Clinical low-down

I talked to a MEPN1 student about my awful clinical and learned that it's not terribly uncommon. The previous class overall was pretty disappointed by their clinicals, she reported. Her worst clinical was at an outpatient facility where she spent a lot of time in the cafeteria and breakroom. Another student is stuck on the graveyard shift at a hospital. She sympathized, but it sounds like there's not a lot that can be done about it.

I'm really surprised that my school, with its great reputation would have such terrible clinical experiences. How can they boast about the great education if the hands-on portion routinely sucks?

On the plus side, knowing that clinicals are usually bad makes me feel a lot better about my lot. If there's nothing that can be done about it, I just need to get through it. And I can do that. I sure wish someone had warned me about this before I entered the program though. It may have affected my decision to come here and also would have prevented me from having such high expectations.