Taking CNA class with immature classmates..UGHHHHH

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Hello everyone,

I have to vent. I am currently taking a CNA class and a lot of the women in my class are very immature. They laugh when someone does something wrong and they make sarcastic comments if someone asks a "silly" question. It is so annoying. I did not expect my class to be this way. For some reason, I thought everyone was going to be mature and serious. My classmates are taking our lessons lightly. Everything is a joke to them. Did anyone else have this experience?? THIS IS SO ANNOYING. UGHHHHHHHHHHHHH.

Specializes in LTC.

You'll be dealing with the same rudeness and immaturity after you pass the test and get a job. Lay low, stick around the nice people and try to ignore the others.

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Specializes in LTC, Rehab, CCU, Alzheimers, Med-Surg.

Haha, I had that same experience. I expected my classmates to act like adults and be mature, but somewhere around 70% of them were not :/

Just keep being an adult. Those immature people probably won't go far in their careers.

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the ones sucking up to the instructor are usually the ones who are rude and think they know it all and are out to impress.in all aspects of classroom behavior..just a opinion

Yep.. the one rude girl in our class sucks up to our clinical instructor BIG TIME because she got on the theory instructor's bad side, and wants someone to back her up in case she screws up.

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In class there are 2 different kind of students; the attention seekers and the self reserved. It takes all efforts for one to seek attention,and annoying others might be what they can do best. I have been in youa shoes,during my course and I know how annoying it is when you give your all,only to attend class with the jokers, who behave like they came for vacation.

As long as you know what you want in life,don't mind them,switch sitting position if you can,give them a blind eye.Mean stares/looks from people won't kill you.During my cna course,the class was kind of divided into 2 groups the jokers, and those who were serious, they hadly talked with us,and laughed when this student wanted to finish all her practical perfectly(e.g. bed sheets well aligned).Whatever bond they have is just class friendship,after the course everyone will be on their own,thats when reality will strike each one of them.

As for you, Good luck and take heart,4 hard work conquers all.In life you have 2 kinds of friends those who are there to build you, and those who are out there to destroy you. Choose your friends wisely.

Wow thank you for your advice. My class is divided up as well. It's the jokesters and the serious folks. The jokesters rarely talk to us. I didn't expect the class to be this way. For some reason I thought I would be with a mature group of women. I'm literally counting down the days to the last day of class. That's so sad because the class just started last week.

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when i took my cna course there were a few people who were, to say the least not up for the job. i wouldnt worry about it, things wont be so funny once they get a job and are expected to use these skills...esp on there state test! wont be so funny then!!haha one girl in my class had a very bad atitude and didnt take anything serously and she was failed by the instructor.i wasnt too upset to see her go...anyways it wont last forever!!! good luck with everything! :)

There is a girl in my class with a bad attitude as well but she's very bright so I can't see her failing. I just feel sorry for the person in her care.

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OH boy....we had a few young inmature girls in my class also,let me tell ya,actually one girl especially was down right rude and disresectful to the instructor,ok I'm gonna sorta" brag" for a sec. I was never late,never missed,always did my homework,and made the highest gpa IN CLASS.....etc..etc..... she was the EXACT OPPOSITE... fast forward to state board exams....I failed the clinicals the first time(ugh) and this girl passed,omg! I WAS HER PATIENT AND WATCHED HER MAKE NUMEROUS MISTAKES,but somehow she passed! talk about aggravating. thats when it really bugs ya! grrrrrrrr////oh well I guess the moral of my story was,dont be shocked if the goof-balls actually pass:icon_roll:bugeyes: goodluck to ya(btw,I passed the skills part my 2nd time) guess my nerves wasnt as bad.:yeah:

That's another things that bothers me. She is bright. She picks up on things easily. That is partly why she has a bad attitude. She expects everyone to "get it" right away like she does. UGHHHH it's so annoying. And she gets good grades without studying. That is extra annoying.

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You'll be dealing with the same rudeness and immaturity after you pass the test and get a job. Lay low, stick around the nice people and try to ignore the others.

That's another thing!! I'm starting to wonder if this is the kind of behavior I have to deal with at the job. These women are so ghetto and immature. I'm sorry but I stick out like a sore thumb. I don't cuss, I don't make everything out of a joke and I actually care about people.

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I'm the oldest in my class. In fact, they are all young enough to be my children. Some seem silly at times, but they fortunately still have that young at heart attitude which is refreshing. When you come to know a little more about them you can't help but be awed by what many women have had to deal with while growing up and beyond. I am impressed at the attempt they are making to try and better their lives. As far as older women go, we are always learning. Group mentality, cliques, sarcasm can be hurtful. All seem to arise from not knowing any better. What can instructors and classmates do to curb these harmful attitudes? Answer this and you could well win the next Nobel Peace Prize.

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lol that would be frustrating! i hate when things like that happen!!!!. :p im glad you passed! way to go!

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Specializes in med/surg, psych, public health.

The most stupid and annoying classmate I had in CNA training was a 23 yr. old woman, married with a son. She did the most idiotic thing I've ever seen done! We were watching a video on CPR & BLS taught by a young male paramedic. The lights were turned off while we all were watching the video, when he and the nurse instructor went to nurse's office to get some paperwork. That's when this idiot girl (who'd been acting flirtatious with the paramedic before class, even though he clearly didn't respond to her advances) took Resuscitation Annie off the table and replaced it with HERSELF!!

She laid there sprawled out on the table, all quiet, and then sat up real fast and acted like she was going to kiss him when the medic came back in the room near the table. He acted mad & disgusted; the nurse got real angry & told her off. The rest of our class just uttered sighs of disgust and rolled our eyes.

I'm old school and have never seen such behavior. The nurse told several of us older students that each new class she taught was seemingly getting worse with time because of the attitudes and behavior of the younger generation.

Kudos to that nurse for teaching, when the poor woman has to put up with such idiotic behavior and rudeness.

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I was lucky enough not to have immature people in my class. My class was filled with students who was eager to learn. There was just this one girl who annoyed me..whenever the teacher was talking she kept wanting to talk to me i'm sitting here like whispering and trying to pay attention and here she is telling me she is tired and she's been up all night partying. She would literally fall asleep in class and when she came to a second later she repeated what the teacher had just said and my teacher was like yea i just said that. I wanted to laugh so hard but I held it in.

For the most part people in my class were helpful and respectful to each other.

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thanks mncna!!

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