Student editor blog
All posts from: May 2012
'What amazing things have you witnessed while on placement?'

On placement the other day I witnessed a practical procedure that left me feeling truly astonished.
'Are nursing rituals and superstitions helpful?'

There are many rituals and superstitions that don’t have scienfitic basis but take place quite a lot in nursing.
'In theatre everything was so different from what I'm used to'

As nurses and student nurses we get used to being put in some quite extraordinary places.
'Will paperwork take up all of our time once we qualify?'

It will come as no great surprise, I am sure, that I decided to enter nursing because I wanted to have one-to-one contact with patients and actually feel as if I was making a positive difference to their lives.


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