When Your Nursing Instructor Wants You to Fail

About this episode

This episode discusses strategies for nursing students facing biased evaluations from instructors who may want them to fail.

Get help at: https://nursing.com Episode 3: When Your Instructor Wants You to Fail You're prepared. You know your meds. You practice your skills. You do everything right. And somehow, you're still getting destroyed in evaluations. Your instructor tells you you're "not ready for this." That you're "not cut out for nursing." They find fault with everything you do. And you're starting to believe them. This isn't about having high standards. This is about an instructor who has decided you won't make it—and who is actively working to prove themselves right. In this episode, I'm giving you the exact strategy for surviving (and fighting back against) an instructor who's targeting you. You'll Learn: How to tell the difference between a tough instructor and one who's targeting you The 5 twisted reasons instructors target specific students The 8-step survival strategy that protects your grade and your future How to document bias in a way that actually holds up in appeals When to go to the program director vs. when you need a lawyer What to do if you're actually at risk of failing out Why instructor bias has nothing to do with your ability to be a nurse The reality: Sometimes the instructor…

People in this episode

Host: Jon Haws RN

Topics covered

• nursing education
• instructor bias
• student survival strategies
• evaluation challenges
• nursing program support

Keywords

• nursing instructor
• evaluation
• survival strategy
• bias documentation
• nursing program

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NURSING.com

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