kdolb

Yes, Nursing students with "C's" are still Nurses, and I am sorry but I do not feel that an "A" student makes any better of a Nurse then a "C" student. I personally am not an "A" student. When it comes to taking the test, I totally loose it!! Now if I were to sit and talk to you about a subject, I know it, but I have major test anxiety! Any one can memorize a book and get through the class with an "A". That by no means will make them a good Nurse. Do they understand the info they are memorizing, do they have a good bedside manner? There is so much more to being a good Nurse then your grades. Do not EVER feel that you are going to be any less of a Nurse due to your grades. Let me give you an example......The doctor's office I used to work in had alot of Residents come through in the process of their education. We had one Resident in particular that could tell you anything about anything! She was so knowledgeable it was scary! But, when it came to dealing with Patients, well, she was awful! None of the patients liked her at all, and soon the doctors began to get complaints about her. Don't get me wrong, she was a great doctor who was very knowledgeable about her specialty, she just had no knowledge on dealing with patients. So while she knew it all, she wasn't a good doctor. (she eventually went into research and she is loving it!) Hope that helps!

I am in my third clinical rotation, and all of my instuctors so far have been so different as far as how they treat you. My theory instuctors also have all been different. Some treat you as an equal, while others belittle their students. I had worked in the medical field for 12 years before I started nursing school, so I developed a thick skin. My advice to you is that as long as you know you are doing what you are supposed to be doing, and you are not doing anything wrong, let it go. You are only with this instructor for a short period of time, and then you will be on to the next instructor who may treat you totally different. I get through the awful instrutors by reminding myself that I am there for me, I want to learn, I want to be a good nurse when I graduate, and that as long as I am proud of what I am accomplishing then that is all that matters.

I live in Michigan and I HAVE to get loans to pay for my schooling. I have 3 children, work, and go to school. My state stopped their private government loans also. So now I have to find another loan to pay for school, and it did state that due to the economy they were stopping the private government loans. I feel for you and totally understand what you are going through, you cannot work enough to pay for school and support yourself while you are in school, so you need that little bit of extra help! good luck!