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! :)
1. I can not stand you two. I really don't understand how you two made it past the first semester. Every day you show up and ask "what are we doing today", "I don't get this - did you do yours already?", oh and the texts in which you ask me if I wanna "share/compare" answers to homework for a class in which you haven't been to in 3 weeks - HAHA - why on earth would I want to GIVE you answers that I spent my time on?!
2. Is it necessary to eat every single day in class while the instructor/guest speakers are talking?! So rude and distracting. Not to mention that over top the noise of you two eating you talk about where you want to go for lunch, what you're doing this weekend, how you haven't completed your homework and hope to finish it by the end of the class - AHHH shut up! I wanna hear what is being said!
3. Why have you been in the hospital as a patient so many times? And how come every time you've been you've had a bad experience? STOP asking the instructor questions about your stay at a hospital - "why did they give me this med?", "they did it this way when I was in the hospital". Everyone in the class rolls their eyes when you raise your hand because all you have are meaningless stories to share with the class. We all have stories - but we don't share them all - of course if any of us did I'm sure that you'd just raise your hand and top our story.
4. On your first day of clinical you came to school after wards and started to share your story about how it went and it started out like "Of course I started my day off by doing the one thing they told us to MAKE sure we didn't do...." and giggled while saying it - it's not funny! Why are you laughing about that?!
5. I understand the whole "there's not such thing as a stupid question" - but seriously, I'm sorry but some of the things you say, do and ask - I feel embarrassed for you. It's especially really bad when what you ask about is something the instructor just went over - or you do something wrong even though we were just told and shown exactly how to do it the proper way!
6. I'm glad to have a nursing school friend like you - best lab partner I could ask for and thank you for being prepared and having an understanding of what's going on.
if you aren't IN nursing school and haven't been IN nursing school (no matter the type of program they went through), stop acting like you know what nursing school is like. It's not the same as regular classes or school. So stop giving your opinions about nursing school when you have no idea what you are talking about. The same rules don't apply, the same grading scale in most programs doesn't apply, the same expectations don't apply, it's a completely different ball game that you won't understand until you are actually IN it.
How about you all just *stop the talking* ??!? You know who you are! You drive me crazy. You talk so much you worry me to death! you talk so much you even worry my pet! You just talk, talk, ta-alk, talk too much!
And also...you guys have done this a couple of times now...just because there's only a half hour left in class and you all want to bolt out of there because it's the last day of class for the week and you all want to hurry and get to a restaurant to stuff your faces...why do you have to act like class should be over because YOU want it to be? You guys pack up with your bags on your shoulders and sit there rolling your eyes, encouraging the other students not to ask any questions that might prolong the class! In actuality, they may let us out early a few times here or there but they're not going to do it once a week on a regular basis just because you want them to, and how RUDE to act like you can't wait to get out of there and other students should just shut up because you're hungry and would like a head start on the lunch rush. You know what? I could use an extra half hour here or there too, but you don't see me sitting up on my haunches with my bags on my shoulders acting like a twit about it. Sorry, I think you guys are very nice people in general, but get a grip - you don't own the class, the school, the instructors, or the other students and YOUR lunch needs are NOT the priority of the class, the school, the instructors, or the other students!
ETA: Stop texting in class! And at clinical! And everywhere else that I can see you!
Why don't some of you just take the NCLEX right now?
I would if I could. Sometimes I'm sure I could pass it after half a semester. The answer to whether or not I would be prepared for the critical thinking skills, patient load, and other things necessary to be a successful nurse--is no lol. so that's why we aren't taking the NCLEX now!
I am almost there ! I am still in prenursing and this fall will be my last pre nursing classes I have to take until I apply for Jan 2011!! Anyways, my friend who is 2nd level told me about some very immature nursing students in her class and it really surprised me that people are this chilldish. The people making fun of her were women in their 30's. She said they were making fun of her beliefs and the fact that she didn't go out and party and get drunk. She was telling me how one woman in class knew she didn't like to cuss, and tried making her say the word "titty", which isn't a bad word, but it's really pathetic how some people won't respect other people even in your 30's when you're supposed to be an adult. Especially in nursing school when you need people; it's not a good idea to alienate people because of your own ignorance and lack of understanding of people's beliefs. That is one thing I cannot stand about people. If I ever encounter people like this, I will not hesitate to tell them off because if they bully you and you let them get away with it even once, it is likely to happen again. This is not high school and even in nursing school there are those petty girls who I cannot stand.
I am almost there ! I am still in prenursing and this fall will be my last pre nursing classes I have to take until I apply for Jan 2011!! Anyways, my friend who is 2nd level told me about some very immature nursing students in her class and it really surprised me that people are this chilldish. The people making fun of her were women in their 30's. She said they were making fun of her beliefs and the fact that she didn't go out and party and get drunk. She was telling me how one woman in class knew she didn't like to cuss, and tried making her say the word "titty", which isn't a bad word, but it's really pathetic how some people won't respect other people even in your 30's when you're supposed to be an adult. Especially in nursing school when you need people; it's not a good idea to alienate people because of your own ignorance and lack of understanding of people's beliefs. That is one thing I cannot stand about people. If I ever encounter people like this, I will not hesitate to tell them off because if they bully you and you let them get away with it even once, it is likely to happen again. This is not high school and even in nursing school there are those petty girls who I cannot stand.
LOL Good Luck "Telling them off"....Yes it was completely childish that they did that, and she definitely should have said something about it, or not talked to them at all...but I don't see "telling them off" as a good way to get through a professional program of study:):stdnrsrck:
LOL Good Luck "Telling them off"....Yes it was completely childish that they did that, and she definitely should have said something about it, or not talked to them at all...but I don't see "telling them off" as a good way to get through a professional program of study
Meh, I do. If they act like that to fellow students do you think they garner any respect elsewhere in their lives? Maybe "telling them off" has a specific definition that I don't know about. But I don't see anything wrong with putting an immature person in their place if they're offending and bullying.
About the telling off...I think it is sufficient to state that you don't think that is appropriate. Then walk away. I wouldn't get involved with "telling".
This stuff happens in my class and it makes me bonkers. I would love to tell them the fullness of what I think -- it would make me feel better. However, when I just say "you know that really isn't OK" people don't dig their heels in.
Just an opinion. I would love to let loose sometime but these people will continue to be my colleagues. Too early in my career to burn bridges.
One thing I'd say to at least a few of my fellow students is 'buy your own books and stop asking to borrow mine all the time'. Yes, things pretty much came to a head about a week ago because every other day, this person was asking to borrow a book for several days at a time. It started when I bought my Davis's Drug Book because we were assigned a bunch of drug cards to make up...so given the short notice of this assignment, I wanted to get right to it and start making these cards. This person wanted to take the book and make all her cards before I had a chance to even look at it (I had gone straight from Barnes and Noble to lab)...I told her I needed to work with it first but would let her use it after. She then asked me to sit at my day job and spend several hours copying all the pages for something like 15 drugs. Without even getting into the legalities of copyright, I told her my work wouldn't permit that. So she had a fit and I told her to go buy her own book - as it was, she had only purchased the text book while I've shoved out over $600 for books so far.
Well, I don't see person who bullies people as a way to getting through "a professional program of study". There are instances in life where you have to put people in their place, regardless of the setting. People will walk over you and keep on going unless you take up for yourself. It really is pathetic that people still pick on people in their adult lives. It shows a sense of insecurity and low self esteem. I wish I would have learned this earlier in life, but one thing I will not tolerate and that's bullies. It makes the people who do it look unprofessional and like they are in high school all over again. Sorry, but "telling people off" is sometimes needed to make a point. I actually think it's cruel to just sit there and let someone get bullied without saying something. I don't know what world some people live in, but it really does not matter where you are if someone is being bullied.Grow a backbone and speak up. What's right is right and what's wrong is wrong. Bullying people is wrong period. No one said anything about picking an all out fight with people, but defending yourself or somebody else speaks highly of yourself or others who do the same in return.
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1. I can not stand you two. I really don't understand how you two made it past the first semester. Every day you show up and ask "what are we doing today", "I don't get this - did you do yours already?", oh and the texts in which you ask me if I wanna "share/compare" answers to homework for a class in which you haven't been to in 3 weeks - HAHA - why on earth would I want to GIVE you answers that I spent my time on?!
2. Is it necessary to eat every single day in class while the instructor/guest speakers are talking?! So rude and distracting. Not to mention that over top the noise of you two eating you talk about where you want to go for lunch, what you're doing this weekend, how you haven't completed your homework and hope to finish it by the end of the class - AHHH shut up! I wanna hear what is being said!
3. Why have you been in the hospital as a patient so many times? And how come every time you've been you've had a bad experience? STOP asking the instructor questions about your stay at a hospital - "why did they give me this med?", "they did it this way when I was in the hospital". Everyone in the class rolls their eyes when you raise your hand because all you have are meaningless stories to share with the class. We all have stories - but we don't share them all - of course if any of us did I'm sure that you'd just raise your hand and top our story.
4. On your first day of clinical you came to school after wards and started to share your story about how it went and it started out like "Of course I started my day off by doing the one thing they told us to MAKE sure we didn't do...." and giggled while saying it - it's not funny! Why are you laughing about that?!
5. I understand the whole "there's not such thing as a stupid question" - but seriously, I'm sorry but some of the things you say, do and ask - I feel embarrassed for you. It's especially really bad when what you ask about is something the instructor just went over - or you do something wrong even though we were just told and shown exactly how to do it the proper way!
6. I'm glad to have a nursing school friend like you - best lab partner I could ask for and thank you for being prepared and having an understanding of what's going on.