One of my students ... (yes - my students. In addition to not being supervised, getting my own patients and occasional shifts in charge, I now get to supervise and teach other students. Part of a game they like to play called 'milk the almost-qualified free labour for everything we can.')...she's, well, kind of creepy ( Read more... )

This week I've been working with the cardiac rehab nurses to give the ward some relief as the module 1 and 3s settle in ( Read more... )

More patients die when there are less nurses. Shocker.
Not to mention that patient care suffers massively with fewer nurses.
My ward, for example, has cut one qualified nurse per shift. Because the trust needs to save 30 million pounds.
And at the same time there are thousands of nurses desperate for jobs in the capital.

Yesterday at work I saw the most amazing sight I have seen so far in nursing ( Read more... )

Screw the wimpering, ward is fatabulous.
I love nursing.
I remember why I loved it first time around and I want a job there.
Also, go and see Little Miss Sunshine, it's great.

Thunder! Lightning!

Gah, my beautiful silver fob watch from stephmog is broked ( Read more... )

Been shortlisted and asked to interview for a competition! I am the greatestest ( Read more... )

Yesterday
The correct way to write yourself to death
I'd say it was fairly succesfull.
I've written a 1000 word entry to a competition. 1500 words of my ethics essay and a book.
Yup, remember that comedy book for Carey's Edinburgh show? It's finally done. Just needs gagging up and printing now.

Today I went to (etch-a-sketch) Anthony's funeral ( Read more... )

Ow ow ow ow ( Read more... )

First up, I'm extraordinarily happy ( Read more... )