Nursing School Morale

Fiona59 · Sep 10, 2007

You just described my nursing school class...back in 2000.

Some things never change.

DebanamRN, MSN, RN · Sep 10, 2007

You just described my LPN class two years ago. I just started RN school and don't want to deal w/that same junk again, but am afraid I'm going to have to.

BTW, I used to sit back and watch the "show." Lots of my classmates seemed to be there to socialize. I was there for an education. I only kept in contact w/one person I went to school with. Other than her, the rest can stay lost.

SAHMU4IA · Sep 10, 2007

Our class started out that way in the 1st semester. Funny thing, one by one those real negative/ugly people started flunking out one by one. Towards the end we only had one difficult person and she was basically silenced because the rest of us were happy and possitive. She didnt show up for graduation, but that was fine.

Karma can be funny and rewarding.

rizza · Sep 10, 2007

Just would like to share some advice. My class was extremely divided from beginning to end. In the beginning, there were very disagreeable people...actually just one, then there was another one, divisive, complaining disagreeable person. These people were very, very vocal and always nasty to everyone (except the professors of course). The Professors did not nip it in the bud and so it continued throughout the entire program.
Other students followed suit and then, it was just one very divisive class. This was sad. At the end, what should have been a happy, celebrated event turned into a twisting of arms and begging for participation and begging for our program to be half way decent. Needless to say the divisive, disagreeable parties are not participating in anything except the pinning ceremony. These parties create tension, arguments and division always/never failed. If they were a part of your group..like clockwork there was a problem and another and another.
Out of this i have learned and would like to share, it is your class, keep things on a positive note, help out your classmates, smile and know we may all meet up some where down the road and even if we dont:: why make a difficult experience even more difficult. Negativity is contagious!
My class morale is completely GONE! Hope you make yours better. :trout:

This was my class last year and finally the last 3 months everyone came together. I think because by the last 3 months all that was left was the serious mature students and all the drama failed out in the terms before. Good luck & stay positive! :uhoh3:

ex1140 · Sep 10, 2007

This situation happened to the class I started out with...I started out on the day schedule and switched to nights, and boy was it a good thing! The day class was so divided at graduation I only saw about 7 people out of a class of 40.

However, there was some division in the class I graduated with as well, but we all managed to graduate together. Nursing on a vocational level is hard for many reasons. First of all, it's nursing so automatically that makes it complex if you ask me.

And second, you are stuck with the same people, different races, attitudes, level of maturity, values, and levels of intelligence for over a year, in most cases, and that alone sums it up. :lol2:

pagandeva2000, LPN · Sep 10, 2007

Yeah, that was my class, too, in 2005-06. I also only keep in contact with one or two people. Graduated top of the class and didn't even show up for graduation. I am happy at the outcome, but I would never, in a million years sit in another nursing program, again. I don't want to become an RN, anyway, so, there is no reason for me to have to.

Basically, grin and bear it, because, while it seems impossible...it DOES end. Good luck to those in the foxholes!

Fiona59 · Sep 11, 2007

Our instructors didn't help either. For the most part they had been eduated in hospital RN programmes and then later in life went and finished their BScN part time.

They were stuck in the '60's with the "you'll make lifelong friends in school", "must plan your graduation dinner dance" pep talks. Uhm, I'm over 40, I want my kids at my grad, and no I don't think I'll have too much in common with an 18 yo who spends every monday morning discussing how much she drank over the weekend and what's the best sex position.

Having said that I still see three people who I went to school with. And one is the girl with all the piercings and blue hair.

pagandeva2000, LPN · Sep 11, 2007

Our instructors didn't help either. For the most part they had been eduated in hospital RN programmes and then later in life went and finished their BScN part time.
They were stuck in the '60's with the "you'll make lifelong friends in school", "must plan your graduation dinner dance" pep talks. Uhm, I'm over 40, I want my kids at my grad, and no I don't think I'll have too much in common with an 18 yo who spends every monday morning discussing how much she drank over the weekend and what's the best sex position.
Having said that I still see three people who I went to school with. And one is the girl with all the piercings and blue hair.

I see many of my classmates being lifelong enemies... :devil: I wish them well, but nowhere near me. :lol2:

Lovely_RN, MSN · Sep 12, 2007

I would be sooooo happy if I never saw 75% of the people in my class again after graduation. :uhoh21:

Unfortunatley I am already finding out that even though I live in a very large city....the nursing world is small!!! I have already run into patients and nurses from the different clinical sites I have been at. So I think there is a really good chance that at some point in my nursing career that I will have to work with one of my former classmates so I don't want to make enemies.

So even though I cannot stand 75% of the people in my class I don't let what they do have an affect on me. I find that I can handle them if I am distant and polite and hopefully if we have to work together in the future I won't have to worry about them sticking a knife in my back because of something petty that went down in nursing school.

student-with-no-life · Sep 13, 2007

I totally agree I cannot stand about 80% of my class. I have made 3 close friends I have made and actually an instructor who has since quit has become a good friend. I have nothing in common with them, Im 40 and in my class all the young ones seem to talk about is drinking, and getting lucky. myself and my 3 friends are referred to as the menopause table. we seem to be the last ones to leave clinical we are not just concerned with the patients we have been assigned.

I will go to graduation because I earned it and I deserve it, but as soon as that day is over it would not bother me one little bit if I never see (other than my buds) them ever again.

I was really hoping this would be a good experience and it has been a nightmare :angryfire:o

NC Girl BSN · Sep 13, 2007

In the beginning everyone was Luvvy Dubby. At the end, we were scratching each others eyes out. I was an older student 34 yrs old and could not get over the immaturity of some of the 19 and 21 yr olds in my class. Now don't get me wrong, there were some that were very mature but there were a few that got on my last nerve. They had no respect for the teachers and often cursed during their comments in class. Only 2 or 3 were interested in planning graduation ceremonies. All the rest wanted to complain and sit back. I was so ready to get away from these people and start my life again. I only keep in touch with about 5 people.