help! stressed

[nursing.mypassion]

Hi,

Thx for all the good pieces of advice I have received here.

I'm writing to ask for help in terms of relieving stress for me and my preceptor.

My preceptor is recently very stressed. Since she's very kind to me, I feel like I need to do sth to help her out. I've learned to be a little more helpful. I'm not extraordinary but I'm progressing. Not a whole lot but gradually, step by step.

I'm thinking of giving her some comfort food (dark chocolate bars or some fruit bars) to help her ease her stress. What do you all think?

[motonurse]

I am precepting a new grad nurse after just finishing precepting another new grad so I can understand the stress. This particular newbie is very nervous/ anxious and asks 3 to 4 times more than the average newbie. Everybody has noticed she is anxious about everything and tends to holler at me for help before attempting to problem solve by herself first. So I am feeling stressed but trying to be very patient with her. A couple of days ago, she mentioned in a very tacklefull way that I seemed 'tired' today. This opened the door and we talked about things she and I both feel frustrated about and this helped us both. She is now attempting to problem solve and only ask after she has tried to figure out herself.

Said all that to say this. I don't think offering candy is going to help stress levels. Why don't you find a tackleful way of saying you feel frustrated at times and wondering if she does too. Hope this helps.

[nursing.mypassion]

That is very helpful. Thank you for your advice. I'll discuss it with my preceptor. She's very tactful with me and always kind to me. So, I'm thinking that she won't tell me what I'm doing to her. I think I should just go ahead and let her know what she would want me to change. Thank you very much.