how to report a teacher to the BRN?

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On a clinical day my instructor patted me down and searched me looking for my cell phone, which she found, yelled at me for a while then sent me home. I feel violated and humiliated. I want to know my rights as a student and her rights as an instructor (whether or not she can touch or search me). I would like to bring this to the attention of the BRN but don't know how. Any ideas how to handle this?? i've been so distraught over this here i am at 1 am thinking about it when i should be sleeping!!

Specializes in LTC, Home Health.

Scibruin,

You feel that the instructor was so wrong and the school did not do enough, right? Just so that we know what to look forward to in the future you aren't also extremely beautiful and feel that the instructor hated you for it and all of your future co-workers will also do you?:idea:

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Scibruin,

You feel that the instructor was so wrong and the school did not do enough, right? Just so that we know what to look forward to in the future you aren't also extremely beautiful and feel that the instructor hated you for it and all of your future co-workers will also do you?:idea:

I'm not even sure what you are trying to say. I'm guessing its some kind of sarcasm but the run on sentence was confusing.

I don't think my instructor hated me at all. I had her before and successfully passed her for a lower level class. We had a good student teacher relationship but nothing out of the ordinary in either way.

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Specializes in Emergency Dept. Trauma. Pediatrics.
I was apologized to and transfered to another clinical instructor for the remainder of this class (which is my last one). The instructor that this happened with is no stranger to student related issues and this one just got swept under the rug like the rest. THis is why I was looking for options because I felt so strongly about what happened to me and how I felt about it and the future students having to go through this torturous teacher. My immediate issue is resolved but I am still considering filing paperwork with the school and district AFTER I finish the program in a couple of weeks.

I just want to say the phone has nothing to do with hospital policy or relations, it is a school and teacher preference/policy, other teachers allow the use of phones like a pda with tabers and drug references (at this same school and hospital). And even if it was hospital policy, those of you saying the instructor isn't held to the same standards as students she is held to the same standards across hospital policy.

I was sent home that day after she yelled at me, which i didn't even mention she cussed and screamed at me in the hospital hallway (which in itself was another unprofessional way to handle things). She didn't ask to see it, I didn't lie, i wasn't given a chance, she put her hands on me before I knew what was even going on. So I did suffer consequences of having my phone, I was sent home an hour early. I think most of you are missing the big issue I had which was harassment. She put her hands on me and searched me and yes touched my body in a manner that I felt uncomfortable. This outraged me and I lost plenty of sleep over it. No matter what I did the instructor has no right to put her hands on me. I messed up, she messed up bigger.

Those of you questioning my story I have no reason to lie here, nothing to gain from it. I was simply looking for options. I already know the chain of command at my program, school, and district, I was looking to see if there were any other options or steps involved, it didn't mean I was going to pursue them I just wanted to be informed.

I am glad you got some resolution. Having someone put their hands on you INAPPROPRIATELY can be extremely hard to handle and feel violating and it's something someone needs to experience to understand for some. Being berated and belittled in a hospital hallway is also out of line, this whole thing was handled inappropriately, yes you broke rules, yes their should be consequences, BUT that doesn't excuse this sort of behavior. (just ignore the people that can't seem to understand that).

Anyway, thankfully you can move on from here and also learn from this.

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We were friendly and had a good standing student teacher relationship but I didn't think i could 'get away' with anything. I take her very seriously I had a couple of reasons why I brought my phone none of which are important here, but no it wasn't because I thought i could get away with it.

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We were friendly and had a good standing student teacher relationship but I didn't think i could 'get away' with anything. I take her very seriously I had a couple of reasons why I brought my phone none of which are important here, but no it wasn't because I thought i could get away with it.

Well, here's to you finishing school and having an awesome experience ahead of you. It has been resolved and I hope you are feeling better about things.

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We were friendly and had a good standing student teacher relationship but I didn't think i could 'get away' with anything. I take her very seriously I had a couple of reasons why I brought my phone none of which are important here, but no it wasn't because I thought i could get away with it.

Yet you obviously did think you "could get away with it." If there was a reasonable reason for the exception...it seems like it would have been a simple thing to speak with the instructor at the beginning of the shift and say, I really need my phone on me today for XYZ reason. It's on vibrate and won't interfere with anything going on. Problem solved.

Yet....that wasn't the option you took.

Sorry you felt uncomfortable....

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Yet you obviously did think you "could get away with it." If there was a reasonable reason for the exception...it seems like it would have been a simple thing to speak with the instructor at the beginning of the shift and say, I really need my phone on me today for XYZ reason. It's on vibrate and won't interfere with anything going on. Problem solved.

Yet....that wasn't the option you took.

Sorry you felt uncomfortable....

I agree in hindsight it may have been a good idea to speak with her beforehand.

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Specializes in Med/surg, Quality & Risk.
it is just getting to the point of ridiculousness

Why, because people are beating a dead horse that isn't even in the race? lol

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Obviously, being a nurse, you need some sort of empathy/sympathy for the ppl you work with. Some of you do not possess this characteristic in your personality... This is sad.

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Obviously, being a nurse, you need some sort of empathy/sympathy for the ppl you work with. Some of you do not possess this characteristic in your personality... This is sad.

That's quite a conclusion to draw from a few posts on a thread on an internet discussion board ...

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That's quite a conclusion to draw from a few posts on a thread on an internet discussion board ...

I was thinking that as well. But why bother asking her and justifying yourself (whomever she is referring to), you know?

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Specializes in Med/surg, Quality & Risk.
Obviously, being a nurse, you need some sort of empathy/sympathy for the ppl you work with. Some of you do not possess this characteristic in your personality... This is sad.

Cool, we'll tell that patient I had in clinicals today that she needs to wad up and trash that nice letter she was writing about how sweet and helpful I was to her during my shift.

You are right. I empathize with the people I work with, and above all, the people I work FOR. That is, if they know how to follow rules. :nurse:

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