Lets do this differently for a change.

[teeituptom]

We time and time again are seeing threads about nurses eating their young. That we are so mean and terrible to newbies. Some say we are mean and some of us hold that just isnt true.

Lets do it differently this time

the question of the hour is.

Are all new nurses worth all the time and energy we give them, so that they in turn can say we were mean to them.

Just an interesting way of looking at something different

[fronkey bean]

If you didnt teach them properly I would have held you to task

That is different, you are held accountable to teach them certain things which should be spelled out clearly in writing b/f your first day w/ the preceptee. If you don't follow the written guidelines, then you are not doing the job you were asked to do and should be held accountable.

I have, however, never been held accountable for what a preceptee was not able to learn or was not able to experience during their precepting time. If you are and you have a choice about precepting I would not precept under any circumstance. Some people just don't get it and it is not my fault they don't.

P.S Documentation is the key here. If you document your attempts to teach them (and if I am having trouble getting some concept across, I usually try to find someone to help me), then you have done your best and mabey this person is not cut out for your unit. You jusst have to show you tried.

[leslymill]

[quote=Cobweb;2381590.........pizza .......

When you can perform these tasks successfully, you will know your training is complete and you have become a beginning nurse. Congratulations!

Oh wait...as a nurse, your training is never over ;p

You will not be considered a specialized nurse unless you have a specialized pizza.

Any of these toppings suffice.

EGGPLANT

ARTICHOKE

SEAFOOD... AS IN LOBSTER,SHRIMP OR MUDBUGS (CRAWFISH)

ROASTED GARLIC IN WHITE SAUCE

SPINACH

[teeituptom, BSN, RN]

You will not be considered a specialized nurse unless you have a specialized pizza.

Any of these toppings suffice.

EGGPLANT

ARTICHOKE

SEAFOOD... AS IN LOBSTER,SHRIMP OR MUDBUGS (CRAWFISH)

ROASTED GARLIC IN WHITE SAUCE

SPINACH

Pizza is off my diet, now that Im dx with DM2

[ebear, BSN, RN]

OK. Here's my opinion:

New nurses only have a limited time to be oriented and trained. Experienced nurses,who serve as preceptors, are attempting to get these "newbies" ready for a life skill. It is a problem with the very young nurses who went right out of high school to nursing programs to accept tough, no nonsense instruction at times. Preceptors are perceived as "mean". That is not always the case. Preceptors need to be professional, prepared, polished, protective, pleasant, and powerful nurses; if not, they should not have that role. "Newbies" need to understand that what is being taught to them (and is considered "Mean") could very well SAVE their tails one day. Consider boot camp in the military: Those "mean" drill instructors are teaching the recruits how to survive. It's not easy for anyone (preceptor or newbie) but the newbie will always remember what a good preceptor taught them and the good preceptors will always have a great fulfillment in knowing that they have adequately trained their colleagues and possible replacements.

ebear

[teeituptom, BSN, RN]

If you ever want to talk about tough, the very large majority of you have no idea whatsoever tough is. I was oriented by Sister Margaret, A Nun Nurse, or is it a Nurse Nun. She was so tough I even saw the Chief of Staff duck into a pts room to avoid her when he saw her coming. No she didnt carry a ruler. She did carry a slide rule, this was in the days before calculators. Not really that long ago. Yes she whacked my hand when she wanted to make a point. She was the epitome of a tough preceptor.

I learned more from her in a month than I ever learned from anyone else.