lexieanders

londonflo, I posted this message for advice about what to do about my instructor, granted I may not have worded the original question correctly. My school’s name, whether I have clinicals (which I do), and my past questions are not relevant to this question’s topic, which is the fact that my instructor is not treating me fairly or acting appropriately. If I wasted your time, I apologize, but I will not disclose my school’s name.

londonflo, I appreciate your offer and your time, but my situation is beyond help. I just don’t feel comfortable saying the name of my school, in fear of retaliation if my instructors find out about my post; as I am sure that some of them use this board. At this point, I will have to find a new program.

Seeing as how the semester is almost over, I plan to start over in a new, typical program. I appreciate everyone’s perspectives and thoughtful replies.

The students are separated into groups and each assigned to an instructor. I have 5 students in my group and she takes turns with each of us in the clinic. From reading your posts and a few of the others, my program is unusual.

londonflo, I am from a small US town and got my degree from the US. Here, it is normal to complete a couple of clinicals for an RN-BSN program. The instructor goes with us. The program only has 2 clinical courses and the rest of the program can be completed online.

londonflo I don’t want to reveal my school, but here is an example of one of the classes that I have clinicals for. -Community Health Nursing Clinical Practicum

londonflo, Yes, I have an RN license. I could not do the RN-BSN program otherwise.

londonflo, “You're not even close to qualifying for a BSN ,. You may have a license, but I gotta understand your internal learning for thatlicense. Do you really have a clue?” I respect your opinion, but am curious as to your reason for saying that.

londonflo, All students have to complete clinicals in the RN-BSN program for a couple of classes. I have an ADN from another school and am in the RN-BSN completing the required clinicals. I am not sure why this policy was made. I know that the college where I got my ADN is a competing college of where I am getting my RN-BSN, so maybe that is why. Otherwise, I don’t know.

I am not retaking clinicals. The school’s policy is that all RN-BSN students must complete a semester of clinicals. At my school, students complete clinicals for 2 class and that is all. They don’t care that students already have an ADN.

Honyebee, Yes, I am aware. I posted that in response to others’ posts about why I would have clinicals in an RN-BSN program.

Also, I am not the only person that she does these types of things to and this is not even half of what she does. The nursing department at my school was unable to return to our former clinical site because my instructor tried to reprimand several nurses and even a couple of doctors for “reckless actions,” as she says. Another instructor, her former friend, was also fired because she supposedly committed a medication error and lied about it; the instructor told our clinical group this herself and bragged about how she caught her.

londonflo “Based on the MAR, how do I know if a medication is an IV push. Most of the time, the MARs at my facility doesn't actually say "IV Push" next to a medication.” Also, I asked the above question in the past because I wanted someone else’s opinion of how to read a MAR that has scant information on it. At the facility where I worked, most nurses just made the decision of how to give the medication based on “how they usually give the medication,” if the MAR or doctor doesn’t specify. Otherwise, I know to consult the drug book.

I am in an RN-BSN program, and not a BSN program. I have an ADN and my RN-BSN program does require clinicals.

londonflo My instructor claims that I am being “unsafe” because I am not providing her with answers to certain questions, but the questions she asks are ridiculous and don’t even pertain to that particular patient. When I would ask the nurse on staff the same questions, she didn’t have an answer. I have not failed any other courses.

JKL33 I live in a small town, so the local lawyer’s here are likely the family members of some of the instructors.

oldie, Based on the comments that she has made about others, she seems to target anyone who she thinks is weak or unpopular.

londonflo, I am only allowed to fail one class, and right know my score is a “17” out of 500 points, so I will fail. On most clinical days I am getting grades of like 1 or 2 points out of 50, which is ridiculous. I ended up reporting her to administration and the director told me that she couldn’t switch me to another instructor because that would be showing favoritism. When I reported the comments to her, she told me that there would be situations like this in the workplace and that I better get used to it. So in January, I will be forced to find another school if I want to continue my education.

I am in an RN-BSN program and am having difficulties with an instructor. My instructor makes rude comments to me and talks about me to other students when I am out of the room. I overheard her telling the other students that I do not know what I am doing and that I need lots of help. In the post conference she told me, “I get to decide if you graduate, and I probably won’t let you because you will likely kill someone just like one of your former instructors almost did.” She has a medical condition that causes her to be in a bathroom for hours, so most of the time she is not available for assistance on the floor or we are late giving medication because of it. When she is around, she refuses to answer any of my questions saying that I should already know the answer since I am a senior. In the hospital, she goes into patient rooms just to look for mistakes that other nurses and doctors made. When she finds a mistake, she makes a student go to correct the nurse or doctor and when they refuse she says that they are unsafe to practice or says things like “what is wrong with you? You can’t do anything right.” When she gives instructor feedback, it’s often untrue or rude. For example, she said that I didn’t complete my assessment. When I told her I did complete it she said I probably did it wrong. She told another instructor that I don’t do any patient care unless I am asked to, which is untrue. She tells me at least a couple times each clinical day, loud enough for others to hear, that “all you do is pass the blame.” After berating me in front of everyone one day, I began to cry and then she proceeded to call me weak and went and told other students. She always criticizes me and one of the other students, meanwhile I feel like she never even helps us. She’s usually either in the bathroom or in the conference room on the telephone handling personal business. Anytime I try to talk to her about the comments she makes, she tells me “you better be glad that I am on my medication” or she says “are you trying to blame me for your failures.”

MunoRN It said IV, but not whether it was IV push.

Susie2310 There was no order referring to how the medication was to be administered.

LeChien I believe the name of it is SSO Paragon.

CalicoKitty The only volume that I see is when it says to reconstitute the 40 mg dose with 1 vial of 10 mL NS. chare Another nurse at the facility told me this information. All she would tell me is that she has given all these medications before, so that's how she knew. Good idea about the pharmacist. Thanks.

For IV’s it usually says infusion, but it doesn’t specify whether IV or IV push. For example, Pantoprazole Injectible, 40 intravenous once BID. I was told that this was an IV push, but the drug book says that it can be given as either an IV, IV push, or intermittent. So, just based off the MAR, how would I know that?

Based on the MAR, how do I know if a medication is an IV push. Most of the time, the MARs at my facility doesn't actually say "IV Push" next to a medication.