'how do i get my mentor to like me? ' | nursing times

Can you advise this student nurse? _”I just started on a new placement with a new mentor, and I don’t think she likes me very much._ _“Every time I ask a question she seems really annoyed,

even when she’s showing me something and I need clarification. I try not to ask too many, but then I get confused and it makes her even more irritable._ _“It’s only been about a week but I’m

already feeling very discouraged. I don’t want to ask for a transfer, I just want to get along better with my current mentor, but I have no idea how! _ _”Should I compliment her methods, or

volunteer to do extra work? I’ve asked some of her other students and they say they get along fine. I’m only a first-year so I do not have much experience in this department but I don’t

think this is a very typical thing, is it?_ _“In any case, it’s taking a massive toll on me and I’m starting to dread going in to work. What can I do to make my mentor like me more? Or how

can I make myself stop caring whether or not she likes me and just ask what I need to know anyway?”_ PLEASE USE THE COMMENTS SECTION BELOW TO SHARE YOUR ADVICE If you would like to post a

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