I failed my bed making test yesterday and I'm so down.
I know how to make a bed, I just broke down. I went first and my instructor gave us no guidance. This was only our second test of the term (first term) and she gave me no instruction on how to test would go. I kept turning to her and asking where things went.
For example I had my dirty linens and I said where is the laundry? (there was no saying this is where dirty laundry goes) she just shrugged her shoulders and said you are the nurse. So I put them on a side table and I said this is my dirty area. She said "how many tables to do you have?" and then at the end of the lab she said "you never took your dirty linen out" and I assisted my 'patient' to a chair and then made my unoccupied bed and she said I never talked to my patient, but she never said that my patient was in the room or that I should be talking to her. Like not even during the test she never said that even when she was teaching us.
I'm just so frustrated and I don't want to get on her bad side but I feel lost and she isn't giving enough instruction. I feel like a big failure.
So, any tips for dealing with this/passing lab tests?
**Also I went first so I had assumed that she would give a little instruction, the people who went next benefited from seeing my mistakes! it bothered me so much.
***The next students she told where the dirty laundry area was!!! That bothered me!! It's like she wanted me to fail.
Specializes in prehospital, ER, critical care transport.
Does anybody else think it's a little ridiculous that they couldn't provide a hamper for this clinical exercise? If bed making and linen handling are such crucial skills, that merit such a critical evaluation, then you should have the materials and not just have to play "let's pretend". God, I'm glad I went the Excelsior route.
GLORIAmunchkin72
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That really stinks!! I am sure you have much to offer!