Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Feeling Like a Fraud


It never ceases to amuse me when I turn up to work and find I’ve either been assigned the team leader role, or am paired with a student.  (Today I was blessed with a double-whammy.)  I can’t help but chuckle.  (Quietly, on the inside, of course.)  Because, let’s face it, I just don’t see myself as qualified to fulfill either role.  I don’t see myself as a leader or a mentor.  I don’t feel old enough to have anyone answer to me.  I feel like a fraud.  I certainly don’t feel like any sort of authority.  It wasn’t that long ago when I was the student.  A few years’ experience hardly makes me an expert.  Couple that with the fact that I’m still trying to gain a firm grasp on Aussie nursing, and the situation almost becomes laughable.  What are my superiors thinking?!?  I can only hope I sound somewhat knowledgeable and avoid making a complete fool of myself!

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