Mathilda_79

I felt that way. But now that I have started working, I can see that I know a lot more than I realize and it makes more sense now. And I have learned so much from working.

Tell them you've had a couple of glasses of wine on your day off and couldn't possibly provide safe patient care.

Also...if one failing grade does not get you removed from the program, then it certainly would behoove your instructor to give you constructive feedback with regards to your actions or behaviors that made him/her feel you were deserving of the failing grade. Otherwise, you have a student that's allowed to continue on, but not given the proper information or tools to make the necessary adjustments to be successful.

OP, you don't come across as defensive to me. From reading your first and subsequent post, it never appeared as though you were touting discrimination with regards to your instructor. As you said, the patient chose not to have a male do the procedure, which is completely within their right but does constitute discrimination. Your point about how it would have been considered discrimination had it been based on race or sexual orientation is valid. Nursing is a good field to go into. I hope some of the responses you've received don't completely deter you from the profession. Good luck.

Midway through nursing school, I begin to believe I was making a huge mistake. But now that I'm working, I have zero doubts I made the right decision. The physical, emotional, social, technical and professional aspects are incredibly satisfying. Nursing is a second degree for me and had I known it would have been such a good fit, I would have pushed myself to overcome any fears I had when I was younger about pursuing it. Although I'm not sure I would have appreciated it quite like I do now.

I am confused... Prior to the dismissal, how long ago had the insulin error occurred? If it wasn't handled at the time of actual occurrence, it would make sense that the OP is somewhat confused about the real reason for being dismissed from clinical. Agreed the insulin error could have resulted in serious harm, but does it not behoove the nursing program to impart the seriousness of the error then and there rather than wait for a scapegoat reason?