I have had a situation that has recently come up at my clinicals. I am on my last clinical before graduation, one on one with preceptor on med/surg unit.
My preceptor recently called my instructor with concerns that she did not share with me before speaking to my instructor.
I was ambushed during a meeting with the 3 of us. My preceptor stated that I "couldn't keep up with her physically". She is 23 and I am 52, she speed walks to every task which she has done from the time we met. There are other 50-60 year old nurses that are preceptors to my classmates and I don't see them rushing around for everything. The first 2 weeks of my rotation my preceptor basically ignored me, went as fast as possible using the hospital software (which I was never trained on before the rotation). All of my other rotation have been wonderful and I have received nothing but high reviews and praise from my preceptors.
Upon the meeting, when it was brought up that she felt I couldn't keep up with her, my instructor stated "well that is they way the hospital is". I felt so discriminated, and I understand it if I can't keep up with a 23 year old nurse I'm not fit to be a nurse??
Has anyone else experienced this?? If so what did you do? I have two full weeks left and I don't know what I should do.
