littlebeach

I completely understand everything you said. I don't want power, I want to pass. I am a good student, and I feel that this is because I stood up for myself and they don't like me. This isn't about not playing to their rules; it is about not kissing their butts. I know that sounds like I can't be reflective of my behavior, but really, in this situation, that's what it came to. I did my best to humble up to this teacher, but she had her mind made up before clinicals. I know about the real world; I am 36 and have been working in the real world for 20 of those years. I can take responsibility for my faults; I shouldn't have told her that she was sarcastic, and I didn't appreciate the humiliation that she doled out the day before to me an another student in front of other nurses, parents, and doctors. I should have just apologized. But I don't feel that I did anything to apologize for. I just can't take being publicly humiliated. NO one should. In any case, I just want my nursing degree. I may have to move to get it. I just wanted to know (I guess I already knew) that I have no recourse except legal. They have nothing to fail me for; I have committed no serious violations, am well prepared, and pass all of their tests. Thank you for your help and replies. PS THANKS FOR THAT FACT THROWING THREAD; IT IS AWESOME! THANKS TO ALL THAT DID THAT; IT REALLY HELPED ME REMEMBER THINGS!

Thanks for your replies. This OB teacher takes the cake. I can't understand why the director takes her side; she has countless complaints of being rude and sarcastic and humiliating. Unfortunately, I stood up for myself. I just can't take humiliation. I don't think anyone should be humiliated; it is bad enough walking around in the "student" uniforms:" that in itself is an invitation for slap downs.... I hate the games they play. Unfortunately, they have the power. Today I waited for 2.5 hours for independent study work, and the teacher never showed. I have the NCLEX and 2 last ob tests to study for. With regards to that write up, they told me to sign it or I don't go on. I have just worked my butt off for the last year; of course I am going to sign it. But it was filled with lies and "see doctor for depression and anxiety." Hello? There was absolutely nothing to do with anxiety in that situation; they just used what was in that eval against me.

Thank you for your honesty. It really feels like it's time to move. The only bad part about that is my condo is paid for and I live on an island. That means that I have to now move my kids, and pay rent elsewhere. All I have ever wanted to do was be a nurse; and I know that I will make a good one. I make mistakes; but this is over me standing up for myself. Oh, and I did give a insulin shot last semester that was a big mistake, but I learned a lot from that. The last write up that I disagreed with I signed anyway; even though I didn't want to. My sister is an attorney in another state and if they don't pass me, then I guess I will invoke her help. I don't see myself winning a university. Thanks you for your replies, ;0)

It is a personality thing. They want quiet and submissive. It is a power game. I talked to the grievance counselor, and he told me to wait until they don't pass me to file a grievance. I just wanted to know if I had ammo with them handing out that psych evaluation. They have made it clear that they don't want me there; I have an independent study course that requires 15 hours of work that is to assigned by the instructors. Two of us (students) took that class; the other girl has been contacted and almost has all of her hours done. No instructors have contacted me, and that is the course requirement. I have a week of school, and have no hours. Now, with 4 tests (2 of them are NCLEX) left, I have to scramble in the last week to find 15 hours from instructors. The sad thing is that this is just a personality thing. I am a strong, smart, capable, and compassionate person that will make a great nurse. AND I HAVE WORKED MY BUTT OFF. My kids have sacrificed their weekends in front of the TV for a year now. They did write me up for not looking them in the eye and smiling. They even resorted to lying in the write up; they lied using other student's words "the post partum student reported that (me) was seen arguing and yelling at the patients." This is completely erroneous; I have NEVER yelled at patients. I have excellent patient care. Now I am just discouraged. I am not going to let them win.

Hello all. I need some help. I am almost an LPN (I am in the last two weeks of the first year.) I started an OB/Peds class that had the witches from hell as the teachers. In the second day of newborn training, I was sent home because the "instructor couldn't work with me." She was evil, humiliating, and sarcastic the day before, and the second day when her nasty attitude started up again, I told her so. Well, I found this to be not so smart. But I am not 18, and have raised three kids. I don't believe anyone should be treated the way she was treating us. Anyway, my question is this: They used a supposedly confidential psych (I went in the summer to be tested for ADHD) eval against me when writing me up. The director gave my psych eval (it came out that I have anxiety/depression..who doesn't..I am a single mom in nursing school) to the nasty teacher. I was assured that the eval would never see the light of day, much less any other teachers eyes when I did it last summer. The director's excuse for giving it to the nasty teacher is so "she could understand me." Is this a HIPPA violation? Also, they wrote me up the next day for "not looking at them in the eye and smiling at them." This came under the guise of "ongoing problematic non-verbal communication." I have passed all of their tests, done all of my work, made every clinical, but it stands now that I might not pass. What recourse do I have? I have a strong personality but have toned it down, way down. I am never disrespectful until disrespected first. Any help?