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Am I right to feel this way?

I am new to the medical field and recently got a job in the medical field. I've been working there for a week and a half as a health unit coordinator in a very busy department.

After the 1st day, my trainer said she was going to let me on my own so I can feel the pressure. I've been working there for about a week and a half, and she is giving me a hard time saying I should already know everything.

The thing is, I was never really trained. Most of the time, she is just talking with other employees or doing something else. She doesn't like helping me out because she says I should know everything.

In my opinion, she was a really bad trainer to begin with. To top it off, I have a really hard time reading the doctor's orders which is basically chicken scratch is hardly legible. I have to do patient charts, answer the constantly ringing phone, write patient time up on the board, order lab tests, write patients information in a book, communicate with doctors and other nurses, and we dont have pagers so i have to constantly look for the nurses being asked for by other departments, and my trainer isnt really there when i have questions - and she seems like she hates helping me out. All this at the same time, literally.

Am i right to feel like it's not my fault?

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    Lv 7
    6 years ago
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    Nope, not your fault. Been there done that. This trainer is setting you up to fail and get fired. You need to start asking her for help and ignore her attitude. If that doesn't work go over her head and ask for help because I guarantee she is telling them how rotten you are. Happened to me and I was too naive to ask for help and got fired. Trainer did nothing but talk about getting on with the sheriff's department.

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