Yes, they do get paid A LOT of money.. I too have choked on a drug action when called out, and believe me I NEVER let it happen again. I think at times though, my instructor just likes to act that...
I am a new LPN student, and I too have come into this EXACT same situation. Our clinical instructor has some issues. One minute she is nice, then next a wreck. And no one in our class can understand...