Nursing instructor in the wrong

How do you handle it when you hear/see the nursing instructor telling a student the wrong thing?

I have become the evil RN on her high-horse because I saw an instructor helping a student draw medicine up out of a glass amp with a regular needle. I spoke up (very professionally) by saying something like "Oh, here, let me get you a filtered needle for that!" She was fairly snotty and said that she doesn't ever use a filtered needle so I said, "Yeh but its the correct way, please don't use that on a patient."

Never intended to embarass her. I have heard her say several questionable things in the past related to meds (timing, indications, etc) but never corrected her or contradicted her except to call her out on the need to wear a mask when administering SL prograf (but that was just her and I in private)
Quote from cb_rnHow do you handle it when you hear/see the nursing instructor telling a student the wrong thing?I have become the evil RN on her high-horse because I saw an instructor helping a student draw medicine up out of a glass amp with a regular needle. I spoke up (very professionally) by saying something like "Oh, here, let me get you a filtered needle for that!" She was fairly snotty and said that she doesn't ever use a filtered needle so I said, "Yeh but its the correct way, please don't use that on a patient." Never intended to embarass her. I have heard her say several questionable things in the past related to meds (timing, indications, etc) but never corrected her or contradicted her except to call her out on the need to wear a mask when administering SL prograf (but that was just her and I in private)

I recommend that you should take your concerns to your manager and let him/her deal with the school directly. For many reasons, it sounds like that person should NOT be teaching students!

Good for you for being a patient advocate. You handled the situation very well, by saying that you would get a fliter needle for her. Her response was reinforcing an incorrect way of preparing medications from a glass ampule. If you see her instructing a student again without using a filter needle, then you must once again stop both her and the student, and report this to the school of nursing- Dean of the Nursing Program. I would also inform the charge nurse and the unit director of what you have seen and what you did to correct the situation.Hopefully the student will remember your statement and follow the correct and approved way to prepare/draw up medications from glass ampules in the future.Again thank you for being a great patient advocate.

I had an insturctor like that. Sure wish someone would have spoke to her about the crap she was telling me to do.

I HAVE an instructor like that! We have gone to our lead instructor with our complaints (sleeping on the beds at the nursing home rotations to having to have a STUDENT teach many times because she didnt know how) and when that didnt work we went to the lead for all campuses. Well, THAT didnt even work! She is always giving us wrong information in class and has an answer for everything. I have had to relay the correct info to peers. I dont understand how these types of people can keep going on. If they dont know the correct way/answer say so then look it up and send it to your students. I wish I knew what else to do... Does the BON get involved if they were to "find" out? We have a 85% failing rate right now in the class because we are not being taught, we are being read to! Only our lab instructor actually SHOWS us anything! Ugggg, I am in need of some valuable information if anyone has any! For those that may say that I am complaining because I am failing, Im not. I am actually leading the class at the moment. I just feel for the others that could have done so much better had they had the chance.

Quote from jrw03282009I HAVE an instructor like that! We have gone to our lead instructor with our complaints (sleeping on the beds at the nursing home rotations to having to have a STUDENT teach many times because she didnt know how) and when that didnt work we went to the lead for all campuses. Well, THAT didnt even work! She is always giving us wrong information in class and has an answer for everything. I have had to relay the correct info to peers. I dont understand how these types of people can keep going on. If they dont know the correct way/answer say so then look it up and send it to your students. I wish I knew what else to do... Does the BON get involved if they were to "find" out? We have a 85% failing rate right now in the class because we are not being taught, we are being read to! Only our lab instructor actually SHOWS us anything! Ugggg, I am in need of some valuable information if anyone has any! For those that may say that I am complaining because I am failing, Im not. I am actually leading the class at the moment. I just feel for the others that could have done so much better had they had the chance.

Quote from cb_rnHow do you handle it when you hear/see the nursing instructor telling a student the wrong thing?I have become the evil RN on her high-horse because I saw an instructor helping a student draw medicine up out of a glass amp with a regular needle. I spoke up (very professionally) by saying something like "Oh, here, let me get you a filtered needle for that!" She was fairly snotty and said that she doesn't ever use a filtered needle so I said, "Yeh but its the correct way, please don't use that on a patient." Never intended to embarass her. I have heard her say several questionable things in the past related to meds (timing, indications, etc) but never corrected her or contradicted her except to call her out on the need to wear a mask when administering SL prograf (but that was just her and I in private)

A letter was written tot he head of nursing for our campuses and instead of going ot her it went to the head of ALL the schools. The person that wrote the letter was questioned by the head of nursing and was spoken down to tremendously. She went back and said that everything was fine and it was all a misunderstanding. Some things would be fixed but even in the letter it stated that it wouldnt be until next year when it would be implemented. So, if someone sent something to the BON, can it be done annonomously? Would that person be singled out in having to prove everything? I have one semester left and I graduate. I want things to change but not if it means that I am relieved of my student "status". I am all for being and advocate but my family comes first. I mean that persons family would come first

Quote from greenfiremajickWhy must a filtered needle be used? I am assuming it's to filter any glass out, before injection?

Quote from greenfiremajickWhy must a filtered needle be used? I am assuming it's to filter any glass out, before injection?

Quote from jrw03282009A letter was written tot he head of nursing for our campuses and instead of going ot her it went to the head of ALL the schools. The person that wrote the letter was questioned by the head of nursing and was spoken down to tremendously. She went back and said that everything was fine and it was all a misunderstanding. Some things would be fixed but even in the letter it stated that it wouldnt be until next year when it would be implemented. So, if someone sent something to the BON, can it be done annonomously? Would that person be singled out in having to prove everything? I have one semester left and I graduate. I want things to change but not if it means that I am relieved of my student "status". I am all for being and advocate but my family comes first. I mean that persons family would come first

Quote from greenfiremajickWhy must a filtered needle be used? I am assuming it's to filter any glass out, before injection?