What to Do If CNA Instructor is Hard to Deal With (Advice Needed)

[J.Mo]

I have been wanting to go to nursing school and a prerequisite is that I have my CNA. Well I searched and found a course and when I had iniitially spoke to someone on the phone I was told I could take the evening class (right now I'm a school bus driver). Well the day that I go to pay my money I find out through the instructor not enough people signed up for the evening course so it wouldn't be offered.

After going back and forth, she said she could work with my schedule. We had it figured out and she told me I definitely had to do 2 of my clinical days at a particular site and she said she knew another facility that would allow me to get my other clinical hours on the weekend or in the evening.

Well one day I get the bright idea to try and do the 3rd clinical day with my class on my little break....... I found that I would have been exhausted and called the office and told the receptionist that we would stick to the original plan (I had already completed 3 days of clinicals).

The instructor calls me and tells me that I can not call the shots and I should have talked to her (I tried but they told me she was unavailable). Then she goes on to tell me she doesn't know when she can get me in for my last day of clinical.

I'm wondering if she had agreed to work with my schedule then why has it been weeks since I completed the course. I completed the course 3 weeks ago, passed all tests just missing the 1 day.

I really think she's trying to be funny. I'm out of my money and have called her last week and she hasn't returned my call. What should I do?

[duskyjewel]

Speak to the director of the program. You've tried to communicate with the instructor and haven't been able to. So take it up the chain. If the director of the program won't talk to you, file a complaint with the board of nursing in your state.

[J.Mo]

I forgot to add the instructor IS the director

[Paws2people]

Send her a letter stating all the facts and asking to complete your final clinical day. Always get everything in writing! (This will be important when you become a nurse as well.) You should of gotten her to do this from the beginning when she agreed to work with your schedule. Be sure to send it registered return receipt, that way she cannot claim she never got the letter. Best of luck.

[loriangel14, RN]

Always get it in writing. Talking to the receptionist isn't good enough.