Regarding the meeting held regarding Classroom Decorum and the fact that I wasn’t fully prepared for the question asked on recalling an event that happened a few weeks prior during a class. My class is very engaging and allows open ended ideas since we cover for example: Social issues, healthcare disparities, healthcare sectors areas, political events, ethical issues, nursing perspective, quality events, healthcare workplace and workforce as some of the key items in summary. Sometimes I describe some personal examples on my professional experience with the students that I’ve faced during my 24 years in the healthcare sector, (Hospital and Corporate world). Please note this is the first time that I have been required to recall an event and or a series of events during my 9 years tenure at MRU. Since some of the events were of the events were given in pieces, I will describe below some where I ended with my class and why certain comments where I believe were misinterpreted by the student and or few students. In addition, I believe the language barrier and or lack of engagement with the class; it’s been given compartment and the comments are being utilized against me to justify the described items above. Please feel free to corroborate the information with all students as needed. On a personal item about my personal life in every single class since we meet every Friday, I like to begin with new items: for example, any birthdays, weeding anniversary etc. so we all can celebrate. This technique allows student engagement, satisfaction, and ice breaking in a comfortable zone.
Item number one as described on diminishing students- I’ve stated to the class that I’ve reviewed some of the projects submitted and this was the 4th. reminder that some students were not following the assignments instructions in request for example: APA standards, PDF, and others not completion of the requested items after many reminders. Additionally, a few students did not follow accordingly. Even do I have offered the class all accessibility via email, teams and phone and my response time is less than 10 minutes.
On that particular class we were covering hospital accreditation and I was sharing an example on hospital accreditation joint commission standard on A) Heliport lack of lightning and B) cardiac Cath lab door to balloon time that it is measured under a joint commission standard and I’ve shared a case of a young 27 years old on usage arrived at the emergency room after used of Viagra, cocaine and alcohol usage that it was held at the emergency room longer than expected and the accreditor performed a trace that was needed for the accreditation and the minutes were traced and that apparently the use of these drugs are being utilize by youngster during sex and can create a negative sympathetic effect on the coronary arteries that ended in an open heart surgery. It was not a negative comment made this was an example shared to the class on quality events that can damage the hospital accreditation. I’ve used a lot of analogies during my class, and I believe a student or students took it the wrong way. There is no one perfect and there is room for mistakes. Even during my past class I’ve apologized to the students if by any chance I’ve insulted anyone with any of my comments. Even do Ive shared that if by any chance they felt in a way disrespected I was willing to provide an apology separately. No one stepped forward.
On a personal note, I’m always like to share real life scenario of my nursing professional experience with the business experience in different fields.
