Things nurse students complain about

[MarkMyWords]

On another thread, nurses posted all the supposedly stupid complaints that patients express and your reactions. Well, nurse students complain a lot, too, especially in general education courses. Nurses and nursing students.   The answers.

I have no control over the time of class, its duration or classroom.

I did not choose the text or the material to be covered. It is from the Department. The readings are difficult but it's only a few pages! It is not my fault that the author is hard reading. They were not writing for students.

 Expect to stay for the whole time, not leave early. Department rule. (All students want to go home early.) 

Just because you want an A, does not mean you will get it. Earn it, don't feel entitled.

That the material is not relevant to nursing is beyond my control. It is not intended to. University rule.

You don't know more about teaching and lesson plans than I do.

At least do honest work without plagiarizing from the internet entirely or in part.

     

[subee, MSN, CRNA]

londonflo said:

I worked with someone who got a job at another nursing school (don't know if it was diploma or ADN), She was thrilled they gave her the lectures prepared for her to read. WOW!? Who would accept this. She was thrilled. She always at our school memorized her lectures so you could not ask questions ,

There's no reason  not to believe that every aspect of providing an education hasn't been dumbed for the provider of the education as well as the recipient.  Remember, it's about graduat'in, not educat'in, keeping those  those seats filled generating an income for the school whether the student is destined to fail or not.

[londonflo]

subee said:

There's no reason  not to believe that every aspect of providing an education hasn't been dumbed for the provider of the education as well as the recipient.

The example I gave was not to say all colleges are like this. If the professor has completed a degree in nursing education, this is not the norm. We expect them to construct their own lectures with active learning incorporated. I got an ear full though when I added some "home made computer games of Jeopardy" and was informed by those teaching in the next semesters "we don't play games". But many faculty have embedded in their lectures "clicker" questions where student each get to vote for their answer anonymously.  Those are very learner centered. 

[OkieOBRN, MSN]

the biggest complaint I get is over "too much homework" or that I am "expecting too much study time".   I get it, it is a lot of stuff.  (I teach in a ADN program) I do only assign stuff with a purpose, not busy work.