tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post112791361455463085..comments2023-06-14T03:36:55.988-07:00Comments on Head Nurse: So then she asked me...Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16520599099436383317noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-1128279474607548962005-10-02T11:57:00.000-07:002005-10-02T11:57:00.000-07:00... and thus concludes a well-written essay on why...... and thus concludes a well-written essay on why I could never be a clinical instructor for a nursing program. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-1128225905585773802005-10-01T21:05:00.000-07:002005-10-01T21:05:00.000-07:00Oh, for doG's sake. It's been over 20 years since...Oh, for doG's sake. It's been over 20 years since I took Anatomy & Physiology class, 19 years since I quit pre-med. And yes, I know what the lumbar area is! I can can converse intelligently about the any part of the spinal column, although who outside the medical profession would want to?<BR/><BR/>It makes you wonder what else the poor woman doesn't know. If it were me, I think I'd tell it to her straight, that she's got some scary gaps in her knowledge and she's going to hurt or kill someone some day. <BR/><BR/>If I was feeling nice, I suppose I would choose words that suggested the fault might not be hers, but that of her educators. But no matter how she got to this point, it's her responsibility to rectify the situation. Fast.Ann (bunnygirl)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04938134750150653386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-1128093301263576222005-09-30T08:15:00.000-07:002005-09-30T08:15:00.000-07:00Too many mentors are afraid to fail students, or b...Too many mentors are afraid to fail students, or be critical. Personally, I think that challenging the student's knowledge and capabilities is the best way to help them learn. It works for me anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-1128031560437909422005-09-29T15:06:00.000-07:002005-09-29T15:06:00.000-07:00I am speechless, don't know what to say to this. ?...I am speechless, don't know what to say to this. ???? !!!!!<BR/><BR/>And my heart is breaking for that poor girl.Lionesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11066691544599972381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-1128030686176982872005-09-29T14:51:00.000-07:002005-09-29T14:51:00.000-07:00Well this is freakin' scary! I've been a nurse fo...Well this is freakin' scary! I've been a nurse for 27 years and I STILL am looking up things every day. I was so young in nursing school (a teenager!) but these sound like mature adults in their 30-50s. That student may have cried in the bathroom, but she will never make the same mistake again. She'll learn more from the constructive criticism than she will from a million drain-drainings.<BR/>Love the blog, by the way...Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-1127973786570620742005-09-28T23:03:00.000-07:002005-09-28T23:03:00.000-07:00If you are a student nurse and you come to me and ...If you are a student nurse and you come to me and you do not know what a medication is, I'll have you go look it up.<BR/><BR/>If, however, you are a nursing instructor and your students come to me woefully unprepared, I will embarrass you in front of them, but in a manner so subtle that in the end you will wish to buy me extraordinary new stereo electronic equipment from exquisite custom companies of Cambridge, Massachusetts origin.<BR/><BR/>P.S. I already have Martin-Logans. Thanks, though. And those are made in Kansas anyways.shrimplatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08347542266047278227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-1127969587713084922005-09-28T21:53:00.000-07:002005-09-28T21:53:00.000-07:00I can't ride a unicycle, though... ;)I can't ride a unicycle, though... ;)HypnoKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07625972900824755217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-1127965160385827802005-09-28T20:39:00.000-07:002005-09-28T20:39:00.000-07:00Oh man... firing might be too good for her.Oh man... firing might be too good for her.Brookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04741388465078038966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-1127953836352105222005-09-28T17:30:00.000-07:002005-09-28T17:30:00.000-07:00I'm a 4th year BScN student from Ontario and i'm d...I'm a 4th year BScN student from Ontario and i'm disgusted. I certainly know this stuff, and i'm 99% sure every single one of my classmates would as well. <BR/><BR/>What the hell is that?! :/ <BR/><BR/>- HollieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-1127952249229349872005-09-28T17:04:00.000-07:002005-09-28T17:04:00.000-07:00Having just graduated myself (from an ADN) I have ...Having just graduated myself (from an ADN) I have to say that my clinical instructors were more like you, and wouldn't think of letting me near a patient unless I already had a care plan in place (for at least the major diagnosis), interactions between major problems (i.e. what effect the pt's infection has/may have on their lung CA), and a complete list of meds they were on with reason, interaction, and side effects. We had to come the night before to get our patient assignments/diagnosis/meds and go home and look them up and make out a care plan. Do they not do that?<BR/><BR/>Honestly, I would have said the same thing - there really is no excuse, and she's dangerous. And that's not to say it's her fault completely - there has to be someone grading her progress and passing her forward into the next quarter.HypnoKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07625972900824755217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-1127951867351616442005-09-28T16:57:00.000-07:002005-09-28T16:57:00.000-07:00Oh geez. Scary stories... I just graduated last ...Oh geez. Scary stories... I just graduated last May and never heard of anything that bad. Maybe it's because my school is militant about clinical compentencies!UnsinkableMBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04120954349474869112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-1127932964182458162005-09-28T11:42:00.000-07:002005-09-28T11:42:00.000-07:00Oh my gosh. While I admit it sounds like these gi...Oh my gosh. While I admit it sounds like these girls lack a good deal of common sense, maybe their school just isn't preparing them well.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10320386999214591373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-1127917196300830472005-09-28T07:19:00.000-07:002005-09-28T07:19:00.000-07:00When I got to the fourth paragraph from the end of...When I got to the fourth paragraph from the end of your post, my eyeballs exploded. Please send dark glasses and a voice recording of the last three paragraphs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com