psycho RN for a CNA instructor

[reddgott]

I seriuosly think this woman is psychotic. She is either overworked and has no biznezz teaching this class or she has some form of expressive aphasia. She has taught us mixed up terminology and then marks it wrong on the test when we go by what she said IE: she told us dyspnea was absence of breathing, well it turned out the right answer is apnea not dyspnea, and when everyone in the class put dyspnea as the answer she marked it wrong. one person knew it was apnea from a relative that experienced shuch a thing and got it right, therefore we where all wrong and should have known it was apnea (which she never covered in class by the way). On other numurous occasions she has had to correct herself in class which is confusing and or be corrected by a student about definitions. I'm not in position to fail this class I have a 97 average, but it is very aggravating. Has anyone else had similar experiences?

[mario_ragucci]

I see the instructors I had during CNA school to be a challenge. Lol, I had got to know about 5-6 during the 2 month intensive training I had to go through in oregon for cert 6 months ago. Lol, the instructors for classroom and clinical ranged from the most excellent people, to one who TOLD ME she didn't like me because of "who I am." I saw IT ALL as a challenge, and after going through the easy jive, I have fond memories anyway. Yule be a CNA and do good anyway, lol, so don't sweat it, unless you need the exercise :-) Sorry :-(

[mark_LD_RN]

hey reddgott hang in there and you need to report the instructor to the dean. if it is like you say that the whole class is missing things r/t her misinformation it needs to be addressed . i would do it in a non confrontational manner and not all at one time as it might be seen as a gang up on her tactic:).

we a required to do a test item analysis on all questions , if nearly everyone misses a certain question it is thrown out . as obviously if that many missed it it was either not taught or not taught well enough which either case is the instructors fault.

[sjoe]

reddgott: I completely agree with Mark. If you don't start standing up for yourself in nursing school (where YOU are paying the bills and YOU pay the instructors' salaries), it will be even harder for you to stand up for yourself at work (where THEY pay YOU).

Remember the motto:

[reddgott]

UPDATE: the question was thrown out, due to excessive P&M(pissing and moaning). A few under the breath comments went well noticed. I only have her untill 12-18-02 so I can skip passed her real smooth:cool: I appreciate all the good advice and maybe our episode will be a wake up call for her to take it easy on the oxycontin before class.:chuckle

[mare-mare]

My CNA class got our instructer fired... She did all the things you complained about and much more!

My advice, do the best you can and read the book!! Oh and go to someone above her head, the whole class... they will listen.