CI's and Suggestions.

Clinical Instructors (CI)- are known to be nursing educators with the Masters degree (MAN). They "guide" students during their RLE (Related Learning Experience) in a Fundamentals Laboratory (Training ground for nurses).

In MDC, CON (College Of Nursing) has been on this for a very long time. There are both negative and positive characteristics about them.

"Don’t Hold Back – Experience as much as you can when you are out on the field. If you encounter a new procedure or clinical condition, don’t be afraid to step up. Don’t worry about not knowing what to do. It is a learning experience after all and your Clinical Instructors are always on hand to help you."

Source: Philippine Nursing Guide

I am not sure if every CI in the Philippines are always STRICT, PERSUASIVE, and APPROACHABLE. I have so many questions about the nurses norm:

1) Why are fancy watches banned? Is it because it doesn't look good on a nurse? The accuracy of the fancy watches and a non-fancy watches will always be similar. If nursing is an art, then why is there no art in the uniform? Does aesthetic regulation necessary for a nurse with regards to nurses?

2) What happened to the conducive environment of guidance and learning if CI's are like shouting, unreasonably mad at their students? I believe that CI's promote fear in the eyes of the students with their actions and warnings. Is this the IDEAL PERSONALITY of a CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR? It may be the reflection of stress in their training years. They shout on their students instead their old CI's. I mean, alot of nursing students are not very comfortable but we should accept the fact that the attitude of guidance is decreasing. Are they promoting "Clinical Instructor phobia"? I think I am getting this irrational fear already. Psychologically speaking, when fear arises, the inquisitive minds of the young nursing students will always be buried unless they've got the guts. Are they doing this because of DISCIPLINE?????

3) What is the utmost priority of a CI? Is it DISCIPLINE or HEALTH CARE EDUCATION WITH LEARNING EXPERIENCE???

4) Don't they understand that during skills that no one can make it near-perfect for the first time?

I really want to update those CI's about the Mercury Banning.

I am creating CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM so they will take note.

It also seems that there are some CI's who don't smile on their students. Let it be a very Joyfully systematic learning experience, not a "Horrible Learning Experience".

Do we students deserve to be shouted on as if it is a "Military training in a clinical setting"?

"Kozier & Erb's Fundamentals of Nursing", is a near universal textbook in the Philippines.

ANXIETY and STRESS are the enemies of Nursing Students.

I suggest:
1) The Nursing curriculum should be extended to 5 years, so there will be more time to learn.
2) The students must always be prepared.
3) to the Philippine Nurses Association Inc. to
a) have a Standard and Official Textbook which is Kozier
b) inform all the nurses CI's and students about the very latest updates on the Nursing profession and its ideology
c) to elaborate the core information about Nursing to the incoming Freshmen with extreme accuracy and precision, so that they will see if Nursing is their course

Let's hope that the message is brought to them. Pls. lay in your comments about this post that may sprout to controversy.