What do you hate about your Nursing School?

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I need to vent. I hate, hate, hate my nursing school. The instructors openly admit that they try to weed people out, they're impatient with you if you're not already a tech, they're racists, and seem to hate their job. I have had an awful experience, so much so that I don't want to go to my own pinning. Anybody else feel this way?:angryfire

Specializes in Telemetry/Cardiac Floor.
I could do without all the "talking down" to us like we are a bunch of idiots. They act like we just walked in of off the street applying to a newspaper want ad. We do not know everything yet, that is why we are STUDENTS, but a little more respect towards us could go a long way.:angryfire

Wow! Sounds like you go to my school!:o

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Hello all,

I am on a nursing school break today and that means I will do nothing that has to deal with nursing school until tomorrow. I am definitely loving this thread because i have some grievances that i would like to air about my nursing school.

I'm a level 3 of 4 student and this semester is usually called "the semester of hell"

Level 3 instructors at my school are very discouraging, and never encouraging. One of my fellow classmates who served in the military said that even when she was in the military they broke you down but they built you right back up.

Here it is dog eat dog. One of the few things that i have learned is that you have to encourage yourself because you can't depend on anyone else to build you up. You have to believe in yourself and you got to stay encouraged regardless of what your situation may look like. Easier said than done but it most certainly can be done.

As nursing students, we are strong already by even attempting going to nursing school.

didn't mean to get on my soapbox, i just feel very strongly about that!!!!

"I don't care what it looks like, cause I know what it's going to be."---author unknown:stdnrsrck:

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Specializes in Telemetry.

I'mjust getting started, but I'm already feeling grateful for my nursing school. Some of the other students are talking during class to the point that the instructors have to mention it, and that just annoys me to no end. Shut up and listen, or go home. But mostly my classmates and I support one another, and the staff is great. I'm hoping things stay that way.

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I hate that passing clinicals are completely dependent on the opinion of one instructor.

I hate it that nursing is a self-taught course.

I hate it that we are paying them to actually kick us around.

I hate not having a voice because I'm too afraid of the after effects.

I hate it that I have to come here and be taught by Daytonite on how to do careplan and that I wasn't adequately taught in class (although I'm grateful she's here).

15 more weeks and I'm done.

Dani.

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Specializes in med-surg.

My school is great with ONE exception...the other students.

Don't get me wrong, it's only a select few...You know who I am talking about...

1. the tech/CNA know-it-all

2. the "someone in my family has this disease so I'm an expert"

Just let the teacher finish the lecture already. Quit interrupting with your dumb questions and worse, your dumb stories. I can't stand these people!!!

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I hate having to wait an entire week for exam grades!!!

That's about it :). I actually like my nursing school.

Kelly

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Specializes in Dialysis.

update! My pharm class is now being taught by the book! The tests are still coming from another instructor, another book. But our class instructor actually took the time and the care to look at the future exams and tailor them to our book and our class. Hence, after our "memorization" test tonight, we had an actual lecture, using the book and everything! I had written a letter to the ADON stating how insufficient our current class was, not using a book, just telling us "what we need to know" for the test. Apparently it worked. I am so happy that I was able to communicate to them my displeasure. And I am glad that our instructor cares enough about us to do this. (I still can't believe that administration was okay with this in the first place, but whatever. It's all about money to them.)

And I got a 96!!

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Specializes in Oncology, Med-Surg, Nursery.

I hate waking up at 4:00 in the morning to get to clinical by 6:30 at a hospital nearly 2 hours away. :)

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Unreasonable and rude professors, and unprofessional and incompetent staff nurses. Besides that, I love nursing school

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Specializes in Telemetry/Cardiac Floor.
i hate that passing clinicals are completely dependent on the opinion of one instructor.

i hate it that nursing is a self-taught course.

i hate it that we are paying them to actually kick us around.

i hate not having a voice because i'm too afraid of the after effects.

i hate it that i have to come here and be taught by daytonite on how to do careplan and that i wasn't adequately taught in class (although i'm grateful she's here).

15 more weeks and i'm done.

dani.

amen sis!:yeah:

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Specializes in CNA, RN Student.
Hmm...I'm only a second semester freshman and don't start clinicals until fall term of next year, but there are some things I really dislike. For one, I hate having to take Sociology/Psychology/Foreign Culture to become "well rounded". First of all, the professors for these classes SUCKED and I had to simply memorize the powerpoint slides that they read off of word for word. I learned nothing in these classes, despite getting A's, and hardly consider them making me more well rounded. That was last semester. This semester I am taking a ridiculously stupid Intro to nursing class. There is no point of going. All we do is give our opinions, and if we don't agree with our professors opinions on the tests we fail. Once agian, learned nothing. Last and by far not least, I HATE HATE HATE HATE my Micro class. It's not the class itself, but again the professor. He simply reads off the slides word for word and explains nothing. Once again, its a memorize the slides/forget the day after the test kind of class. I don't even want to talk about my Informatics class...

On a more positive note, I love my AnP 2 class and cannot WAIT to start clinicals. I think next semester will be better because the classes will actually start to mean something. I will be learning things that will actually pertain to my job. I go to a huge university, and I would expect stricter standards on the professors they hire and the manner in which they teach :nono:.....I make straight A's so I am not using these complaints as excuses for bad grades, they are just truly bad professors/worthless classes:uhoh3:

I know how you feel but I have to share something with you. I too felt this way. I am second semester nursing student. When I was doing my prereqs I wondered what all that crap I was studying had to do with me being a nurse. Now that I am near the end, it makes so much sense why learn the things we do and why certain things are taught over and over again. All the pieces of the puzzle come together now, and a lot of my classmates agree. Stay motivated, you will get to your actual nursing school days soon. I promise you all the abstract, redundant things you are learning are being learned with a purpose, even for nurses.

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Specializes in Psych..

Oh man. The disorganization. The lack of general respect toward the student body. Being treated like a child and told to "chill out" when we bring up legitimate concerns.

I walked into the first day of class on a Monday, and at the end of the day, I STILL didn't know where my clinical site would be, or the hourly schedule, for that THURSDAY.

Because my clinical instructor has been sick and my school had no back up plan, in the next two weeks, I will be taking 4 exams and putting in 60 hours of clinical time. Factor in lecture, lab, and the almighty CARE PLAN and I am...screwed.

Thanks for this vent thread. I feel slightly better.

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