LearningtoTeachRN

My experience was not a good one-this was a Brown Mackie in Indiana-could be that each campus is different depending upon staff, student demographics, etc. I personally will never have anything to do with them again, but possibly the one you are going to attend will be different. After obtaining LPN, you will need to go to a different institution, such as IVY Tech or another college offering ASN or BSN, whichever you choose to do, as Brown Mackie offers nothing as far as an RN program that I am aware of. As long as you become an LPN your credits would transfer elsewhere for an RN program I would think.

Thank you very much for the reply-I did not think in terms of things learned in calssroom v/s real world nursing. Things do not and cannot go by the book when taking care of actual patients, and I think sometimes my students do not fully understand this. I will take your advice and put it to practice-thanks

I am a new nurse educator (this is my second semester), and I am soooo thankful for this forum. It has helped me so much. This particular subject really hit home with me as I have had more bad than good days this semester. For the most part I am liked by my students-I work along beside them teaching them as we care for the patients, show them the utmost respect, and would never dream of talking down to them as I remember very well my student days. Given all this, I had some students who would become very defensive when asked to correct charting, or when I would ask if things had been done, etc. They complain about everything, and will even question what I am telling them (then they ask the floor nurses and are told the exact same thing) I know I cannot please everyone all of the time, but this has really upset me to the point I am thinking of not continuing next semester. Any words of support or advice would be appreciated

I worked very short term for Brown Mackie in Indiana, and found it to be a horrible experience. I was my first attempt at clinical instruction, and I was sent in with absolutely no orientation to the school, let alone the clinical site (I was completely blind going in). To make matters worse, the students scared me to death! They had no idea what it took to be a good nurse, nor did they care. They were not the least bit interested in what I had to say-I actually had to go find them several times-they were hiding from me like a bunch of little kids. To make a loooong story short, I had no respect from the students, and no support from the school. I was turned off from teaching until I was offered a position at Ivy Tech, where I am now employed. I am happy to say the two schools have proven to be as different as night and day, and I love teaching