Nursing Students Treated Like 3rd Graders

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I am just curious as to what others would think if this happened to them.

In lecture, we were beginning a series of 25 point quizzes and everyone was sitting there waiting for the quiz to be handed out . . . then the instructor says, "bring all of your backbacks or whatever up to the front of the room and put them against the wall." So we did. Then she says, "everything, purses too." One student was so offended she said, "I have a tissue in my pocket--do you want to look at that too!?".

Personally, I found it offensive. I did not get this far by cheating and don't appreciate being treated like a child. Apparently, most of the class agrees with me--but what can you do? It is obvious she does not think the nursing students are trustworthy.

One time, when trying to stress a point, the instructor said to the class, "now repeat after me" and made the whole class repeat what she said. I was so offended by this that I can't even remember what it was that she was trying to stress. It has gotten to the point where some students are so disgusted, they get up and leave class while the instructor is still lecturing.

Needless to say, my instructor(s) never cease to amaze me.:bowingpur

Specializes in Cardiac Care.

I'm not in Nursing school yet... but CNA school was the same way with testing, everything away, spread out, stuff like that. I expect NS in Jan. to be the same. However, if you think this is bad, have you read the posts on the procedures on the NCLEX. They don't just treat you like a 3rd grader, they treat you like a criminal. Fingerprinting and cameras. So hey... I figure its just gonna be par for the course.

Specializes in Psych ICU, addictions.

The backpacks/purses/etc. to the front of the room for tests is standard in my school. Some instructors won't even allow them in the room period: all you can enter with is a scantron, pencils, your coat, and your car keys.

You can't blame the NS for being paranoid though.

Specializes in SNU/SNF/MedSurg, SPCU Ortho/Neuro/Spine.

we have to SUCK IT UP, and do it, I used to feel sort of silly when the instructor would make us repeat something...

untill the time that she asked about RNA polimerase, and i "recited it"

lol, the peeps in the class had problems getting the whole thing through, and whenever we would get back to the subject, she would ask me to recite it again!!! guess what? nobody got it wrong on the test!!!

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