im currently in my med/surg roation. there are 9 of us at the hospital, and we are all split on different floors. on my floor, there are 3 of us (me and my clinical classmates) for the day. my instructor isnt always there to help because she's busy jumping from floor to floor to see how all 9 of us are doing.
we're expected to follow a nurse around (the nurse who is taking care of the patient we had picked to care for for the day). my first day, the nurse didn't let me do anything. she only let me go in the patients room to observe her giving medication, and that was pretty much it. i asked if it's okay if i could follow her around to the other patients rooms just to observe, but she said i should just stick to my patient's care. but there was hardly anything for me to do! just give my patient's tray, talk to him, take VS, and thats it?? :angryfire
im worried the other nurses i have the rest of this semester will act the same, and i really want to learn SOMETHING. i dont want to stand around looking dumb, doing nothing at all.
my instructor didnt really say anything helpful for this kind of situation. do any of you have any suggestions for me if i encounter a nurse like this? please help!!