Ryan59479

I have the suspicion that a lot of newer people in the nursing field entered just for the money. Obviously there's nothing wrong with looking out for your economic interests, but I know a lot of people who got into nursing because they wanted a steady paycheck and job security; it had little or nothing to do with wanting to work bedside or lay hands on people.

Lots of really bad advice here, which is pretty sad. "Get ready to take abuse in the real world, kid" is a rather fatalistic attitude to have. While you're always going to have personality conflicts in the workplace, that doesn't mean you just have to let people steamroll you, or that you shouldn't learn how to advocate for yourself. Even if the instructor isn't technically "abusing" you, you're still paying the school a lot of money to learn there. You're their customer, and you have every right to ask that your needs be met. If this instructor isn't teaching you anything other than being afraid to do anything lest you be berated, that's a problem. Constructive criticism is one thing, but it sounds like this goes beyond that. Administration might be interested to know how this instructor is conducting themselves on the floor. Yelling at students isn't professional behavior, especially if it's in front of clients.

If all your woes are really due to the fact that you graduated from a place that isn't accredited, it seems almost cruel for these employers to even grant you an interview if they know the status of your school is going to disqualify you from meeting their requirements. It sounds cliché, but persistence pays off. I think I was the very last person in my graduating class to find a job. But I did eventually find one that I love.