I HATE my externship!!!

[iToniai]

I've decided that I'm wasting my time and I plan on resigning next week. I really don't think I will learn if I stay!!! Anyone else has had a bad externship experience???

[AnnieOaklyRN, BSN, RN, EMT-P]

hi,

Before you just up and quit sit down with the nurse manager and explain the situation. Maybe it can be resolved and he or she is not aware that the other staff are taking advantage of you.

Swtooth

[iToniai]

hi,

Before you just up and quit sit down with the nurse manager and explain the situation. Maybe it can be resolved and he or she is not aware that the other staff are taking advantage of you.

Swtooth

The problem is the manager. She's the one who actually started this mess, I was happy with the position until I came into work one day and she told me that today I wasn't the nurse extern, I was the unit assistant...which is a complete different position. I think this made the other nurses think that I was just extra help who they will use as they please. I actually told the nurse recruiter that I wanted to talk to her so when I meet with her maybe we can work something out.

[llg, PhD, RN]

You're smart to talk with the nurse recruiter before resigning. Don't "throw the baby out with the bath water" as they say. You wouldn't want to get a bad reputation without giving them a chance to work something out with you.

[meandragonbrett]

Learn to say no. Otherwise you will be run over your entire career.

[iToniai]

Learn to say no. Otherwise you will be run over your entire career.

That doesn't relate to me at all.

[ukstudent]

I think what meandragaonbrett was trying to say is for you to learn to say no to your manager. Say, No I was not hired as a unit assistant, I was hired as a nurse extern. Say no when asked to do things that are not part of your job description. As you go through nursing school and then as a nurse, you will be asked to do things, such as stay for a 16 hour shift, come in to work on your day off, etc. The time to learn how to say no is now while a student. Go to your manager and talk about your job title and desciption and tell her you want it honored.

[MMARN, BSN, RN]

I think what meandragaonbrett was trying to say is for you to learn to say no to your manager. Say, No I was not hired as a unit assistant, I was hired as a nurse extern. Say no when asked to do things that are not part of your job description. As you go through nursing school and then as a nurse, you will be asked to do things, such as stay for a 16 hour shift, come in to work on your day off, etc. The time to learn how to say no is now while a student. Go to your manager and talk about your job title and desciption and tell her you want it honored.

I agree. I've never come across a situation where I need to say no while practicing, yet--as a nursing student--but, in nursing school, I have. It's very exhilirating to say no.