This might be fun. You all know the different types of nursing students you go to school with. For instance:
The guy student who has the palm pilot with all the latest programs, which he plays with for hours on end, fanny pack, scissors of varying sizes, hemostats, and all kinds of gizmos attached to his pack. Always this type wants to work in the ICU's or ER upon graduation, wants to be where the ACTION is!
There's the beauty queen, full face make up, eyes made up like a cats, always dressed to the 9's even in scrubs or that awful school smock you may have to wear, every curl neatly in place, perfect lips. Looking for that MD to replace her RN upon graduation.
The studious student. In her/his back pack are not one, not two, but at least 4 - 1500 page nursing testbooks, at least 2 tape recorders and multiple notebooks. Sits in the front row but no one really knows her/him, disappears after classes.
We have ALL of these types at the learning institutuion that I attend and personally, I really enjoy them. In fact, I'm having a great time with all my fellow class mates and appreciate each one for what they as individuals have to offer. As the saying goes, it takes all kinds.
We have one. She failed 2nd semester. She works as a tech on the unit. So, during clinicals not only is she the know-it-all, but she HUGS everyone there, chit chats with the staff, her fellow students don't rate in her book and are not worth talking to. When asked what the blood pressure is for her patient, states " I don't do blood pressures". Ummm, no wonder you failed a class -- if you think only the techs (such as yourself) should do blood pressures, and you shouldn't know what those pressures are as a nurse... This person is LOVED on the unit and they can't WAIT for her to become a nurse and continue working there. I wonder what they are gonna think when her first patient codes because she isn't doing an assessment?
orrnlori, RN
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