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I'm going through my preceptorship right now and have an example of a few issues, but one in particular I'd like to share. My preceptor sometimes asked, while completing paperwork, what were my plans after school or do I find any interests of being employed at that long-term care facility. I thought of replying, why would I come here after they (the administrators) did this, that, and the other to you and others who work here. But didn't, I just left it at maybe as PRN. The incident of relevancy is, as I am doing my med pass I come across the abbrev. ASA in the MAR, not quite sure what medication that stood for,so I reference the drug guide, and found nothing. I looked through the patients prescribed meds. and nothing with theses initials was present, then I looked through the stock drawer and narrowed my search down to aspirin. But that could not be it, because this pt. is allergic to apirin. Then finally when my preceptor returned, the ASA was questioned and sure enough at that facility it stood for aspirin. I think from there a light went on, and explained why that specific pt. had been sent out to the hospital so often. Amongst the educated professionals it was little me and I felt it was in some way my fault. But not really, I'm thorough by nature and will ask questions untill I'm blue in face. Each experience I encounter keeps me on the road to becoming one of many exceptional nurses. Thanks for your story it hit home!