That's one overdramatic thread title. Here I was thinking you were getting ready to confess a murder.
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I messed up big time
- Thread starter Milennia
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Summary: the OP didn't actually drink the water, he was joking but now he is panicking but doesn't know his grade yet.
It is possible the teacher will have felt he was making fun of her or the rule, but he can't tell yet.
OP needs to sleep and get hydrated.
PS: I don't get the no drinking water rule either.
It is possible the teacher will have felt he was making fun of her or the rule, but he can't tell yet.
OP needs to sleep and get hydrated.
PS: I don't get the no drinking water rule either.
The problem with nursing doesn't seem to be getting a job, there's a large need for more nurses.
There's just not enough schools so it's hard to get into the programs.
Let's not rule that possibility out just yet.
The grade hasn't posted, you know.
Don't put so much pressure on yourself. Fuck the prof, go to the dean and explain. If nothing else, the world will keep spinning and you will be able to raise your gpa for another chance. It will be okay either way. Don't place your self worth on this small thing.
which is weird because isn't there a giant shortage of nurses and other medical staff?
Yes, but this isn't the field where you want to lax the requirements to fill that need.
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Just an update on this, she never uploaded my grade and I'm on my way to class now to presumably get it now
If her deduction is more than 5 points or drastic I have a meeting with the chair person of the department set up for 1 pm EST today just a couple hours after class
If her deduction is more than 5 points or drastic I have a meeting with the chair person of the department set up for 1 pm EST today just a couple hours after class
well, let us know. Maybe it's all okay.
why the fuck weren't you allowed to drink water anyway?
I know how hard it is to get into a BSN program as many of my cousins are nurses. I'm hoping for the best.
Good luck dude. Get the grade you earned!
I suggest that you wait and see how that will affect your grade. If the effect is bad then you should go to the dean.
First thing first, in the sciences safety is safety. No food or drink in lab really means no food or drink in lab.
Secondly, your personal health always comes first. You should eat, drink, and sleep normally now and in your future as a medical professional, or you will make mistakes with far larger consequences. Down a bottle of water before entering your class next time, especially if you're early enough to chat up the professor. If you have severe anxiety, you may want to consult a medical professional about therapy or medication.
That being said, your professor probably overreacted. But getting the dean or department chair involved in the middle of the semester rather than at the end could backfire and have the prof biased against you the remainder of the grading period. I'd hold off... for now.
Secondly, your personal health always comes first. You should eat, drink, and sleep normally now and in your future as a medical professional, or you will make mistakes with far larger consequences. Down a bottle of water before entering your class next time, especially if you're early enough to chat up the professor. If you have severe anxiety, you may want to consult a medical professional about therapy or medication.
That being said, your professor probably overreacted. But getting the dean or department chair involved in the middle of the semester rather than at the end could backfire and have the prof biased against you the remainder of the grading period. I'd hold off... for now.
OP, I'm sorry. This is 100% on you. Every college student knows there is no food or drink allowed in Lab. Side note: don't go to schools that use the +/- system of grading . You might as well be back to the bullshit 7-point scale which helps no one. You're sitting here worried about a plus or minus when the most some of your competition has to do is get a 90 and bam 4.0.
OP - even if this is ok in the end, you should probably talk to someone at school about anxiety. It is clearly affecting you trying to get this high GPA so talking with someone may help. I hope your school has someone that would cover that area. It may also be worth talking with your teacher about it, letting them know how anxious you were. Perhaps your ill thought out behaviour can be partly put down to that? (thinking about angles here but also possibly some truth to it?)
I remember doing a similar thing in school once (high school so ultimately it meant nothing) and the teacher gave me a stern telling off after the lesson and said if I ever joked around like that again I would get a detention. Taught me a lesson to never joke around with teachers even if you think you are cool with them.
If anything, you should be encouraged to drink water for safety reasons! Especially in this heat. What a dumbass professor.
You never, ever bring a drink into a lab or drink anything in a lab. That is a major safety problem. Many extremely hazardous materials are also clear, colorless liquids like water. Every single lab I ever worked in in college or professionally has a complete zero tolerance policy for this. Leave your drink outside.
However it sounds like OP is being majorly over dramatic. You blatantly disregarded basic safety requirements, you deserve to have points taken off of your lab grade. Your ability to work safely in a laboratory environment is a part of the class.
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It seems as though OP pretended to drink water while the prof was talking. Could be that the prof thought OP was mocking her.
My exact thought, haha.
Yeah OP, I don't want you taking care of me if you're not well rested and happy. Take care of yourself.
While your professor overreacted, OP, do also take this as a learning oportunity - not sleeping for so long before an exam is a major mistake, and you won't last long in nursing school if you can't get control of your study habits now.
Same with water - maybe you should have been scolded, but don't make the same mistakes twice. Water can get mistaken with other things, plus water and certain chemics are dangerous if mixed together.
Hope it works out, but take some time to reflect on yourself OP.
Same with water - maybe you should have been scolded, but don't make the same mistakes twice. Water can get mistaken with other things, plus water and certain chemics are dangerous if mixed together.
Hope it works out, but take some time to reflect on yourself OP.
Ah, fair enough on other hazardous clear liquids.
What if it's scorching hot and a person is in a lab for more than an hour, completely dehydrated and feeling dizzy? Can they go out of the lab for a drink at least?
I'm a biology major and any drinks in the lab is a big no no. Nobody should have been lenient with you guys. And if your grades are that good why are you a nursing major? You could easily be a PA, same responsibilities more money.
I know at my school, labs had a table/cart outside where everyone put their liquids and snacks. I assume if they followed protocol exiting, yes they could step outside and get a drink if needed.
I'm allowed to drink water in computer lab and that's even more dangerous. Could easily break thousands of dollars of equipment or electrocute everyone.
Biology and Chemistry labs deal with lots of chemicals that are potentially dangerous. Things you don't want to ingest.
While I think it's extremely commendable how serious you are taking schooling, it is clearly effecting your mental state. You shouldn't be up 36 hours at a time stressing out over a 5 point deduction that may or may not happen. Plus you are dehydrated and walking around outside in heat for that long? All of this sounds really bad for you, and you should probably relax a bit, eat, drink, and sleep. Your health should be more important to you than school.
My guess is OP will be living under a New Jersey turnpike trying to turn his panhandled cash into big money at Atlantic City.
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OP if a 3.7 isn't good enough that's redic. Pretty sure doctors don't even have those standards.
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OP if a 3.7 isn't good enough that's redic. Pretty sure doctors don't even have those standards.
Get a note from your PCP saying you need a regular intake of water for medical reasons. Give it to your teacher and the dean. Any deductions at that point would be discriminating against a legitimate medical need.
Don't you generally have to make those kind of arrangments beforehand? Like if a student wants lenient treatment due to a personal situation and has a note from a doc or therapist or whatever, doesn't all that have to be laid out before they do the work and get the grades?
Ideally yes. In this case OP could make the argument that the infrequent enforcement of the rules in the department led them to believe it wasn't necessary. They could then take the case to the ombudsman and depending on the school ask for a panel rule/decision. The goal here isn't really to win just make the teacher/department deal with so much paperwork they gives up.
So it's about the chemicals used in bio? You'll have to excuse me I have intentionally avoided college bio.
I was imaging they didn't want doctors and nurses to drink water around patients in surgery because they might spill contaminated water in the patient lol.
"Water - made of two extremely dangerous elements, hydrogen and oxygen, should never be consumed."
There are things in biology or chemistry labs that can literally kill you if ingested, biosafety is there for a reason.
Yup, sounds like nursing school alright. You're going to be fine. Some professors just get off on using the rule book against you. If the deduction is significant go talk to the dean, they are usually very cool about this type of stuff and make you feel supported.
