Thank you card to clinical instructor

[j0190]

I finished my first "segment" of the clinical rotation,

and now I have to go to another hospital for my second clinical rotation.

During my first clinical rotation, I met a caring instructor who

gave me great advice and guided me though my rotation.

She is role model, and I'm very thankful that

I had a chance to learn from her.

My school had some schedule conflict,

and I had to leave the hospital in such a short notice.

I didn't have a chance to say goodbye to my instructor.

Would it be okay to send a thank you card to my clinical instructor?

I don't know her email, and we are not allowed to personally contract

hospital staff while we are in the program.

So the only way for me to contract her is by sending her

a card to her hospital mailbox. And I will have to wait until

I'm done with the program.(I have about 10 more months left.)

I'm thinking about sending a thank you card and a badge reel.

Would it be "awkward" to send her a thank you card 10 months later?

During my clinical rotation, I was a quiet student and I made a ton of mistakes.

I'm worried that she might not even remember me.

I really want to thank her for everything she has done for me,

but I'm not sure if this is a good idea.

[RegularNurse]

Just send a thank you card now.

You won't get in trouble for expressing gratitude.

[fustudent610, BSN, RN, EMT-B]

They love thank you cards! One of my instructors was actually showing off our card to staff.

[AliNajaCat]

Good manners know no temporal limits. Send that card right now.

[lekant5]

At my school (in Canada) it was customary for the whole clinical group to pitch in for a gift and a card for each clinical instructor. We were also expected to give a gift (usually some sort of food item/treat) and card to the unit we were on.

[VerticalHorizon]

We always got a card and small gift for each clinical instructor we had. But by the end of nursing school and half a dozen or more clinical instructors later it began to rub me the wrong way. Why give a gift and card to someone who is simply doing their job and getting paid for it? I can understand if the instructor was great and went above and beyond to help the students or you personally but many were not like that. Many people in my class felt the same way but we did it anyway because thats what was expected. But to answer your question I say you should send it since she helped you so much and made a good impact on you, they will be appreciative of it.

[Meriwhen, ASN, BSN, MSN, RN]

While I'm not a CI, I do have nursing students come through my unit. It's always nice when they send us a Thank You card after they finished their clinicals. I can't imagine why your CI wouldn't want to receive a Thank You note of her own.

No need to wait, send the Thank You card now :)