's why it gets me really angry. I feel that they are looking to see who is checking in at the lab and who is going online to the online course information and using that as a way to judge who is really dedicated. We have had to stay late to "get through the unit content" on more than one occasion - and I don't mean for 15 minutes I mean for over an hour each night, yet if we are 5 minutes late to class because of traffic (on LI there is ALWAYS traffic) we get an attitude from the instructor and marked as "L" on the attendance sheet. We get the "you're adult students" speech, then we're treated as children. The instructors frequently send us into the clinical area after a quick run down of what we're to expect the 30 minutes before we go on the floor and then wonder why we're all anxious and frustrated. On other occasions the class lecture info hasn't been posted until the day of class or even up to a few hours before - and then we get looked at like we're crazy when we don't have it printed out because we were working and then ran directly to class (so as not to be late of course). I love what I'm learning, but I'm hating this experience so far. I feel that the instructors could use a lesson in organization, communication and flexibility. That's what they expect from us, but somehow that whole idea of "practice what you preach" seems not to apply to them.
SO I want to know is it like this everywhere?! :angryfire