Nursing Soc

Ive seen a couple of patients with the same thing post op, however i wouldnt say it became that extreme, just exudate that was managed by keeping clean, regular dressings etc.
I see what you mean about it seeming a conisindence though, cant help but think eh?. You could maybe mention it, see whats said.

Well i've spent an entire weekend in resus and i definitely feel my knowledge of abc's is coming on leaps and bounds! The nurses are really good at making me think about how to assess and what needs come next and the types of triage questions i need to be asking and stuff. This placement is definitely making me more analytical and better at thinking on my feet about what to do and prioritising things that need doing based on which patients are the poorliest etc..

Got my intermediate interview this coming week and i'm a bit nervous because i'm not entirely sure how my really mentors think i'm doing...and tbh i don't really know how i'm doing!

Random question: if i'm on a night shift the night the clocks go back... do i have to work the extra hour lol?! I've just realised this and i'm not impressed!

Random question: if i'm on a night shift the night the clocks go back... do i have to work the extra hour lol?! I've just realised this and i'm not impressed!

woooo started placement today and I loveee it already

it's alternative branch - Learning disability, It's so interesting and I love working with people with special needs!!!

Did anyone else feel like changing branch after alternative placement? MH really interests me tooo! I keep thinking maybe adult isn't for me but i'm mainly doing it because it's known as general nursing and least i'll have more options afterwards i suppose...

If you feel like that it's worth signing up with NHSP and doing shifts in the areas that interest you just to get it out of your system and see if it is or isn't for you. I would love to work in A&E but I couldn't handle doing three years of training through all the other areas just to qualify and then pray I get a job in A&E!

What's NHSP?

And I think LD nurses are mainly based in the community but I could easily get a job because my mum manages houses which 6 or so of them live in and carers come and help them.

I would also love to work in A&E too! It's so hard deciding what to do for the best!

I LOVE this placement

Situation with mentor has gone from bad to worse.

Yesterday- Me and DN decided to man up and tell her face to face whats happened, and why I don't want her as my mentor

Today- I came in placement after a sleepless night, in tears- as i'd been stressing about it. We decided not to do it, and leave it till after placement


BUT this now leaves me with a predicament- do I still have her as my mentor? I really, really, really don't want too- she makes me feel awkward, she belittles me, treats me and the patients like crap and just ruins my day. I've been very good this week in getting loads of visits with other members of staff (they all know whats going on) and they've been supportive, making excuses for me (like anna wants to see a tv referral today, or i have a b12 injection to do and anna wants to do it) etc etc. However friday I have nothing..

I just don't know what to do. I'm thinking- man up, say something with the DN and get it sorted. If its awkward- its only for a week.


I'm going to be writing an incident form on tuesday with my main mentor. I also chatted about this to other members of staff (other than management) and made me feel better- they all said they'd had problems with her in the past, eg one colleague had her as her preceptor and she was awful. One other nurse said she was shocked she was even allowed to have students and wouldn't let her student go out with my mentor as she's that bad. SO I feel better in that I used to think it was just ME being silly and sensitive- but no.


Just UGH

Its ruined my placement

It's a shiddy situation to be in. I had a friend in a similar predicament. She complained to her co-mentor. The co-mentor told the problematic mentor. The mentor then confronted my friend (which was extremely unprofessional) and proceeded to make my friend's life hell. Long story short the problematic mentor got disciplined at work and I think since then she's since lost her job for whatever reason. It was a similar situation to you in that a lot of people in the workplace had had concerns or issues with her, but it wasn't until a student finally decided to do something about it that it came to light. I think as difficult as it is, you need to man up and explain to her. Then again it depends whether she's signed off your competencies yet or not - if this is going to affect how she signs you off then I would wait. Argh I'm finding it tricky to explain myself but I am sure you can see what I mean?!!

ahhh this whole new rep system - if it's not broken why try and fix it! it sucks!