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! :)
Stop acting so surprised when you hear that you might have a patient that has (gasp!) herpes or one that hasn't had a bath in a while or even one with AIDS. Have you been living under a rock all your life? Oh, and that story about how you've never seen anyone with cavities and you are just soooo shocked that someone would have the nerve to not have dental work done? Save it. None of us are as stupid as you are.
Just because you have worked as a receptionist in a medical office for the past couple of years does not make you a nurse or mean that you know all there is to know about nursing.
To those of you who have zero medical experience of any kind, that fact is glaringly clear with every comment you make in class.
Don't brag about how you never study and then whine after every failed test. Yes, the tests are hard but actually reading the chapters make them much easier.
No you did NOT just make a comment, in a *****y tone of voice about a question I just asked the INSTRUCTOR, and when your friend told you why YOU were wrong, look at her in front of the class and say, "I was trying to make her look stupid". Are you really trying to make me look stupid in front of the whole class?!?!? I'm not sure if I should feel flattered (d/t the extra effort you're putting in) or if I should feel offended. Either way, you are making yourself look like an A$$.
In one of my classes the age group is about 18 -23 years old ( I am in this age group), except one lady who is in her 50s.
I would like to say to some people :
Just because this lady in our class is a bit older than us, it doesn't mean you have to sit at the back of the class and loudy make fun of the "****** old *****"....or post the same stuff all over your facebook pages. You are a disgrace and I think you have picked the wrong job if you are going to dicriminate against people because of there age !
And... please don't write crap about me on your facebook pages either. Maybe your forgetting that everyone can read them, including me. I don't like being called an "***** fat loser " and picked on just because I choose to be friends with this older woman ( and yes, that is the reason...they were all fine with me till I started chatting to her ! Now they go out of there way to say in front of me "Dont talk to her, shes like, friends with like, that old lady !")
Was that senile and the b-word?? What was starred out? Can you take screen shots of those Facebook pages and report those students? Or tip off the older classmate so that she can? If someone says anything like that about me, I will take it to the college and raise a stink about it. Talking about classmates in very specific and also derogatory way on a public page is pretty much equivalent to discussing patients' private information, in my opinion. It surely must be a breach of ethics of some sort, that they can be reprimanded for.
added: The more I think about it, the more I think this behavior needs to be brought to the attention of the instructor(s). If the 18-to-20-somethings can't accept someone their parents' age in the classroom, are they going to be that crude to all of the older patients that they will encounter in health care settings??
Was that senile and the b-word?? What was starred out? Can you take screen shots of those Facebook pages and report those students? Or tip off the older classmate so that she can? If someone says anything like that about me, I will take it to the college and raise a stink about it. Talking about classmates in very specific and also derogatory way on a public page is pretty much equivalent to discussing patients' private information, in my opinion. It surely must be a breach of ethics of some sort, that they can be reprimanded for.
added: The more I think about it, the more I think this behavior needs to be brought to the attention of the instructor(s). If the 18-to-20-somethings can't accept someone their parents' age in the classroom, are they going to be that crude to all of the older patients that they will encounter in health care settings??
I agree. In my program, this type of behavior would result in dismissal.
In my program we have a similar situation. We have an older man, I think he said he was 62. Most of the class not only talks about him behind his back, but they make fun of him right in front of him. The instructors don't make fun of him but they're really snide and hateful to him as well. I've noticed that here lately, he has gotten to where he doesn't have much to say anymore. I guess he's noticed the ridicule and has gotten tired of it.
Most of us in the class are in the 28 and up age group and I think its ridiculous to think that these "adults" are acting like such bratty little children. I can only imagine how their little darlings treat their classmates...
In my program we have a similar situation. We have an older man, I think he said he was 62. Most of the class not only talks about him behind his back, but they make fun of him right in front of him. The instructors don't make fun of him but they're really snide and hateful to him as well. I've noticed that here lately, he has gotten to where he doesn't have much to say anymore. I guess he's noticed the ridicule and has gotten tired of it.
Most of us in the class are in the 28 and up age group and I think its ridiculous to think that these "adults" are acting like such bratty little children. I can only imagine how their little darlings treat their classmates...
Ugh, I think this is AWFUL. I guess my class is special because there are people from ALL age groups. I think the youngest one just turned 21 and the oldest is in her late fifties. There are 24 of us and most of us are 25-35 years old. Everyone in my class gets a long pretty well, we're all friends and we all support each other. Of course, there are always those little annoying things that irritate but nothing like that!
For me, any nurse (or potential nurse) that would degrade another human being like that should NOT be a nurse. We are professional caregivers and it is our duty to provide care to EVERYONE no matter what age, race, religion, etc. they are. If they are unable to treat a classmate with respect then I really doubt their ability to treat a patient with respect.
If I were one of these poor students who are being degraded, I would first of all try to record the students/instructors being derogatory towards me. Pretty easy, since many students record lectures anyway, could just leave a recorder running on the table/desk and no one would notice. Then I would go to the director of the nursing program with my problem, if they don't help go to the next person on the ladder of power. There is NO way I would tolerate this - no one should have to. It isn't a sin to decide to change career paths later in life - they're paying for their education and should be treated like everyone else.
I have a few things I just want to get off my chest:
Please STOP being so negative all the time. It's not going to make the day go any better and/or make you perform better on the tests being that way. Infact it will only make your day worse and your life more miserable. Plus you are bringing everyone else around you down and it's really annoying.
In clinicals: Will you please stop being a slacker and help your classmates out every now and then. We have all helped you plently of times, but you always bail out every time we need you. You've left me hanging on more than one occasion now and you should now expect the same from me in return. Oh yeah, why don't you stop ******** about every patient you get and just deal with it. This is NURSING! Of course we are going to have to clean up poop and give bed baths to really obese patients sometimes. You might even have patients that are rude to you and don't want you there. Think about it, these people are SICK! Don't take it personally everytime somebody doesn't smile with joy when you walk into the room. Also, I know you think you are too good for this and you really don't want to be a nurse, you are doing this for the money (as you've said many times), which is fine, but I think you will have a big wake up call in the real world if you haven't already. Remember that most of us around you actually DO want to be nurses and actually like taking care of people, so when you are constantly putting down this work and placing yourself above it, realize that it is insulting to those of us who actually WANT to be here.
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CrazierThanYou
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Stop acting so surprised when you hear that you might have a patient that has (gasp!) herpes or one that hasn't had a bath in a while or even one with AIDS. Have you been living under a rock all your life? Oh, and that story about how you've never seen anyone with cavities and you are just soooo shocked that someone would have the nerve to not have dental work done? Save it. None of us are as stupid as you are.
Just because you have worked as a receptionist in a medical office for the past couple of years does not make you a nurse or mean that you know all there is to know about nursing.
To those of you who have zero medical experience of any kind, that fact is glaringly clear with every comment you make in class.
Don't brag about how you never study and then whine after every failed test. Yes, the tests are hard but actually reading the chapters make them much easier.