Hi All,
I am experiencing some difficulties in my placement and I am really frustrated at the moment:
My Curtin Supervisor came for mid-placement yesterday and it was the worst two hours I have so far. My supervisor has high expectation on student, for example: She expects student to know the effect and mechanism of every single drug on patient’s medicine chart.
I could only answer some of her questions and she was very impatient after a while. I was threatened and not motivated after the first hour. I confess my knowledge in neurology is limited but I do look up things which I don’t know. I tried hard to revise my neuro every night after clinic, but some skills (e.g. Observation) really come with experience.
I am planning to get some extra supervision next week and do you guys have some strategies to deal with this? I would love to hear your advice,thanks!
I am experiencing some difficulties in my placement and I am really frustrated at the moment:
My Curtin Supervisor came for mid-placement yesterday and it was the worst two hours I have so far. My supervisor has high expectation on student, for example: She expects student to know the effect and mechanism of every single drug on patient’s medicine chart.
I could only answer some of her questions and she was very impatient after a while. I was threatened and not motivated after the first hour. I confess my knowledge in neurology is limited but I do look up things which I don’t know. I tried hard to revise my neuro every night after clinic, but some skills (e.g. Observation) really come with experience.
I am planning to get some extra supervision next week and do you guys have some strategies to deal with this? I would love to hear your advice,thanks!
3 comments:
Just keep up the study buddy there is not much more you can do. You can try and ask your supervisor for information or where to get extra info on those areas because we didn't cover it in great detail at uni. This will show her that you are trying and will let her know the areas you need more help with.
Hey Kent,
I think you're doing a fab job coping with a difficult placement!! I agree with Dickie, keep up with the study, and ask your supervisor perhaps if there are some certain areas she would like you to focus on as neuro is such a massive topic. I always find it helpful if a supervisor tells me that they want me to look up some specific things rather than just saying, go home and study!
Keep up the good work, less than 2 weeks to go!
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