Just a quick update since it's been a while. I'm currently jumping through the hoops of hospital orientation at the new place. I haven't been working any agency or PRN shifts while going through this change, so I haven't touched a neonate in weeks at this point. As a result, the primary source of my material has dried up, but only temporarily. I'll start direct care again with a preceptor in the next few days.
Meanwhile, a little food for thought. This old post from Street Watch (one of my favorite EMS blogs) is on precepting. It's a funny feeling to go from preceptor at one hospital to preceptee at another, so it's been on my mind a little. Wouldn't it be nice if all of us had preceptors like Peter? If a new nurse could go in and be assured that "I will never badmouth you" and nothing more than that, how different would our profession seem to newbies?
Meanwhile, a little food for thought. This old post from Street Watch (one of my favorite EMS blogs) is on precepting. It's a funny feeling to go from preceptor at one hospital to preceptee at another, so it's been on my mind a little. Wouldn't it be nice if all of us had preceptors like Peter? If a new nurse could go in and be assured that "I will never badmouth you" and nothing more than that, how different would our profession seem to newbies?