So I'm currently on my final clinical placement and as has been throughout most of my placements my preceptors are not stepping back to let me take control of my patients.
I understand that it will always be quicker and easier of they do it but how on earth am I supposed to learn anything. The ward I'm working on at the moment will not even allow me to do obs without my preceptor being present and my preceptor would rather just talk me through it.
I've expressed me concerns to the Uni facilitators who advise me that the hospital (that will remain nameless) is not very good at dealing with students and this problem is common. I speak to other nurses who think it's ridiculous that I have to be watched preforming tasks I've been doing for 3 years already.
At the core of this is a lack of real experience for me meaning that when I'm sent to work at the hospital for my grad year I'm going to be deemed as unprepared for work thus compounding the hospitals problems with the uni producing unprepared nurses.
I'm so frustrated
The CNE and CNS are of no help what so ever and I feel like my time on this ward is of no use to me as I'm not being allowed to do ANYTHING.
This is not an isolated incident and trying to address this issue in the past has brought me no end of heart ache and trouble. I'm thoroughly fed up with studying nursing and am rapidly being put off working as a nurse when qualified due to the utterly hopeless experiences I've had while on placement. I must add that no one has said they have any concerns with my skills or abilities.
I hate being a student nurse and I've not felt this miserable for years. I really worry about the profession I have invested 3 years and a lot of stress into and am already looking for ways out.
I don't know what else to say :(
