BY: Ms. MCL Villegas
Student life was never a bed of roses for me. I can still remember how it was way back 2003.
There might be things that as students, we are obliged to do such as having complete notes in my lesson plan notebook which served as a passport to our fundamentals of nursing class; having white shoes & cap; bringing functional BP apparatus, stethoscope, and penlights in RLE just to save yourself from the mischief of having extension duties. It was even considered a mortal sin, when a single strand of hair shows untied. I really cannot understand why nursing students are bombarded with all the requirements to bring both in the clinical exposure and in school.
Clinical Instructors are considered people in authority. Every time I get to see one of them feels like putting myself in danger and not wasting each second to hide if given the chance. I was almost drawn to despair and often asked myself WHY was it always like that? Pleasure was not even in my own vocabulary, it felt like torture!
Days have passed and I am in my senior years. The need to understand my own sense of purpose was intensified in certain situations. There might be minimal exposure I had in the lives of my mentors but those yield a mark for me to understand and to provide me with the answers to my questions in mind. I came to appreciate the simple acts that my teachers have done for me.
Through this literary masterpiece, I would wish to thank you dear mentors for making me think deeply especially at times when I am formulating my NURSING CARE PLAN. Thank you for helping me realize and appreciate the word RESPONSIBILITY in everything that I wish to do. It made me modify the reasons for my replacement duties. : ) Thank you for instilling the word VALUES in my heart, thank you so much for teaching me PATIENCE and PERSEVERANCE each time you asked me to come back for your signature in my competencies. But most of all, thank you for the SELFLESS service that you had given up to the agony of losing the time to spend for your family.
These things might go unnoticed to many, but for me these are your defining characteristics that are worth remembering. These will give me the same picture of NOBLE clinical instructors making nursing student experiences worthwhile.
Student life was never a bed of roses for me. I can still remember how it was way back 2003.
There might be things that as students, we are obliged to do such as having complete notes in my lesson plan notebook which served as a passport to our fundamentals of nursing class; having white shoes & cap; bringing functional BP apparatus, stethoscope, and penlights in RLE just to save yourself from the mischief of having extension duties. It was even considered a mortal sin, when a single strand of hair shows untied. I really cannot understand why nursing students are bombarded with all the requirements to bring both in the clinical exposure and in school.
Clinical Instructors are considered people in authority. Every time I get to see one of them feels like putting myself in danger and not wasting each second to hide if given the chance. I was almost drawn to despair and often asked myself WHY was it always like that? Pleasure was not even in my own vocabulary, it felt like torture!
Days have passed and I am in my senior years. The need to understand my own sense of purpose was intensified in certain situations. There might be minimal exposure I had in the lives of my mentors but those yield a mark for me to understand and to provide me with the answers to my questions in mind. I came to appreciate the simple acts that my teachers have done for me.
Through this literary masterpiece, I would wish to thank you dear mentors for making me think deeply especially at times when I am formulating my NURSING CARE PLAN. Thank you for helping me realize and appreciate the word RESPONSIBILITY in everything that I wish to do. It made me modify the reasons for my replacement duties. : ) Thank you for instilling the word VALUES in my heart, thank you so much for teaching me PATIENCE and PERSEVERANCE each time you asked me to come back for your signature in my competencies. But most of all, thank you for the SELFLESS service that you had given up to the agony of losing the time to spend for your family.
These things might go unnoticed to many, but for me these are your defining characteristics that are worth remembering. These will give me the same picture of NOBLE clinical instructors making nursing student experiences worthwhile.
wow! i've experience exactly the same thing.. reading this made me think of my early years in the college. indeed, all those what i call "torture" before was all worth it.
ReplyDeletehaha ikaw jud Charisa! : D we all pass through those tortures and nightmares! True, a simple article yet full of meaning.
ReplyDeletecry baby man pd tah ani..heheheh well they always say teaching is not just a profession but a vocation as well.. heartwarming man sad ni... any clinical instructors who would be able to read this would be inspire to make the life of student a living hell.. whahahaha
ReplyDeletewell, CIs varies. from very understanding (to a point of motherly character)to a monstrous, austere, authoritarian (whatever you call it)personality. however, no matter how we wanted to have justice to the times we were humiliated upon which our CIs were the culprit, we still cant deny that not because of them, our nursing experience and career would be barren. and yes, they're actually friendly outside of school so, there's no reason to fear them any longer. this blog made me realize how worthy our CIs are. good job lesley.
ReplyDeletehi choy, thank u. this is miss cling's precious masterpiece. hehe she truly gave her time on this. Im so glad to have known how it feels being on their shoes.Ci's are God-given gifts. If we bargain and become so tired of studying our lessons, they are triple exhausted too. I experienced being a teacher once so i know how hard it is to flex everything that you've got.
ReplyDeletethank you miss cling!