mursetudent25

mursetudent25

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  1. my rotation this year is at a school, im in a class with autistic 5 year olds. the rotation has been going ok so far. so during the usual reading time i decided to catch up on my studying...the...
  2. So today has not been a good day. At the clinical placement (community) the CI asked me to do a presentation for the whole organization. This is the last week of this placement and I'm not comfortable...
  3. failed my clinical rotation? very worried..

    update: I did fail this clinical. Appealing it on Monday. 2 weeks until
  4. Could I fail because of this? can't be that bad...

    By the way I am leaving some stuff out for privacy but this presentation is literally nothing, which is why i refused to do it..well i technically didnt even refuse, i agreed to do it saying its done...
  5. Could I fail because of this? can't be that bad...

    good statement if the employer asks something which falls within the requirements for the job, so like, if youre an accountant for a restaurant and the employer asks you to start serving dishes, the...
  6. Could I fail because of this? can't be that bad...

    by the way, i go to a small state semi rural school and from what i hear from classmates and graduates..there are complaints about this CI every
  7. Could I fail because of this? can't be that bad...

    What is with this bending over backwards thing? I really hope most nurses have flexible boundaries and don't let their employers herd them like cattle...If youre questioning how Id handle a situation...
  8. Could I fail because of this? can't be that bad...

    I went above and beyond in the project..I think the CI is asking for too much..you can't be expected to take care of 50 patients and their children now can you? What if your boss told you to go get...
  9. I flunked out of clinical today..

    Yes, phones and nursing is a huge thing for some reason. Beware. Also don't be afraid of "lawyering up" and reading the school policy book and consulting with student
  10. Could I fail because of this? can't be that bad...

    Why would I bend over backwards for a clinical instructor when the task is of little significance to learning or anything at all? At best I would spend time writing an insignificant presentation which...
  11. Could I fail because of this? can't be that bad...

    do you suggest I plan for a possible meeting with the administration in case she tries to fail
  12. Could I fail because of this? can't be that bad...

    I considered that, but the presentation is mostly just a "thanks for everything, heres the project. bye." type of thing...Nothing really to showcase about
  13. Could I fail because of this? can't be that bad...

    Why bare minimum? I did a lot on the project and put in extra time and effort. I simply did not find the presentation something to bother with. At first I suggested someone else does the presentation...
  14. Could I fail because of this? can't be that bad...

    Sorry. The main thing I'm concerned about is whether refusing to present could be considered unprofessional. The presentation is mostly insignificant and the project is done and I've met the project...
  15. Could I fail because of this? can't be that bad...

    Well the evaluation is based on certain objectives, so she would have to provide reasons of how I didn't meet those objectives or justify her poor review. Up to today my performance has been very good...
  16. Becoming traumatized by school!!

    Seems like test anxiety to me...make sure you have some off time between your studying and relax yourself before/during the exam. I've had this problem
  17. Taking first Psych exam, Any Advice?

    never touch a psych patient without asking? lol, i've noticed the clinical instructors ask me if its ok to touch me (im a student not a psych patient)
  18. new grad in the ER?

    good question..med students can do the ACLS, why not
  19. giving O2 per request?

    If a patient asks you to connect their breathing tube device to the O2 fossett and put on the oxygen level to 1L is it fine to do so or should i be notifying the nurse? That's exactly what I did for a...
  20. giving O2 per request?

    thanks what happened was the patient was short of breath and asked me to connect the cannula to the wall and put the oxygen onto 1L, so i did that then monitored the oxygen level (it got to 95%), i...
  21. giving O2 per request?

    I didn't even check, the patient just asked me to connect the cannula to the wall O2 and put it onto 1L since they were short of breath, I had no clue this was a medication...I thought it was just an...
  22. giving O2 per request?

    not good..i assume nothing bad came of this, but i did not know oxygen is a
  23. giving O2 per request?

    yea the cannula was there, she asked me to connect it to the fossett and put it on 1L...which is what I did..but then today i found out that that could be pretty dangerous...noone mentioned anything...
  24. Am I crazy?

    of course you are crazy, all nurses/nursing students are 'crazy' by default ..a psychiatric disorder
  25. Dilemma in clinical?

    the patient just wanted the nurse to give her her meds and take her to the washroom..i'm not sure if she just wanted that nurse in general (and not me)/just confused but i just told the rn shes...