Often times when students are in the clinic there may be times where a preceptor does something one way and it will be completely different from what the student has read in a textbook or has experience with other preceptors or clinicians in the past. I think when this happens it is important to not freak out and automatically assume what they are doing is wrong. A way I like to approach this difference is by asking the preceptor or clinician how they found this technique and what resources they have used. This to me is a good way to learn a new technique or skill. However, they are times where I find myself seriously questioning if what the preceptor is doing is truly effective or achieving the goal they have explained. In this case I would go and ask another preceptor if they can explain it to me. As a student I would never want to over step a preceptor’s way of practice, but If I found something they are doing wrong after looking into everything by text and by other clinicians then I might ask about the technique described in the text. Preceptors are people too and they make mistakes. I wouldn’t want to embarrass anyone. I believe if I just ask about what the texts say and they are actually doing something wrong this would make the preceptor go back into their textbooks and references and hopefully he or she would make the correction. Most importantly to me as a student I wouldn’t want to offend and over criticize the way someone practices. If at the end of the day someone will not change and they are truly wrong, then you just have to ignore it to the best of your ability and cover yourself in case something bad were to occur and there is a legal pursuit.
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