The new graduate accepts a position at a facility and is assigned a preceptor to act as a mentor during the orientation process
After two weeks on orientation the graduate overhears the preceptor telling a coworker, "This new graduate I'm working with is never going to make it as a nurse. She doesn't know what she is doing." What type of mentor is this preceptor?
1.
Avoider
2.
Dumper
3.
Destroyer
4.
Blocker
ANS: 3
Destroyers tear down the individual by tearing down the nurse's self-confidence. This preceptor is acting as a destroyer, perhaps because she is threatened by the new nurse's knowledge.
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