If you could have an open, honest conversation with your instructors - classroom or clinical - what would you tell them?
Here are some of my thoughts:
(1) Please make sure that everyone follows the rules & meets the requirements. Don't let some students make their own rules while others work hard to follow every rule! While there are always times exceptions must be made, the same students are often getting away with everything.
(2) When I'm in clinical, please just step back and allow me to do the task I have to do. Don't stand over me asking questions! Your running commentary makes me a nervous wreck. As long as I'm doing my task correctly, observe & keep quiet! If I do something wrong, please explain it to me and give my another opportunity to prove I can do it.
(3) Please ensure your expectations are clear and consistant. If you want our weekly patient write-ups a certain way, tell us. Don't change your expectations without letting us know!! The bottom line: most of us are working so hard to do our best! Tell us what you want from us and we'll always do what we can to get a good grade!
To my clinial instructor, Thank you for threating to cut off my hair when i gave you a silly answer. Your are the best!! You really drove home what my lecture professor spoke about! :bowingpur
Oh this one upsets me so much: DON'T READ WORD FOR WORD FROM THE POWERPOINT SLIDES THAT WE ALL HAVE PRINTED OUT! We are all capable of reading the same exact thing at home, maybe you should elaborate more on the topics huh?! ugh. :icon_roll
Oh this one upsets me so much: DON'T READ WORD FOR WORD FROM THE POWERPOINT SLIDES THAT WE ALL HAVE PRINTED OUT! We are all capable of reading the same exact thing at home, maybe you should elaborate more on the topics huh?! ugh. :icon_roll
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If only I could say a few words. However, it seems like our faculty has a uncanny psychic connection wit hour cyber lives and post and by some whim of luck what is said here would end up on a desk at my nursing school. Lolz!!! But I don't feel hesitant to say that the same standards and requirements across the board in class and clinical would be nice when you have multiple instructors. Every nursing school has its................. problems, but I can honestly say that, despite the sheer "nerve-wrackiness" (yes I made that up), I like my school.
I got the oppurtunity to speak with one of my instructors frankly as a coworker right before I left. I had been working on a med/tele floor and was awaiting transfer to ICU. I got a new job in an ER in another state and asked her to be a reference as my former instructor. I didnt realize we would sit down and have lunch and talk frankly about why she pushed me so hard in nursing school and why she was on my case to always do better. In the end I became a better nurse because of her and spoke to her directly about this and we parted ways. I may never get to see her again but she knows exactly how grateful I am now for everything she did. Sometimes we lose sight of the good that these instructors do when so much seems wrong to us.
I got the oppurtunity to speak with one of my instructors frankly as a coworker right before I left. I had been working on a med/tele floor and was awaiting transfer to ICU. I got a new job in an ER in another state and asked her to be a reference as my former instructor. I didnt realize we would sit down and have lunch and talk frankly about why she pushed me so hard in nursing school and why she was on my case to always do better. In the end I became a better nurse because of her and spoke to her directly about this and we parted ways. I may never get to see her again but she knows exactly how grateful I am now for everything she did. Sometimes we lose sight of the good that these instructors do when so much seems wrong to us.
That is a wonderful gift. I'm glad you had that opportunity.
Don't give me 4/5 on my writing ability for a single minor edit on a 10 page paper. Other instructors have given me exceptional grades for my writing, and this mark makes zero sense. Maybe 4.9/5 for a single minor comma would be more logical... Or are you the GOD of grammar?
To the psych instructor, thank you for sitting down with me when one professors comment had me shaking literally when speaking with other professors. I did not know you then and you have helped me relax enough to enjoy this crazy ride.To the professor that made the comment, thank you for proving that you were not the ogre my poor brain perceived you to be and understand the stressors of family with school.To my first clinical instructors thank you for being easier on me than I am myself and for listening as I berate myself, reminding me that I will get the hang of things. To trust myself and to keep practicing. Your confidence has me willing to wake up at 4:00 to keep going.
To my CI for today's first day of clinical in nursing 1. Thank you for firstly giving me that kick in the behind to get me restarted after i got frazzled and must have looked like a deer in the headlights. And secondly for your encouragement to "get back in the game" and the faith in me to let me get back on track. Wasn't a great day but could have been MUCH worse.
I learned some things not to do today, but that is still knowledge learned that will stay with me.
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Jacrazz
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To my clinial instructor, Thank you for threating to cut off my hair when i gave you a silly answer. Your are the best!! You really drove home what my lecture professor spoke about! :bowingpur