I'm sure we've all experienced something that shocked us from nursing school. I think I was fortunate that none of them put me in an ethical dilemma, but I could share one story to start.
On my way to school I suffered some car trouble and I ended up being late to a test. I was allowed to take the exam and I finished it no problem and nothing excited happened here. Well after the exam the students had to drive back to the satellite campus where our program was held. When I walked into the building (mind you the hallways of the building) I was confronted by a teacher who gave me a "write-up" for disrupting the class. She said that my being late was the cause for the disruption. Shocked, that I was being written up for disrupting, when the entire time other student's phones went off and others showed up late even after me, I asked her if other students received the same write-up.
Immediately this teacher started shouting at me calling me disrespectful and saying that I was unprofessional and began walking away shouting down the halls. I stood there dumbfounded because I asked a simple question. The entire class heard the commotion inside the halls and wondered what happened. In the end I talked to the dean about the teacher's behavior and she dismissed the write-up. I still have no idea why the teacher didn't just discuss things with me calmly and privately.
This thread just terrifies me I know that Nursing School is extremely emotionally and intellectually challenging.... But I hear so many drastic horror stories that I'm scared all nursing schools are like this
I found a mantra that helped me, you need to find one to repeat to yourself in those "exciting" moments...
My mantra was "life begins at the end of your comfort zone." I saw it on a coffee mug and it resonated with me for many reasons. The other one was "fake it 'till you make it", this referred more to the appearance of self confidence being a self fulfilling prophecy. They have both worked for me, I am now in grad school....... I have a mantra for grad school too, but I can't remember it lol.
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I found a mantra that helped me, you need to find one to repeat to yourself in those "exciting" moments...
My mantra was "life begins at the end of your comfort zone." I saw it on a coffee mug and it resonated with me for many reasons. The other one was "fake it 'till you make it", this referred more to the appearance of self confidence being a self fulfilling prophecy. They have both worked for me, I am now in grad school....... I have a mantra for grad school too, but I can't remember it lol.