I will just let the student do my job

i have just recently been on a cardio prac where i was placed at the same place as i had been in third year. As i had already been competent in this exact prac i asked if i could be placed on a surgical ward so i could experience a different area of cardio physio and challenge myself. I was then informed that this was not possible as i had already been allocated to the same medical ward as i was previously on and they wanted to me to be proficient at running the ward. This idea of runnning the ward was ok as it was a new challenge.

However i became increasing frustrated when i realised that i was to run the ward so my supervisor didnt have to do any work. While i would treat the ward patients she would have coffee with nursing staff or chat to other disciplines. My curtin supervisor also became frustrated as i was missing out on learning opportunities in a new field because the staff wanted to slack off. I was then told by my supervisor to request surgical patients when i was with her. They complied with my request but would not let me follow those patient through as i was to return to my ward duties.

This posed the question whose learning is prac benefitting. My understanding is that we were to go out on prac so we are able to sharpen our skills learnt at uni. This was not the views of this hospital and it frustrated me greatly that they take on students so their staff can have a holiday.
I then realised that if i wanted to further my learning i had to see to it myself by going to organised events like the lung lunch myself and asking other students to give me a tour of ICU