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Hey everyone. It has been awhile since I have been on here because of the lack of time but I need some serious ventilation or I am going to crack-probably right with the rest of ya. We took a quiz the other day and got the results back today. Shall I say not just the results of the quiz but a regular, good-ole *** chewing because "I am so disgusted with you that over 75% of you got these questions wrong. Blah-blah-blah." On and on she went about how incompetent we are and we better buckle down because if it wasn't for the little assignments, well over 3/4 of us would be failing. I am a pretty tough person but today I literally almost lost it in class with her chewing us out. This is just one class outta 3 but just for this one class alone we have: a paper, a test, 6 case studies, 3 study guide chapters, and our clinical paperwork-all due this coming week. This is not including our other classes. Ok, I am not whining or asking for a pity party-i just needed to vent out loud about the way she went off on us today. I am not the only one feeling this way-the other day she went 15 minutes over for lecture and a fellow classmate called me after class crying because of it-she needed the time to try and get another paper done before our next class began. You know last year, I made the comment to this same instructor about how nice she always was to us and how it made things so much easier. Her response was "You guys have enough on your plate-you don't need a crabby instructor on top of it." How soon she must have forgotten. Ok, I am done and I feel better. Now after venting to others who have more than likely been in this situation at least once i can say: she more than likely was having a bad day, she wants us all to succeed at our endeavors and is just trying to help, or we all just need a good swift kick in the ***. Thanks for listening, it always makes me feel better coming here. Now back to the books!!!

I know how you feel. I have been having bad days in clinical for over six weeks now. The other day I was at my breaking point and I had to decide what to do about it. I had to vent earlier also (it's on the general student discussion forum). Hang in there and good luck.

Thanks for the understanding. Yesterday was just a really bad day with everything we have due this week and then an ATI test yesterday and her going off. I made myself put the books down last night and just relax. I woke up this morning with a much clearer mind. Maybe we all needed to hear the stuff she said so that we do buckle down more (although my belts couldn't be any tighter, i don't think) and do exceed. We will survive. Thanks for the words.

Specializes in Acute Mental Health.

75% failed and she isn't taking any of the responsibility???? Instead of chewing everyone out, perhaps she should begin with the person in the mirror. If an instructor has a quiz where 75% fail, there is obviously a problem with the way she taught the material. The blame should not lay on the students shoulders alone.

In one class where we had a high fail rate on an exam, the instructor stood up (stony faced) and told us how she failed us first. It was the first time I've ever had an instructor take some responsibility. It was awsome and really made us all work harder than ever because we had someone that could see beyond a student and look first at herself. We all had the option of doing a retake and we had a 98% pass rate that time.

No, it was clearly put that if it wasn't for the little assignments we have, more than 3/4 of us would be failing. We have only had two tests in the class so far and NOBODY passed the first one. The second, I think around 3-4 passed. This "quiz"-we disgusted her with the problems we got wrong. The questions for her exams are extremely hard. I could understand better if we didn't study. I alone read the chapters, read the powerpoints, read the Made Easy series just to get a simplistic view, and do NCLEX style questions pertaining to the chapters we are covering. The study guide assignments we do do not go over the chapters we are covering in lecture so they don't help. Alot of the questions are experienced based-I firmly believe if I was a practicing nurse, they would be easier. I cried to my husband yesterday (I very seldom break) and he stated that if she were not asking such questions-the 75% of us that are "failing" would not be. He can make me laugh when I need it the most:)

Specializes in Acute Mental Health.

I'm sorry you have to deal with this. You will get through it and it will end. I have no advice, just support and remember KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE PRIZE! Good luck!

Thank you chevy for your words. Believe me, the eye is on the prize but right now, at this point, I am feeling overwhelmed and exhausted. I am trying the hardest that I can possibly can. Don't get me wrong-she is an excellent teacher worth a world of knowledge. I think we (including her) are massively stressed out right now-between school and homelife. It will all work out and I am confident that the group of us will succeed-we are an extremely sharp bunch of individuals. We will prevail!!! Thank you for your support.

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