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It seems that your preceptee hasn’t quite mastered the art of time management and, well, efficiency. You have three patients assigned to you and it’s 10 a.m. and your preceptee has yet to even see the third. Come 6 p.m., there are two patients whose charts have been empty since 12 hours prior, and you have to wait around an hour after your shift to let the tortoise catch up on charting. How do you deal with this?
The most important thing is to be patient. Patience is the key to sanity when orienting new nurses who just may not be catching on. Here are a couple of tips for keeping these nurses on track.
