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 totally agree hun! Being a full-time nursing student and a mom is a lot harder than people realize because you basically feel like your putting your kids last. It's a horrible feeling. I think when some of the ones who are very rude about the kid thing have their own kids, they will definitely realize that it is really hard....emotionally as well. A girl who I thought was my friend throughout the program and who I knew her life and she knew mine, knew my son was very sick and I had been going to doctor appts, having tests done, etc...to find out what was going on with him. I asked her if she could pick up a packet for me for a class since I had to miss it which the teacher was totally understanding about and the girl actually got mad at me as if i was using her, for a packet mind you that SHE did not type, the teacher did! And this was someone I considered a good friend. She then had the nerve to go on and tell me "School comes first". Yes, school comes first in certain areas but when my son is seriously sick, HE COMES FIRST. Only a mom would understand that but I just couldn't believe the nerve of her. I actually had tears in my eyes afterwards because I couldn't believe someone could be that cruel and not understand at all. I do understand some people who don't have kids have a lot going on - working full time, sick parent, etc.... but this girl did not work, did not have any family issues, lived at home and was basically stress-free. I just couldn't believe the insensitivity. But then again, if you have never had a lot of stress in your life other than silly issues - you may never understand what it is like to be under real stress. When I was 18 and independent with no boyfriend and no children, I had no idea how minor my issues were. i would get upset over this and that and be so worried over the smallest things but at that time in my life, they seemed like a lot to deal with when really now, I realize they weren't at all.
for those who have taken this class once or twice before i'm glad your passing, im glad your getting all B's you should this is your second or third time taking this class, just because i'm getting a high c don't make you any better that me!
I have more....I am grumpy at the moment and this is so cathartic!
1. For the love of all that is good and holy, write down your own assignments. If you ask me one more time "What was our homework again?" I shall be forced to resort to violence. What would you do if I wasn't here?
2. SHUT UP!!! (This seems to be a recurring theme)...How often should I have to change seats to avoid people that yak through the entire lecture?!
3. If you know so flippin' much, go take the NCLEX. Oh wait, you can't yet. So stop acting so world-weary, bored, and unimpressed when the rest of us are actually excited to learn.
Ahhh....I feel better already. I think that just saved me the cost of a therapy visit
Please Stop talking behind me in Lab! It is very annoying!!!!
Please Stop talking in lecture. I can hear you across the other side of the room!!!
Please stop eating the loudest chips you can find to bring to class!!! Some of us are actually trying to learn. Hmm.... maybe there is a reason why u are taking this class the 2nd time around.
1. Why did you come to this school if you've heard all sorts of bad things about it? Seriously, on the first day of class you told me that you knew this program was going to be BS and big surprise, you've found it to be BS. And please *do* go to the dean about that project we all got bad grades on. If you need someone higher up to tell you that you should have looked at the assignment requirements more closely, go ahead. I'd buy tickets.
2. For a class where EVERYONE already has at least a bachelor's degree, I am shocked at how many of you seem to have no concept of how to behave in college. Whining, complaining, boohooing about exam schedules and homework and how hard the program is....were you expecting an accelerated program to be easy and accommodating of your schedules?
3. Stop talking in class. When you talk in class, I know that you will be among those who don't do well and then blame the professor/program for not doing well. And yes, be impressed with my note-taking skills. It's because I DON'T TALK DURING CLASS.
4. To my study buddies and the people who aren't wallowing in negativity: thank you for being so outgoing and friendly and outnumbering the folks who need to hear points 1-3. You guys are awesome and I'm glad you are my classmates.
When someone asks you where you want to work after nursing school do not say: "I want to work at Such & Such Hospital because they don't care if you make mistakes." ...wow.
A group project is just that- a GROUP project! You are hurting my grade and my personal life when you make others do your work for you. If you can't put together an APA formatted reference page in your last semester of a 4 year program then we can assume that you slipped through the cracks and cheated your way through nursing school. Shame on you!
Coming completely unprepared to a study group and assuming that the others will teach you the information from scratch is inappropriate.
Asking your fellow nursing students for the best marijuana detox drink on the market for your upcoming drug test is a bad idea.
Coming to an afternoon class with bed head and wearing sweatpants is ridiculous. At least try to be professional!
Coming to an afternoon class with bed head and wearing sweatpants is ridiculous. At least try to be professional!
This one made me laugh, because some of us work 3rds so when we come in sweats and a ponytail....it's because we just rolled out of bed Granted, I always brush my hair and make sure my clothing is neat. People wear casual clothes to everything outside of the clinical sites. As long as you don't smell, I'm good with it!
I'm having issues with refraining from saying this in class right now:
It's great that you decided to read ahead a couple weeks, but don't waste lecture by asking about topics we haven't even covered yet. It doesn't make you look super smart, or like a super student. It actually makes you look like a suck up jackass. When the instructor gives you an odd look and says, "It will become clear once you've heard the lecture on it," that's the polite way of saying "well no kidding you don't get it, ya moron!"
Don't act all nonchalant about grades and class because this is your third time around in a nursing program. Clearly, you missed something in those first 2 programs or you wouldn't be in mine, bugging me and interfering with my learning process. I don't care how your first program did it, so stop explaining the differences!
Don't ask me about my grades. This isn't a competition. If I CHOOSE to say "I did great!" or "I totally tanked that test" it's one thing.....but don't get nosy and ask for a percentage. You won't get it.
Helping you is one thing.....carrying you is another.
For the love of all that's pure....don't get all ****** off about the vaccination requirements. Yes, you have the right to decide what goes in your body. You also have the right to pick another major. Ugh. I am SO over this :angryfire
No my life isn't easier because I don't have kids (but thanks for being so self absorbed that you think that)
You don't know me and you don't know anything about me
Funny that I come to this thread and see this post right while I'm ticked about this very subject. I don't have kids (and won't ever) and seem to be in a class full of parents and it gets very annoying after a while.
For instance, yesterday was our orientation to our clinical units (first semester students here). We thought we would not be getting C. diff patients but our instructor told us that we might. So the other students in my group started saying stuff like, "I have 4 kids! I can't get sick! I can't take care of C. diff patients!" I kept my mouth shut but what I really wanted to say was:
So you are saying that childless people should be the only ones to take care of contagious patients? If I get a patient with C. diff and catch it and miss clinical days and get dropped from school that is okay because I have no children! Seriously, that is what you are saying?
How can people be so stupid sometimes? These are basically nice people but when they start spouting cr@p like this I just want to knock their blocks off. Can you tell I'm a tad angry?!?
Yeah, I realize that being sick and having potentially 4 sick kids (or even just 1) would be a great burden. But if that's what you're worried about, don't sign up for nursing school and then whine about your kids possibly getting sick. Yeah, duh, that could happen.
I personally don't think as brand-new students we should be taking care of highly contagious patients, but please fellow students, don't make it an "I'm worth more because I'm a parent" issue. It feels like sh-- to hear that.
Oh and also - how about you guys - you know who you are - SHUT UP when we are in the classroom unsupervised, supposedly working on assignments, and you all start talking and laughing so loud that people can hear it all the way down the hall and then the instructors come and chew us out? How about we act like adults instead of 5-year-olds, huh? And cut the talking in class, also. Some of you need to go back to junior high. Geez.
Okay...after 8 weeks of class, I'm ready to join in!
1. Why are you here? If I hear one more comment that he or she didn't know how long/accelerated/challenging the program would be...I think I'll scream! Honestly, we have this whole WWW thing these days and all that information is easy to find.
2. Get to class on time...early wouldn't really hurt anything. The same people come in late all the time, so we're not talking about isolated back-ups on the interstate or sick children. We're talking about unprofessional poor planning.
3. I'm sorry, I must've heard that wrong. Surely you are not complaining about or belittlling the way our instructor (with MANY years of experience) is teaching something.
4. I have (grown) children, a husband, grandkids, dogs, a home, etc. Please stop telling me how "lucky" I am to have left them all behind back home so I could come to nursing school and concentrate on myself. First, I realize I'm lucky to be here. Second, I'm homesick and that doesn't feel lucky. Third, if it makes you feel better to think you're sacrificing more than I am -- go for it.
I feel better now LOL
SNLou84
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To TIAKAY ON PAGE 3:
I totally agree hun! Being a full-time nursing student and a mom is a lot harder than people realize because you basically feel like your putting your kids last. It's a horrible feeling. I think when some of the ones who are very rude about the kid thing have their own kids, they will definitely realize that it is really hard....emotionally as well. A girl who I thought was my friend throughout the program and who I knew her life and she knew mine, knew my son was very sick and I had been going to doctor appts, having tests done, etc...to find out what was going on with him. I asked her if she could pick up a packet for me for a class since I had to miss it which the teacher was totally understanding about and the girl actually got mad at me as if i was using her, for a packet mind you that SHE did not type, the teacher did! And this was someone I considered a good friend. She then had the nerve to go on and tell me "School comes first". Yes, school comes first in certain areas but when my son is seriously sick, HE COMES FIRST. Only a mom would understand that but I just couldn't believe the nerve of her. I actually had tears in my eyes afterwards because I couldn't believe someone could be that cruel and not understand at all. I do understand some people who don't have kids have a lot going on - working full time, sick parent, etc.... but this girl did not work, did not have any family issues, lived at home and was basically stress-free. I just couldn't believe the insensitivity. But then again, if you have never had a lot of stress in your life other than silly issues - you may never understand what it is like to be under real stress. When I was 18 and independent with no boyfriend and no children, I had no idea how minor my issues were. i would get upset over this and that and be so worried over the smallest things but at that time in my life, they seemed like a lot to deal with when really now, I realize they weren't at all.