The "weeding" out

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Good evening all,

I will enter an ADN/RN program this fall. I was conversing with my APII Professor and professor was telling me that the professors in the program will purposely be emotionally and mentally taxing. Professor stated that this is in an effort to "weed" out anyone that may not be suited to handle such stress. Professor reassured me that I will be fine, however I cannot help but worry. I have always heard about how tough the professors in the RN program are, and to have professor tell me the above info. really confirms it. I can handle the education and stress that comes with lots of challenging work, I want to be sure I can stay emotionally neutral in order to withstand the challenges these professors will present. Please give any advice pertaining to practices of staying emotionally fit through the challenges of NS professors-:wink2: Thanks everyone!!

Specializes in CICU.

I think in some cases it may be the students weeding themselves out...

Now, back to the books because I don't want to do any "self-weeding"... Good luck!

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First of all, beware of rumors...they have a way of escalating as they are passed on. By the same token, nursing school instructors have a very different approach from most other instructors I've had. They can come across as unyielding, unsympathetic, demanding. I think it's on purpose; They are grooming us. Nursing is tough and to be a good nurse requires much more than being able to get A's on the tests. The way to be successful with this is to be prepared to work your butt off both in the classroom and the clinical situation. Show up on time, be prepared, be open to direction and correction, and don't make excuses. In all likelihood, you will discover that your instructors deeply care about making sure you are prepared for nursing. It sounds as if you have a good work ethic....That is huge and will be very instrumental in your success. Good luck to you!

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My uncle agrees with that. He said they throw everything they can at you while you are in nursing school and by the time you are an RN, you forgot half the stuff you learned and you only remember the stuff you need to. Yeap.

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Specializes in med/surg, telemetry, IV therapy, mgmt.
my uncle agrees with that. he said they throw everything they can at you while you are in nursing school and by the time you are an rn, you forgot half the stuff you learned and you only remember the stuff you need to. yeap.

is your uncle an rn? i'm an rn. been one for 30+ years. he's wrong. they only teach you the basics in nursing school because thats all they have time for. that is a fact known by all nursing schools. just enough to be able to take and pass the nclex. you have to then go and specialize if you want to learn more. if someone forgets half the stuff they learned in school (1) they won't pass the nclex and get their license to practice and (2) if someone like this manages to get a license they are likely to eventually make some serious mistakes at work, possibly harm patients, be fired and possibly sued. when people are not willing to put the work and effort into the study then why are they even bothering to be in school? i certainly don't want a nurse with this kind of attitude taking care of me!

a pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties.

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Yep. My uncle is an RN and so is my grandmother.

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I appreciate all the feedback from each one of you. I will take all advice to heart and I am open to changing and learning new things each day! I hope everyone has an awesome evening!!

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I was told a lot of horror stories before starting NS. Most of them were just a bunch of crap.

We were told that they'd lock the doors at the start of class & if you were late you'd be left standing in the hall - not once did anyone ever get locked out. People showed up late everyday & no one said anything.

We were told they'd be super picky about our uniforms - they never paid any attention to our uniforms. People were wearing long-johns under their tunics & Nike Shox instead of official 'nursing shoes'. One guy lost his name tag & nobody noticed.

However, 1st semester during lab our 2 instructors were really picky. The way they insisted we do things was crazy. I've never seen a single nurse do procedures that way since lab.

Just remember the old saying, "those who can't do, teach". It's really true!

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Specializes in Psych..

Just remember that your nursing instructors, just like everyone else, are people too. They have personal lives, their own worries, etc...so they have their good days and their bad days too.

I've had a couple of instructors dislike me, and it was definitely a snap judgement, made on the first day we met. However, I scored well on my exams and performed well in clinical, so I passed. Don't take things personally.

Now that I'm close to graduation, my eyes have really been opened. I've had an instructor praise me for handling the situation above so well, as they saw what was happening. And I've been told that one of the reasons I've succeeded is because I always have a good attitude and never gossip or complain with other students! HA! That's true, I never gossip or complain OUT LOUD. I do it in my head. Or when I had a legitimate problem, I took it directly to the appropriate staff member who then quickly dealt with it. Who knew that your nursing instructors were listening to the students' conversations! So try and stay calm and positive, even if it's only on the outside.

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Specializes in NICU, Post-partum.

I don't think that it's unique to the Nursing Program...I think that is just the nature of education.

In education...instructors work with a ton of autonomy and have very little supervision. In their classroom, what they say goes....and with some of them, it goes to their heads....and that is when it starts coming off as abuse.

The reason that studnets THINK it's unique to nursing, is because a huge portion of our grade is subjective...it is what the instructor says it is.

If it wasn't...and our exam was soley based on multiple choice tests...they wouldn't get away with as much as they do...trust me.

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