I've got a HUGE problem in clinical at nursing school (med/surg 2). I understand and take everything my instructor is teaching me very serious. The problem is that a typical session will go something like this: I'm being tested on assessments. I do all the necessary assessments and I'm down at the patient's feet, assessing color, temperature, capillary refill, pulses, numbness and thinking to myself, "O.K., now I have to assess edema." Before I know it, my instructor gets her greedy hands in there and starts to assess the patient for edema!! Afterwards, she wrongly accuses me of skipping edema and writes up a negative report! This is not the first and only thing. This happens over and over and over on many different things. She has already told me I am going to fail this course, $45,000 later, and powerless. Does anyone know if I have any recourse? I really want to sock it to this school if they fail me! Please help.
That is funny. No. I never puked onto a pt's chest or went into a MRSA room without the garb - Like the docs do! And, yes, I was pushed. I'm also being pushed out of school because they don't want to work with me. It's very sad. Nursing Diagnosis: Powerless.
Specializes in Emergency Dept. Trauma. Pediatrics.
That is funny. No. I never puked onto a pt's chest or went into a MRSA room without the garb - Like the docs do! And, yes, I was pushed. I'm also being pushed out of school because they don't want to work with me. It's very sad. Nursing Diagnosis: Powerless.
If you were physically pushed out of the way that is assault. It's one thing if there was an emergency and you were bumped into in the chaos, but for her to physically put her hands on you in an aggressive manner like, not OK. I would be raising heck about that.
This is another write up in the performance plan that just came in. Patient needs insulin with her meal. Student steps away for no more than 2 minutes. In the meantime, the lunch cart comes. They come whenever they want at no set schedule. O.K., student asks about lunch. The patient says, yes. I got lunch. Student proceeeds to give insulin within the 15 minutes of meal according to order. Well, wouldn't you know it. The performance plan says - student was not aware the patient received lunch. I can't believe this. Do I have eyes in the back of my head? What is going on with this school? Why are they writing me up for these things and kicking me out of school?
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That is funny. No. I never puked onto a pt's chest or went into a MRSA room without the garb - Like the docs do! And, yes, I was pushed. I'm also being pushed out of school because they don't want to work with me. It's very sad. Nursing Diagnosis: Powerless.