Along the lines of the first thread, "Things you would love to say to your nursing instructors" I thought this would be a great thread to start. I've since graduated LVN but there was one main thing I wanted to say to some students in my class.
Will you people in the back row please stop talking! I swear that today I can still hear their motormouths running! :chuckle
When I am in the RN bridge I will come back and post some more. I'm sure some of you have something to get off your chest. Come on and unload here! :)
I am soooooo happy to have found this post...I was just thinking I need to vent/de-stress...so here I go...
1.) To those I considered my best friends: If you can't or refuse to work it out, why can't you get over it? I am sorry you put up a wall and I don't know how to tear it down.
2.) Belittling someone else for their shortcomings DOES NOT make you a better person. It just means you need a big mirror with some alone time.
3.) Have you ever thought personal responsibility is also yours?
4.) NS is already tough. Do we have to make it harder than it should be by compounding the stress c drama?
5.) When you get to psych, get your money's worth and find out why it is that passive aggression is a defense mechanism r/t anxiety...you might be surprised to learn that it isn't about being wronged, rather it may be about covering up hurt. (see also Displacement, rationalization [and it's relation to self-esteem]...)
6.) Just because I am getting good grades or have a high GPA doesn't mean that I don't struggle either. Don't count me out because YOU think I can't relate. Just because you are struggling doesn't mean I look down my nose at you when I care enough to tell you what I honestly think; especially when you ask.
7.) Altruism - satisfying internal needs by helping others. This can be a healthy quality to posess, especially as a nurse. Don't discount it as arrogance.
8.) Misery loves company. Can you understand why I don't have time to fit you into my schedule?
NOW...with all that out...I believe the positive vent is an even better idea...
1.) We made it this far. This leads me to believe that we have what it takes to see it to the end. Don't lose sight of your goal; NEVER EVER GIVE UP!!!
2.) I am SO thankful for my NS friends. No matter where you go, I am there. I hope we can stay connected. "True friendship isn't being inseparable, it's being separated and nothing changes."
3.) I will always remember the funny, wonderful, exciting and exhilarating moments we shared!!! You helped me grow as a human...what an amazing gift!!! I hope I can pay it forward.
in our second year, (there are almost 40 in the class,) a student announced at break that they are putting the smart ones with all of the lower scored students so that the smart ones can teach them. hello, if we were so dumb how did we make it to the second year? and are they going to pay you from all of the tuition that i have to give them? i am a c student. i am not the sharpest pencil in the class when it comes to taking their tests, but i will make a heck of a nurse. i work very hard at clinicals and get praises from instructors, patients and the rn's that i work with, so take your smartness and put it somewhere.
Specializes in Pediatric Intensive Care, Urgent Care.
"You are in nursing school and you absolutely know nothing about the profession!! Did you not research this profession before spending all this time and energy going to school for this?!?!"
Specializes in Pediatric Intensive Care, Urgent Care.
For those who alwys ask what i got in an exam...which is my business..."i will not apologize for being smarter than you...and yes i'm also really good in clinicals as well so no it's not just booksmarts."
Specializes in Med-Surg, Oncology, telemetry/stepdown.
things I would love to say to fellow students:
stop talking in class all the time, and if you're going to fall asleep. PLEASE DON'T SNORE!
It is so rude to eat noisy food (potato chips, things with wrappers) when others are trying to hear the lecture...our classes started at 1pm last semester, if you haven't eaten anything by then, please just wait, you are not going to starve to death in an hour and 50 minutes.
to certain people at clinical: Please do not stand against the wall all morning, complaining that you have nothing to do, and then keep everyone else waiting 30 minutes for post conference because "something suddenly came up"--doing your AM care at 12:30...that's your problem, learn to manage your time....
to others: thank you for being a great study partner, thanks for carpooling, thank you for laughs, comfort, and moral support.:yelclap:
to those who didn't make it through this year:cry:: I KNOW how hard you worked, you will be missed, and I hope to see you reapply next year.
It's not my fault that you're 20 years old and have a baby at home to take care of. Stop complaining about all the studying you have to do, groveling to professors about how you need them to calm down with the work because you "have a baby at home"........
...... that's nobodys fault but your own.....now be quiet!
1. Having your iPhone on vibrate doesn't help. Why? Because it is so much noise! Stop texting and giggling in class it's annoying. Oh yeah, I'm glad that it vibrated so hard, it fell off your desk & broke!
2. Being a class clown is so high school. No you cannot 'force' a patient to do anything. Saying you would shove the meds down their throat is not funny. I wonder if you're making it into next semester...
3. Okay, just because someone told you i recieved a 98 on my exam, doesn't mean that on every other exam you have to say 'i bet you got 100' in front of everyone. I work hard for my grades!
4. I tried to stand by you as a friend, but I had to tell you off eventually. I hope I did'nt say it too rude, but I was fed up. You're laziness is annoying. You live with you're mom, you only work once a week to keep your LPN license, no children. Yes, this assignment was due today, it says it right on the syllabus. Heck no, I'm not recording todays lesson because you're tired. We have all been here at 7am to take our exam and we all have to stay for lecture. Selling your car, having to go out on a date or shopping is not important. STOP MAKING EXCUSES!!
5. Yes i have a 2 year old son, there are many other students that have multiple children & families. if we can do it, why can't you? And no, the prof. is not trying to sabotage you (I hate when students say that)
6. And to my close friend, who was unable to make it into next semester: I feel so sorry, i'm so glad that i met someone like you and to know that you're 11 yrs older than me and we can connect so well! We tried so hard together and I know you tried hard. And I am so proud, that you unlike some, you were able to reassess yourself and learn from mistakes, instead of blaming the professors!
1. The entire class got a copy of the syllabus and we all know the instructor’s expectations. We all have brains or we wouldn’t be in nursing school. We don’t need your constant emails, reminding us about upcoming assignments, “clarifications” of what the teacher already explained to us in class, etc., etc. In a nut shell: We don’t need your daily class emails at ALL. We are already stressed out enough in nursing school and don’t need a super control freak to stress us out even more!
2. You don’t need to boast your book smarts and organizational skills during clinical when we both know that I kick your butt in the “therapeutic use of self” department.
3. It’s nice that you can be so organized and on top of things. I’m sure if my parents also took my kids before every big exam, and if my husband also did all the cooking and shopping so that ALL I have to do is concentrate on school, then I reckon I’d be the queen of organization too. But since I’m getting the same grades, what difference does it make? So, please don’t tell me how you got to sleep in until 1pm before clinicals. I really don’t want to hear it.
1) Dude - stop rolling your eyes, your constant "I am so bored and this is a waste of my time" vibe is really getting on our nerves. You saw the times for the lectures and labs when you registered - either suck it up or don't bother to show up.
2) To the same dude - do you realize you are fast becoming the joke of the class when you pack up and walk out before lecture or lab is over. We realize that you must already know everything the instructor has to say - sorry the whole going to class, lab and lecture is getting in the way.
For heaven's sake, SHUT UP! You obviously noticed that the number of people willing to sit next to you has dropped--and we don't think your jokes about needing a stronger deodorant are funny. But, they're a little better than your stories about all the guys you're stringing along, all the diseases your grandma/aunt/mom/sister/4th cousin twice removed has had, and the parties you went to last weekend. Let me remind you that, interesting though your social life is (NOT!!!), I paid a lot of money to learn what the INSTRUCTOR is talking about. When I can't hear her over your prattling, you're wasting my money and my time.
cyndiangel13
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I am soooooo happy to have found this post...I was just thinking I need to vent/de-stress...so here I go...
1.) To those I considered my best friends: If you can't or refuse to work it out, why can't you get over it? I am sorry you put up a wall and I don't know how to tear it down.
2.) Belittling someone else for their shortcomings DOES NOT make you a better person. It just means you need a big mirror with some alone time.
3.) Have you ever thought personal responsibility is also yours?
4.) NS is already tough. Do we have to make it harder than it should be by compounding the stress c drama?
5.) When you get to psych, get your money's worth and find out why it is that passive aggression is a defense mechanism r/t anxiety...you might be surprised to learn that it isn't about being wronged, rather it may be about covering up hurt. (see also Displacement, rationalization [and it's relation to self-esteem]...)
6.) Just because I am getting good grades or have a high GPA doesn't mean that I don't struggle either. Don't count me out because YOU think I can't relate. Just because you are struggling doesn't mean I look down my nose at you when I care enough to tell you what I honestly think; especially when you ask.
7.) Altruism - satisfying internal needs by helping others. This can be a healthy quality to posess, especially as a nurse. Don't discount it as arrogance.
8.) Misery loves company. Can you understand why I don't have time to fit you into my schedule?
NOW...with all that out...I believe the positive vent is an even better idea...
1.) We made it this far. This leads me to believe that we have what it takes to see it to the end. Don't lose sight of your goal; NEVER EVER GIVE UP!!!
2.) I am SO thankful for my NS friends. No matter where you go, I am there. I hope we can stay connected. "True friendship isn't being inseparable, it's being separated and nothing changes."
3.) I will always remember the funny, wonderful, exciting and exhilarating moments we shared!!! You helped me grow as a human...what an amazing gift!!! I hope I can pay it forward.
I'll be back...i'm sure...