staeces

Regarding my recent post, you said, in part: "Since you have only posted 8 times since 2006, you wouldn't know that many of the COBs here are people who go out of their way to help new nurses." You are right, I have never posted much on allnurses.com, but Brian, the founder of this site, recently invited members to answer a question or two, so that is why I have shown renewed interest. And maybe I didn't understand fully what many of the RNs here seem to know what COB means, thus a semantic confusion. And a "joke" has taken a serious tone, and I have been duly reprimanded by you COBs; I am sorry to have gotten your "wings" aflutter.

I graduated from a BSN program 4 years ago, mid-life:second-degree. I was 54 years old, not a cute young person. I was never arrogant about any of my education, but I can assure you that "COBs" made me HATE nursing, both in the academic sphere and in clinicals. Have you COBs ever thought that maybe you put new nurses & students, no matter their age, in terribly uncomfortable positions, such that their "cockiness" may be just a defensive mode, because they are not all socialized yet to be nurses, and have no other mode to fall back on? If new or student nurses admit ignorance or a lack of knowledge, then COBs REALLY jump to that--with much derision. I honestly think if you are a COB, you should consider leaving the field. The profession of nursing has been held back so terribly, almost to the point of no return, because of nonprofessional behavior in the ranks. In a word: cattiness, an all too familiar word generally ascribed to women. Ours is the only profession, I think, where such behavior exists. New engineers, new salespeople, new teachers, new dental techs, new MDs, etc., all have a learning curve, for sure. But only nursing has that cruel emotional bent which destroys the spirit. Thankfully, a lovely mid-fifties non-COB nursing school instructor, with 30+ yrs experience, "rescued" me from leaving nursing for good. Instead, she took the time to nurture me and invited me to volunteer w her at our university in a program she headed, and encouraged me--at my core--my last 10 months. I love being a nurse. I thank God every time I remember her. And I will never become a COB. Anybody who wants to become a nurse is respected by me, and I will give them due honor. Respectfully submitted, staeces

i was warned at my school not to disclose my diagnosis to any faculty for fear of being judged and veiwed as inferior/incompetent, now the cats out of the bag what can i do? what does that mean, that you were warned ? do you go to a school in america that receives any government funds?

i have adhd and i am a non-traditional student.....my first year of nsg school i did fine, but when the testing environment changed the next year, i couldn't perform as well.....an instructor pulled me aside and said i should look into getting some accomodations, which i did, and life is much better now as far as testing.........the reason nsg school is hard for my brain is the sheer overload of material which takes me time to sort through mentally----once i get it, i got it, but i always have a zillion other things coming in besides nsg work too! i go to a large school, and all instructors have been great......btw, they have to bc it's the law, but i think they would have been fine anyway....... i dont see what the problem is telling people you have adhd! i take meds, but i am also very much me, and me has adhd!

I am so frustrated because you just can't study in a normal way for these nursing tests and expect to get a decent grade. I am sorry....I just don't think the material is all that hard....I mean how hard does a test on spirituality, humor, play and self-concept have to be? The questions are written in such a RIDICULOUS way-----and do NOT tell me, you nursing instructors, that application of the nursing process is the key to answering these questions...that I do not believe b/c if that were true, nurses could not actually practice nursing......nursing is above all practical......

one of my instructors just finished her phd online throught duquesne university in pittsburg, pa. she loved it and she was an awesome instructor. here is the address i got online: www.duq.edu

It is my understanding that nursing school is just a big giant hoop we have to jump through to get to become a nurse. I am also told that whatever you don't end up learning in clinicals, you will once you get your first job. I am amazed at how limited in teaching ability and sometimes even nursing knowledge my instructors seem to show. It is sort of hard to respect them and not get so irritated at the idiotness of it all.....I have just finished my first semester of a BSN program..... I want to be a nurse and I want to help humanity. I have no expectations of being anybody's hero and I expect to be treated badly by patients, older nurses and physicians once I get out..... The reality in life is this: Life isn't fair and some people just have to carry the burdens of the weak and stupid. We nurses carry those burdens and unfortunately we get some good practice with such stupidity even in nursing school.

Hi--I am a new user so I am not too sure this will be posted correctly. My name is Stacie and I finishing my pre-reqs for nursing school entrance. I am 49; I tell you that so that you have some some reference point to answer my question. I have applied to 3 different programs. One is a 2 year degree program and I expect to begin in Fall 07......or should I hold out for a bachelors degree program for Fall 08? Because I already have a degree it should only take me 3 years. I am anxious to become an RN ASAP. Does it matter that much if I have a 2 year RN rather than a BSN? I feel like if I am going to want a BSN eventually I should just it in 2008, instead of going to the 2 year program. Thanks for the help. I signed up for this forum a while ago but now have the time to enjoy it. Stacie