medicpmc

Dear Troubled: After reading your comments, i feel that there is a problem with your ride time. When ever i get a student the first thing I do is introduce myself, then if this is the beginning of a shift we all go over the rig together this does a couple of things first we talk bs whatever get to know one another, and while doing soI ask questions such as how much experience do you have how much ride time where are you in class what you can or cannot do. Then I explain how I do things and since i work for a busy county and know the calls will come I usually let the student walk and stans right next to me so they get the understanding of questioning a patient to come up with a plan to start treatment, and ask my student to do vital signs listen to lung fields so they can relay them as a crew member. during transport, I allow them to do the skills they are allowed to do, after the call we all sit down and talk about it or just the 2 of us it totally depends on the students comfort. my advise to you is next time you do a ride along talk to your preceptors tell them what you are comfortable with what you have covered in class in other word communicate with them. ride time should be with as little stress as possible a time to learn how to take care of patients before you get thrown to the wolves.