need some help and advice

Hey guys... I'm after some help and advice... I'm about to start my final year as a student nurse in March, and just finishing off my final placement of this year at the mo, but today my tutor marched onto the ward where I am on placement and escorted me off. I recently got diagnosed with depression, which I've been honest about with the uni and the staff on placement - i had a close family members funeral to go to this week, so did feel a bit off my game at the end of last week. However, a couple of days off and the funeral out of the way and I'm ready and raring to go... until this happened!! She made me feel humiliated, and to be honest it sent me spiralling downwards after I've spent the last couple of weeks picking myself up!! I am also very angry... Anyway, I am now on the verge of quitting my course, as I will not get this placement signed off properly, and I will have so much work to carry forward to next year. It's sooo daunting... I'm about to give up on my dream of becoming a nurse because I don't know what else to do...

Was there a specific reason or incident that had happened to make her escort you off the ward?

No - it was right at the start of my shift - I had been there 5 minutes! I hadn't had a chance to talk to mentor to say I was feeling much better after the funeral and a couple of days off... With hindsight, maybe I should've questioned her - but I was really embarrassed, so I just went!!

If nothing actually happened to make it seem like you were unfit to work, I would try to find out why on Earth she would have done this, having depression certainly doesn't make you unfit to work in itself and if you hadn't done anything wrong, I can't understand why she would have done this, especially as you hadn't even been told not to come in sorry this has happened, maybe she has been given the wrong information?

My mentor sat me down at the weekend, and told me i didn't seem myself, and I was a bit 'floaty' and I agreed, said my mind wasn't really there, but I wanted to stay, help out the HCAs with washing and dressing and feeding and things, and she was ok with that as it was the day before the funeral... but nothing else has really been said since then... I texted my mentor to say i was feeling better and would be back today, and she text back saying she had left a message for my tutor, but I know they definitely hadn't spoken before today... I'm so frustrated...

Well you ah e a right to know what's going on, especially if to may effect your course progression so I'd try and arrange a meeting with them to see what happens now, sorry I can't be of more help as I haven't been in this position but it deiftely seems an unfair and unprofessional way of doing things, hope you work to out

Thanx... I'm debating about going over my tutor's head, to our programme leader or someone, but don't know what effect this will have long term... She'll still be my tutor!!!

If your tutor doesn't sort it out then just go to whomever you can to get the answers, I wouldn't make too much of a calamity just in case but you deserve to know what's going on

I know you're right - I just hope I'm in the right frame of mind to stick up for myself!!! Thanx