ProNurse

I am gathering research and would  like to know if as a student nurse:-

you have experienced difficulties on a placement that you have felt uncomfortable approachinng or discussing because of the consequences that it could result in.

Felt the need to put up and shut up as your afraid they may not pass you or your experience may not improve?

Not felt as though you are supernumery

All comments are appreciated and are anonymous!

Thanks.

Oh yeah, our policy is to make sure they fill in a clinical incident so that the hospital/BIG MAN knows that a student (unqualified and unpaid) is working on the ward and doing the duties of someone who is qualified and paid.

Honestly thats it ;)

Not that I can recall, one maybe? It was my last placement in year one and I wasn't aware of learning outcomes (or not the way they wanted them) I did try to ask at the start and thru out so that I could set some but they just said you stuff that you want to learn and it wasn't very clear. I'm dyslexic and sometimes I really need things spelling out to me but I didn't tell them til the half way but I did drop the occasional hint. At the half way I was slated, was told all the things that I have done wrong etc, so I worked on them. However when I got to the final it seemed to be a whole load of other problems had arisen and I swear none of these were done in the final weeks. I execpt what I failed on (learning objectives, laws n regualtions and maths/communications) although I did explain the rules to my mentor as best I could she still failed me. What I don't except is some of the stuff they said, for example there seemed to be conflictions between me and the HCAs. If this was so why didnt they come to me and say look your annoying me or you've upset me, no they went to my mentor and told lies. A blatant lie at that, apparently a HCA swore at me, if she did I think I would remember, my mentor said that the HCA went to her and said she knows she shouldnt have done it but I should have gone to my mentor and not the HCA. I did loose my confidence and I found it very hard to trust HCAs on other placements. As a result I went into depression and struggled with my acedemic work. Eventually I got back on track, I haven't had to drop down or anything, I did see a counsellor and I'm looking forward to my next placement. I have recently started working as a HCA and have done a couple of shifts on the ward that I failed. It appears that there were no problems between the majority of the staff and I enjoyed being on there. Needless to say that if there were all these problems they should have some to me earlier instead of waiting til the end and making me feel worthless. As a result on previous placements I have told them what happened and I have said that if you do have any problems please do tell me, and so far its worked mostly positive and its made me feel loads better about myself. It still upsets me now but at least I'm not crying about it anymore :)

No problem :) Anytime.