hard time dealing with the nurse who is orienting me

[clgannon]

I have been a registered nurse for 13 yrs, I have mostly worked in acute care. I climbed the so called ladder of sucess. My last job was a supervisory job in extended care. Unfortunitly was in a bad car accident, which left me disabled for 3yrs. I have just got a job as a registered nurse in extended care. I am having a hard time dealing with the nurse who is orienting me. I do not know how to handle the situation and could use some addvice. She is underminding me in so many ways i do not know where to begin

[Havin' A Party!, ASN, RN]

Just being real: Some nurses are terrible preceptors.

If your orientation isn't working, it's your duty and in both yours and the facility's interest to inform your nurse manager or nurse educator.

Unlike it was presented here, you will have to be very specific about the issues involved.

A final caveat: Some facilities deal very poorly with this problem... and from my experience, particularly so in a specialty unit.

I can relate to your situation.

Good luck!