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Jul. 3rd, 2012 10:34 pm Today has been a day of mixed emotions. The bulk of my shift was good- excellent, in fact- and added a birth to the list of ones I have facilitated (10, now). It was a wonderful thing.
At the end of my shift, though, I had a very frank talk with both my current mentors, and things are not looking so good. On my last placement, the mentor I had was ill at the end of it and because of that I could not get her to sign off my skills. When I finally tracked her down, a couple of months had passed and she claims she can't remember what we did together, so she can't sign to say I am competent. Over the last few weeks a similar problem occurred- the shifts I was working with my current mentor were either so busy we didn't have time to discuss signing me off on things, or I was put on different shifts to her and had to work with strangers. So nothing has been signed. And now, with only 5 weeks left to go, she just isn't sure that there is enough time for me to catch up- no time to prove that I am competent in everything that needs to be signed off.
The real problem is, I have to hand in my fully signed book by the end of this month. -___-; If I don't, there is a very good chance that I will fail the year and have to repeat it, even though everything else I have done has been exemplary. It is very frustrating, because I have done my utmost to accommodate my mentors, and give them time to sign my book. But it just never happens. There is actually nothing else I can do.
My university is aware of the problem, and of course, we are trying to fix it. I have taken up a few extra shifts to try and get more experience, and I am trying to organise a meeting between my university tutor and my mentor so they can discuss it. I am seeing my tutor on the 10th anyway, so hopefully something will have been arranged by then.
But yeah, I am pretty damn upset about this.
I really, really, really don't want to have to repeat the year. ;___;.
At the end of my shift, though, I had a very frank talk with both my current mentors, and things are not looking so good. On my last placement, the mentor I had was ill at the end of it and because of that I could not get her to sign off my skills. When I finally tracked her down, a couple of months had passed and she claims she can't remember what we did together, so she can't sign to say I am competent. Over the last few weeks a similar problem occurred- the shifts I was working with my current mentor were either so busy we didn't have time to discuss signing me off on things, or I was put on different shifts to her and had to work with strangers. So nothing has been signed. And now, with only 5 weeks left to go, she just isn't sure that there is enough time for me to catch up- no time to prove that I am competent in everything that needs to be signed off.
The real problem is, I have to hand in my fully signed book by the end of this month. -___-; If I don't, there is a very good chance that I will fail the year and have to repeat it, even though everything else I have done has been exemplary. It is very frustrating, because I have done my utmost to accommodate my mentors, and give them time to sign my book. But it just never happens. There is actually nothing else I can do.
My university is aware of the problem, and of course, we are trying to fix it. I have taken up a few extra shifts to try and get more experience, and I am trying to organise a meeting between my university tutor and my mentor so they can discuss it. I am seeing my tutor on the 10th anyway, so hopefully something will have been arranged by then.
But yeah, I am pretty damn upset about this.
I really, really, really don't want to have to repeat the year. ;___;.
