Hey everyone! I’m a new grad RN working night shift and nearing the end of orientation, and I’d love some advice from experienced nurses, preceptors, and fellow new grads. ❤️ First, I genuinely love my preceptor! She’s experienced, knowledgeable, supportive, and takes patient safety seriously. She’s told me I’m doing well, and I absolutely don’t want a different preceptor. However, our working styles are starting to clash. 😅 I’m naturally an internal processor. Sometimes I need a few seconds to think through my next step before acting. My preceptor frequently jumps in with questions, reminders, or directions before I can finish thinking or demonstrate what I know. I understand she can’t read my mind, and I’m working on communicating my plans more clearly, but the interruptions sometimes throw me off completely. TIME MANAGEMENT IS ANOTHER BIG ISSUE. I’m actively working on improving my pace, organization, and follow-through. However, during med passes, my preceptor sometimes gets into lengthy, nonclinical conversations with patients while I’m standing there with my scanner and medications ready. 😭 Even when I try to transition into reviewing medications, the conversation sometimes continues. I love connecting with patients, too! But I’m still building my medication administration routine, and I need to concentrate on doing it safely and efficiently. When we’re already behind, those extra interruptions don’t help. I fully acknowledge that I have things to improve, especially time management, documentation, anticipating needs, and communicating my priorities. I’m not asking her to lower her standards or overlook safety concerns. I just want more opportunities to lead. Ideally, I’d like her to monitor my progress, intervene when safety requires it, and give me feedback afterward when appropriate rather than frequently interrupting routine tasks. I haven’t fully explained these concerns to her yet because I don’t want to sound defensive. She’s even offered to let me switch preceptors, but I declined because I genuinely value her and want this to work. Experienced nurses/preceptors: How would you want an orientee to approach this conversation? How can I ask for more independence while still demonstrating accountability? Fellow new grads: Have you experienced a mismatch in teaching and learning styles? What helped? I’m genuinely open to constructive criticism. I want to become a safe, competent, independent nurse. I just need to figure out how to make this dynamic work. 🥹❤️   submitted by   /u/Clever_Lexi [link]   [comments]