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my second semester teacher was finally fired on friday after countless incidents. long story short(and i do mean LONG story short...) she would berate certain students for minor things (ex. i witnessed her totally go off on a student for dropping one washcloth on the floor! even if there is a linen shortage, there is no excuse for her over-the-top reaction) it got to the point where our only goal during clinicals was to not get yelled at. our goals should have been to build our confidence level and practice our skills. the reason why i'm posting this is because we all thought there was nothing we could do. we were just trying to get through the semester unscathed. we felt powerless and felt our complaints were falling on deaf ears when we went to the director of the program. i was fully prepared to grin and bear it. but, lo and behold, the director of nursing finally drew a line and we were informed on blackboard that she's our new teacher. i just want to say that i know what a "tough-love" teacher is, and that's fine. but a verbally abusive teacher is actually a hindrance in the clinical environment and i am sure that our program is not the only one out there with a teacher who should be fired. so, my point is this: if you have a legitimate compaint against a teacher, get with fellow students and submit a letter to the director of your nursing program. because when enough of those letters pile up, semester after semester, they can't help but listen.

Name: Jill School: Gulf Coast Community College Program: ADN Area of interest: not sure yet Biggest fear: that all of a sudden i realize that i've been spoon-fed this whole time and now i'm in over my head!!! What i'd like you to know about me: this whole nursing career thing has given me a new lease on life and i'm so excited about it. now i actually have a 5 year plan for the first time in my life. i'm the type of person that if i know there will be stresses down the road, i try to prepare and give myself pep talks in advance, hoping i'll remember some of it when i need it. so, for now, my pep talk is this: i know i'll be so nervous, but if i can just adjust to the new "nursing style of testing" that i've heard so much about, i'll be fine. i'll give it my best effort, which got me to this point. ok, good luck to all of us!