Re: Breaks, shifts and eating
In our trusts you are expected to do what your mentor does, no questions asked!
I think you've hit the nail on the head there Dory, you want to fit in so you do rush around like a mad person and then feel bad for asking for a break. I don't think i've ever taken a full break on a shift before, except maybe a couple of very quiet night shifts.
I do feel like a skivvy sometimes, when midwives ask you to go and get something, when they are quite capable of gettin it themselves and you are in the middle of something. I don't mind helping out and enjoy being useful, but sometimes it over-steps the mark.
Recently on PN i felt totally unsupported and used by my mentor, and although it was good experience and i had to cope under pressure, i baisically felt like i was doing her work for her, we weren't doing it together and i didn't feel like i was being taught anything.
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