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As I walk into a confused 95 yr old male patients room who is currently in bilateral soft wrist restraints: "as soon as I get out of this I'm going to pinch your titties off" I busted out laughing and then had to kindly tell him I would not be talked to like that only for him to continuously repeat it

I currently work at a prestigious university hospital and the nursing school at said prestigious school has an NCLEX pass rate of about 50%. I went to a state school in the same state with a 99% pass rate. Obviously some of these "prestigious" schools that cost 50k a year are not doing as well as some of the smaller "less prestigious" schools.

My preceptor has realized what she is doing and apologized but continues to do the same thing. It is just her personality. Honestly, I don't think she should be a preceptor if she cannot let the preceptee actually do the work. My manager knows that she is like this but at this point there aren't very many options. I have two more weeks with her so 6 shifts and then on to nights.

So I recently started a new job (after working two years at my past job) a few weeks back in a new specialty area at a new hospital. While I admit I don't know everything and there is plenty I need to learn, my preceptor is treating me like I have never set foot in a hospital before. At first I was happy for everything she had to say because of working at a new hospital and in a new specialty, but these past few shifts have been almost unbearable. She admits that she likes everything done her way or no way at all and to be honest it has gotten to the point where I am just letting her do things because I know what I am doing will never be good enough for her and she will just want to redo it. For instance I did a dressing change on a PICC and because one steristip was slightly crooked she wanted it redone. The things I am "doing wrong" have nothing to do with care or patient safety. The things I am "doing wrong" are just not the exact way she likes them. Every shift I am staying over by almost an hour and a half because she will not give me time to chart or wants to completely review all charting done in the shift. When reviewing my charting, she will erase my notes and reword them just because she wants it to be her words even though both are saying the same thing. Not to mention whenever I do get a chance to chart she is hanging out and snacking so she "never wants a lunch break". I have gone plenty shifts getting five minutes for lunch with her telling me that I need to be back with our patients when there is a resource nurse that is taking care of them while we have a proper 30 minute break. I have talked to my manager and unfortunately there are not any other available preceptors due to a large amount of them on maternity leave or precepting other nurses. Any advice with dealing with an overbearing preceptor?

I am currently employed as an RN in the PCU and have been working since Sept 2015 (I graduated nursing school May 2015). I am currently under contract for two years and if I break this contract I am expected to pay a $10,000 fee. Does anyone know if joining the navy as an Active Duty nurse will over ride this contract or will I be forced to pay the fee if I do not stay the full two years? Also has anyone been in contact with a healthcare recruiter for the navy recently? I am wondering if they are looking to recruit nurses from my specialty area. I know when I tried to apply as a new grad there were no openings available. Thank you