~opinions wanted~

In the last semester at my school we to something like charge nursing. We are put in groups and have a charge nurse. It works really well as long as you have a good leader. Of course my first week my team had a horrible leader. We are in the last semester we obviously by now know when to do things and how to do it without being ordered to do it by our leader especially when this said leader does not help with any of the care like they are supposed to. My team mates were constantly belittled all. day. long. for TWO days by this leader. The team leader is supposed to help with the care because we have a few patients each this semester so there is a lot of work to get done and to get it done on time sometimes you just need help especially if you were to say have a few sick sick patients or if some were total care. Sometimes patients are too big and heavy to turn by yourself without putting yourself through an injury which if you don't have time or its an emergency you can do it yourself bc sometimes you just have to but when the leader is standing around doing nothing for two hours there is no reason they couldn't take two mins to help give said patients a bath with you. There was no reason they couldn't help and go around without constantly ordering us around in such a harsh tone of voice EVERY five minutes WHILE we are running around doing ten things at once while they sit down. It was so bad they wouldn't even take the thirty seconds it takes to put some vitals that were already taken into the computer while we were pushed for time from being so overly busy keeping people alive while they sat on their butt. Which brings me to my question...it was clearly stated verbally and in writing the leaders were supposed to help with care...this person overly refused every time and they constantly belittled us and just made us feel so incompetent when it was so not so...when I have an hour to get something done and im busy giving meds ontime and have that whole hour to do something that takes five mins no need for me to rush to drop everything im doing just to do what said leader says just because they want us to jump when they say so...well back to the question...This clinical we are obviously supposed to work together and are graded on how well we do so...obviously many things during this leader's time were done so very wrong and shouldn't have spoke to us in the manner they did believe me it was VERY bad, so obviously we did not bring this up with the instructor bc it would have made us look like we couldn't work as a team when in reality we just had a bad leader so should we have said something about how we were treated during this time or just let it go and deal with it because after all we were supposed to work as a team whatever it took to get things done...BUT I think there is a line somewhere right??? Should we have said something or just keep our mouths shut working as a team I can do but there is no reason to order us to do things we already know how and when to do like something as simple as vitals and the constant belittling was just a little much thats where I have the problem ordering us constantly and the vitals and refusing to help taking an HOUR break when we supposed to have ten mins...What do you think imput anyone???

~I should be tired~

Yes, I should be tired but somehow im running on no sleep or energy. I tried a nap but it didn't work as I couldn't get to sleep. Yesterday I read for four hours straight and then did four hours of paperwork for clinical today. I got only two hours of sleep last night at the most (why is it that on clinical days I can't sleep for anything the night before???) I worked an eight hour shift today with two patients who were so sick. It was so busy I couldn't even think straight! At one point in postconference I was wondering as to how those nurses could handle 5-6 patients when I could barely handle only 2 and the only conclusion I could come up with is experience and not having to do am care such as baths and things of that nature. I hope tomorrow goes a little smoother because it was a little rough today getting things thrown at you left and right especially with things such as chest tubes because hello those are just a little intimidating for the first time!!!

~Signs~

I think when the satellite goes out because of all the rain its tellin me to get my butt to studying....well that or to pop in a dvd lol

~first week~

First week went by just as I thought it would....very smooth!!! I passed checking off on all the skills (the most stressful thing E.V.E.R. it doesn't matter how well you know these skills the anxiety is a major pain just having someone watch your every move waiting on you to make any little mistake) It doesn't look too bad this semester at all. The two instructors I have both seem very nice one could be a comedian in my opinion she was so funny it was such a change from the rest that teach there. Clinicals start next thursday and friday...a medical floor and pediatrics. Its going by sooo fast I can't wait until May! I'm planning a trip to celebrate graduation any suggestions on somewhere to go???

~Tomorrow is the day~

Tomorrow I start my very last semester! I have mixed emotions about going back to class for the last time. Part of me is so excited but the other part knows how hard and stressful its going to be. I am amazed at how much I have accomplished so far!