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Thank you for the reply. I do seek out answers myself this is why I always find a nurse that is willing to answer questions. I did not expect him to do a complete teaching but students asked him to do a review of Tele strips plus go over iv pumps and he did not do either. There's only 4 people in my group maybe I was asking too much of him. Thank you for your opinion!

Thanks! It helps to actually know what they are suppose to do. I thought that I was going to rely on just the instructor to learn. I never wanted to feel like I was annoying the nurse by following them around. My whole group actually said the same things I'm saying. So it helps to get other views! I'll just continue to do my own thing then :)

Hello all, It has been a while since I posted here but, I have a question for all my fellow nursing students. What does your clinical instructor do throughout the day? What has been the most helpful thing your clinical instructor has shown or taught you? I am asking because I think I would like to give my instructor some things that would help my clinical group out. I am in my second med surg clinical and I have the same instructor that I had last session. He is an awesome person but he refuses to show us things like; How the IV pump works or how to interpret the tele monitor. He does not take us aside as a group and "teach" really anything. He's just around to pass meds with us and that is about it. What I have done about the situation is find a nurse that is willing to teach, and just stuck by her side for the 12 hours that I am there. I really want to take advantage of every opportunity to learn and I feel like this instructor just does not want to teach. Plus I have him again for another 8 weeks! How have you guys got through these types of clinicals and actually learned something from them? Do you have any suggestions for me? The instructor is actually a very nice person, I just feel like I am learning nothing from him. Thank you all in advance! Good luck to you where ever you are in your program