Hello everyone!! I have been out of orientation for about a month. They gave me an extended orientation because my boss and I thought it was necessary (was a new RN). I have been doing just fine (or so I thought), and then my boss contacted me today to say 'I have to have a mentor (someone to shadow me), because I have asked several questions and get unfocused (according to charge nurses).' WHAT???!!! Yes, if I don't know something, I AM GOING TO ASK. I am new and not going to hurt anyone. If I don't know, I am going to keep asking questions. My boss said this is a good thing and will help me, but I don't know. She said I was unfocused??? I am many things perhaps, but unfocused is NOT one of them. I have always paid special attention to detail and have been a stellar student all my life (graduated top 10 in my RN program). I feel I have been doing just fine and have had no problems. So this was completely out of the blue.
How would YOU take this?? She told me what the charge nurses had said and some of the things they reported never happened.