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I finished clinical rotations this morning and was given my final scores and evaluation from my tutors.

Overall, I scored 98%.  That's an 'A' grade, and it's good enough for me. 

Some of the girls in my class and I went out to eat after we were done, and before I dropped them home we went to get applications from some of the local nursing homes.  I filled out 3 applications and know that, should I decide to take it, I'll be offered a job at one of them.  There are some things about the place that bother me (mostly about the other staff), but if I figure that if I want to MAKE a change then I'll have to BE that change.  It's got to start somewhere, so why not with me? 

I AM glad to NOT be seeing one of the members of my class again, though.  Atunde (not his real name) was a 30-something Nigerian immigrant who believes in men's superiority over their female minions and who took advantage of one of the mousier women in our class.  He'd pester her for rides all over the place, and she gave them to him, using her Southern ettiquette as a reason to not say NO to him, despite complaining about him all the time.  I finally got tired of him and his attitude this morning.  We were supposed to be there at 0730, and when Atunde strolled in with his hands in his pockets at 0810, I went off.

Me:  Where the fuck have you been?  We've been here since 0720, waiting on you.

Him:  My sister was sick.

Me: And you couldn't call to tell anyone that?  Gawd knows you haven't hesitated to call any one of us when you've needed something in the past, but you couldn't call to say you'd be late?  Get real.  You just told this class exactly what you think of them without having to say a word: you think that our time isn't important.  I got news for you - my time is just as important, if not MORE so than yours, moth......

...at that point my friend dragged me away - which was probably was a good thing.  We made sure that MS Southern Belle got out of class safely WITHOUT having Atunde pester her for a ride, which was another good thing. 

I'm going to enjoy being at home for a while, I think.  By the time the New Year rolls around, I'll be sick of staying home and should be ready to go back to work!

 

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Reply #1 from JoeUser Forums Top

Good luck with your job search and your new career!

There are some things about the place that bother me (mostly about the other staff), but if I figure that if I want to MAKE a change then I'll have to BE that change.  It's got to start somewhere, so why not with me? 

I wish you luck here too, but remember, those places are like that for a reason.  Also, people rarely (if ever) listen to the "new girl", especially when the "new girl" comes in wanting to change things.  The status quo of those places may be horrendous and inhuman, but those who made it that way (from the top down) want to keep it that way.

I hope you are able to find the few in the place that actually want change,  but aren't strong enough to stand up to the rest without a sparkplug to get them going.

Warnings aside, I'm glad you want to be that sparkplug! 

Reply #2 from JoeUser Forums Top
Congratulations! Good luck on the job hunt! Good for you for laying in on that guy, some people are so selfish!
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Reply #3 from JoeUser Forums Top
Congrats on polishing it off, sister. You're the best, and I'm sure you'll get a good job and hopefully get into the RN program.

(((((((Karen)))))))

PS I'll shoot you off an email today or tomorrow, I promise. And I do wish you could hop on a plane . . .
Reply #4 from JoeUser Forums Top

people rarely (if ever) listen to the "new girl", especially when the "new girl" comes in wanting to change things. The status quo of those places may be horrendous and inhuman, but those who made it that way (from the top down) want to keep it that way.
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Oh, I'm not talking about converting the entire staff!  I'm talking about being the change that I wish to see; about having a personal standard of care to provide to patients and refusing to provide ANY patient with less than that.  I want to be able to lay my head down at the end of every day I work knowing that I didn't do the wrong thing by anyone dependent on me for care.  I can do that right now.   I've done that throughout my whole hospice career, I did it with the Mr and Mrs for close to a year, I did it throughout clinicals (and in the face of some pretty hefty opposition in the form of apathetic staff every.single.place we went to) and I intend on doing that every.single.day I go to work.  For anyone, regardless of whether they're a 100% Medicare funded facility or a top-of-the-line home that only takes private patients.

People are PEOPLE, and they deserve to be treated as such, even if they don't know what day it is or don't know where they are, what they're doing there or who anyone is.  Everyone deserves some humane treatment once a day.

Speaking of humane treatment, I watched HOB's documentary 'I am an animal' about Ingrid Newkirk and Peta this afternoon, and I was disgusted - disgusted that people will get on their high horses about animal abuse and animal rights but will sit back on their laurels and let their elderly be abused in sub-standard homes, under the care of sub-standard personnel. 

We take better care of animals in slaughterhouses than we do our elderly.  THAT'S what's disgusting.

some people are so selfish!

Especially Nigerian men who don't 'get' American culture.

Congrats on polishing it off, sister

Thank you. 

And I do wish you could hop on a plane . . .

Me too! 

Reply #5 from JoeUser Forums Top
Sometimes the wisest changes come from those who are new to a thing... I'm sure if you approach it as you say...

if I want to MAKE a change then I'll have to BE that change.


then the changes will happen. Congratulations and good luck.