Nursing student getting abuse from instructor

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So, I've started nursing. Second day on my first clinical training. And my instructor keeps yelling at me for not working fast enough, and making mistakes that are not really a big deal. Like forgetting to remove my gloves before touching the door to someone's bathroom. If I'm yelled at I will forget something i know how to do. This teacher isn't the type yoi csn feel comfortable talking to or going to for help. They just make you feel so stupid for wanting help or even trying. I feel like dropping out of school but don't want to give them that satisfaction what do I do to make this a better learning experience for me, so I csn learn better work faster. And be a better student.

Help me please!

Hm, from my understanding, the littlest things in clinicals matters the most. Gloves is huge infection/transfer risk, especially after you've touched a patient. Being on time with working is extremely important as well when you're out in the real world and you'll have more patients and responsibilities. Take everything seriously and you'll be ready to work when you get a job in the hospital after graduation. I find that instructors that are extra in tune to what a student is doing wrong and making sure you know what you've done wrong, are those that cares the most because they want you to be prepared to take care of patients when you get out of school. The dangerous instructors are the ones that don't care... same with nursing students.

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Specializes in Pediatric Critical Care.

I wonder (and this may or may not be the case in this instance)....but I wonder if the instructor expected more from OP because they knew OP was talented and capable of meeting those expectations. Maybe it should be considered a compliment, in a way. The instructor was pushing you to reach your potential?

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She's cozy with lots of people on the state BON (enough that she was able to take to some students to private disciplinary committee meetings before), and she's married to a twice Ivy League educated prof at the nearby law school with lots of lawyer cronies. She's successfully sued the school before for racial discrimination, and she pulls the race card anytime that someone questions her, calls her out, or reports her. She says that her culture is different from what we're accustomed to, and that by repeatedly reporting her, people are harassing her and being culturally intolerant. I appreciate that people ACTUALLY get discriminated against for their race or culture, and it's really frustrating to see someone falsely claim that and discredit those who have true claims. All she ever gets done is threatening to sue again.

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On 12/10/2016 at 3:36 PM, Julius Seizure said:

And if they DO care about you one way or the other, I would guess that they actually do want you do succeed. Nurses don't tend to become educators for the fantastic salary involved.

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They do it because they like to teach.

Not always true.

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