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eating your young is not in your imagination. fear-based training is an acknowledged and permitted form of education that some schools continue to use. both a clinical instructor and a dean confirmed its use to me. an unsubtle example is having to get 100% on a quiz or a skills lab or `you're out of the program'. this is particularly true of the med-surg teachers, with whom, at my school, the rest of the instructors have a hard time. my personal opinion is that the individuals who consciously promote such training are filled with fear themselves and then engage in projection or transference of those fears towards those over whom they have power. same concept of a father beating the crap out of child to toughen them up. paternalism at its worst. i believe that fear-based training is nothing less than abuse. and the hypocrisy of preaching compassion while simultaneously practicing abuse is one of the things that drives students away from programs, while wondering `am i crazy?'. and, in the nature of the harvard prison psychological test, individuals who are socially marginalized in the class will tend to get hit hardest. arbitrary application of such training allows the faculty to get rid of those who aren't, in their opinion, `socializing', which brings up other hypocrisies regarding honoring diversity... targets include older students, but not always minorities, because the latter would not be pc enough. fear based training has very serious connotations nationally and worldwide as the shortage of nurses is resulting in people dying. we need to keep our nursing students, not drive them away because they have a low tolerance for unprofessional hypocrisy or abuse. fortunately, things are slowly changing and many instructors abhor these tactics.

Thanks. I did. She said that they'd call in 7 - 10 days. Let's hope!

Thanks, Poohbear73. OB & Cancer on the NCLEX? Great. Haven't had a patient involving either in the school clinicals. Well, I'll just hope for a lot of adult pathophys & bariatrics. Turns out my (highly rated) school did lousy on the NCLEX last year. Only 80% of the students passed. And now that I'm studying for it, I find that there are a lot of subject areas in the sample tests that they never touched. Cataracts, for example. Or, the pharm concerning mental illness. And, post-surgical nursing care for various surgeries; and, yes, cancer. Two lectures on the subject does not an expert make. Lots of touchy feely and trying to change our personalities. Felt like I was surrounded by a bunch of controlling Moms. But weak on the practicalities of nursing. But I'll keep hitting the study materials until new stuff stops cropping up. If anybody has suggestions for other things to study, I'd appreciate hearing about it. And, thanks in advance.

Thanks, JAangel. That's reassuring. I really just want an 8 hr/d job. Am a hard worker, but not a masochist. It's good to hear there's support. I've worked for the Feds before as a scientist and found the support and training to be the best.

I'm a new nurse and am looking for practical advice. I hope to start working for the VA soon. So...any guidance on how to pick a good unit? Do VA nurses eat their young? How do you sign up to have the VA help pay off student loans? What are the benefits--practical, emotional, & supportive? How long are shifts? Are there questions that I should be asking but am not?

I finished my last nursing school class yesterday and am starting studying for the NCLEX. I have a couple of questions. The first is that I've heard that results are posted on-line the same day that you take the test. No/yes? Second. I've filed all my papers with the SON and with the state board. They are awaiting my NCLEX results. So, in some of these posts, it mentions a week or two wait until the license is issued. Why? Are there other papers to file? Finally, any other suggestions for how/what to study? This is what I've gotten so far: When in doubt mark diarrhea/constipation. Saunders and Kaplan was handy. Do think the multiple questions about pharmocology are because the test is adaptive and the first pharm questions weren't answered correctly. What about questions on maternity/pediatrics, malpractice/torte law, electrolytes, & pathophysiology? Thanks for any advice that you can provide!