breakin_moon

I previously failed my first clinical. My classroom and paper grades were excellent! My clinical instructor lied about everything! Not one other student stood up for me. I had two doctors who said they would testify for me at a hearing I requested. T...

Do not give up! I had no problem getting into another program; in fact, I applied to three, and was accepted by all. I was more selective with my next choice in programs. Do everything you can, and then move on - considering the source. Don't allow a...

Hello all - I chose another school awhile back - I'm graduating May 15. Getting into another program was no problem - my grades were good, and the credits transferred. It's impossible to keep me down - I just looked at the source. I knew then, as wel...

Oh, wow... I hit a bone! I was injecting an older, thin lady with 0.5mL pneumococcal vaccine IM in deltoid. I used a #23, 1 inch. needle. After seeing the client, my instructor told me to insert 1/2 of the needle. It went in her skin like butter - al...

Straying a bit... but, why don't they teach us how it's done in the "real world," instead of by the book? I prefer the book myself, but someone will always say "that's not how it's done in the real world;" or "for test purposes..."

Amen!

Thanks for all of the great tips! I will remember them all.

The instructor should have asked me what other site would have been more suitable, with more muscle, for that particular client. Otherwise, she should have instructed me to get a shorter needle. That could have been prevented in the correct manner, n...

No need to apologize; I didn't state that in my original message. What size needle length would be best under these circumstances?

Yes, I knew. I could feel it stop, then a pop sound. The lady was so sweet; she said she was fine. Also, I did pinch the skin.

I know! We never covered any of this "just go in so much" stuff in any of my classes. Very imprecise - Thank You.

Wow! Sounds bad. Have you tried Zoloft? And yes, you can enter another nursing program. If the school goes on a points system, you can get all of your general stuff out of the way (microbiology, A&P, etc.) while wracking up points to get in. Y...

My patient was in the process of having a BM. I performed an accessment when she had finished. All of the charting was done on the computer. Unfortunately, when I mentioned the charting at the hearing, and how it was proof of procedures, vitals, time...

Thank you. I did have a hearing. The director of the nursing program told me that it wouldn't matter who I brought in to testify on my behalf - they always go with the instructors last say. I did get credit for Pharmacology though.

This was in response to your questions.

Oh... I was there to turn in my case study which was due that day. I told the instructor that I was sick when I turned in my paper.

My final grade WAS purely subjective. None of my procedures performed, injections/meds. administered, paperwork, careplans, case studies, Fundamentals class - which I had an A in, labs (completed and passed), etc. were taken into consideration. I rea...

Thanks Tweety! I think that's great advice.

Wow, I typed all of it out and it's gone!! (I don't know how to do this.) The clinical instructor said that I didn't know how to do vitals (I made an A in my CNA class - I have been doing vitals for a while. A thermometer was broken once; the nurse c...