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Hi Shannon, Thank you for the advice! I am also working per diem day shift at my local hospital. I am just not comfortable being thrown into the whole situation blindly when it is my first time teaching. I am also worried that they had promised flexibility with my school schedule and to only do clinicals. This quarter I would not have had to start clinicals with the students until November so I had been planning to get most of my hours in for my FNP clinicals before that but because they scheduled me in to do labs I have now lost those days to be able to do my hours. I am worried that next quarter they will do the same and by then I have to complete even more hours for my own program. Hi Sleepwalker, Thank you for the advice! I was originally told I would only be doing clinicals with students and that labs would be optional for me. I had agreed to this because it worked better with my own school schedule and freed up more days so I could do my FNP clinicals. Now that they scheduled me in for labs as well I have lost quite a bit of days. I am worried about them doing this again next quarter:

Hello, I am currently a second year FNP student. I was offered a part time job as a clinical nursing educator at my local college. (This will be my first time teaching) When I was given the offer I was told that I would only be doing clinicals with first year nurisng students at a LTC and if I wanted to I could help with lab days since I am in an MSN program. They told me they would be willing to work with my school schedule. I was also told that I would be given a lot of support, guidance, could ask for any help I needed, and that there would always be a lead faculty to help me. I was also told I could access their resources so that I could study the same material the students will be studying. Since then I have been scheduled for clinical days and was scheduled to work every lab day and was not given a choice like I had originally been told. I was not given the orientation/training I was told I would be given last month. When I asked about the resources/materials, I was told it was too early that they didn't even know yet and couldnt access them. Their first lab day is September 30th. (I asked early because I am now starting my clincal days for my own school and I also have my own homework to do, so I wanted to prepare with time because I know I will be busy.) I worked last month on the 6th of August at the college and when I asked when I would receive a contract so that I could get direct deposit they told me it would arrive in the mail. I have not received anything yet. I contacted them again and was told there is a website where I need to create an account so I can get paid. I feel like the offer they gave me is completely different to the reality and I am not receiving the support they had promised. I am extremely fustrated with how things are going with the college and am at a loss. I honestly do not like the environment or support. I am having to figure everything for myself. I do not look forward to continuing to work there. Any advice is welcome. Thank you!