19Claire59

Hi. No. I've been dying to do that, but our nursing program won't allow it. I have stood in front of the class and said THREE TIMES during a test to be sure to write your name on the Scantron and the Dosage/Calculation sheet (which is usually separate) and anywhere from 1 to 3 students will fail to do so. Once there was a mix-up where the instructors couldn't identify the students' handwriting, and all wanted to claim the paper with the highest score. :angryfire What a mess! If your college will support you, I think this is a great way to encourage students to become adults.

Thanks, guys, for all this info. I often leave my own lectures thinking, "I need to improve that." Now I know I'm not the only one! So next year's will be better, as the one after that, and the one after that... It would have been lovely to step into this position and have pre-written lectures. I've been putting in 10-18 hrs/day, 6-7 days/week trying to get together lectures, tests, clinical paperwork, etc., etc., etc. If I ever leave, I plan to leave copies for whoever follows in my footsteps. Even if that person hates my work, at least there will be some kind of starting place for that person! My favorite part of this job is the students. I thoroughly enjoy taking them into the clinical settings and watch their confidence grow. After all, they're the reason we have a job at all! Claire

Hi, I'm Claire, new to teaching nursing, but not new to nursing. I'm hoping you folks can help me get the nerve to go back to work tomorrow. I worked really hard to explain the content, find questions suitable to a pre entry-level nurse, and still over half the class failed this last unit test! How much blame should an instructor take? Or is this reaction normal for the first year? I've already looked through my region's job postings--I'm that discouraged. Unfortunately for me, there's nothing that interests me. :uhoh21: That's a rotten introduction to myself. Normally I'm a gung-ho, let's "get er dun" person. Love gardening, soon to be a grandma for the first time, happily married 28 years. Life's been fair enough. Till now. The good thing about a forum is folks can be blunt cause they don't know you. Honesty is a great critic, and positive criticism is a great way to grow. Looking forward to getting to know you all. Claire