@athenab05
If you can’t get it waived, let me know the cost and I’ll pay it for you. Thank you so much for everything you’re doing and joining us on the frontline, I appreciate you so much - you are so amazing! Being a student is tough enough in general without this nonsense ❤️
Me and a HCA I’ve never worked with at 19:30: omg hi, so sorry to bother you I’m Abi :-)
Us at 02:30: so I guess that’s why I’m emotionally unavailable and my rabbits only eat sweetheart cabbage, not red cabbage
I’ve had my uniform turned into a teddy bear as a memorial of my training. The uniform has been special to me, I’ve proudly worn it for 3 years and now it’s a little keepsake 💖
A patient told me how he takes his tea and how he often takes it in the middle of the night as part of his daily routine. I made a note of the time and made sure that at 3am when he woke up I had a cup of tea ready for him. Person centred care is an honour and a pleasure to give.
BBC’s Casualty/ Holby City would be a lot more realistic if every 10 minutes a main character shouts “HAVE YA GOT THE KEYS?” Then proceeds to accuse everyone in the general vicinity, do a full frisk, then realises they had the keys all along
Last night I had a quick cry in the corridor with a porter until now I’ve had a very casual “hi, how are ya? You look well, how’s the missus?” relationship with and tbh we bonded. Our portering/orderly teams are absolute legends and I’d be lost without them, esp last night
Incredible feeling today. Recognised the signs of sepsis, initiated and completed the sepsis 6 within an hour, both the consultant and nurse in charge said well done, as well as some really good feedback from my mentor at my midpoint interview. I learned so much today! ☺️
@athenab05
Just looking after one of our own❤️ please let me know, I wouldn’t want you to end up out of pocket by a Trust’s money grabbing. You do so much invaluable work for no cost at all and we need you. It’s the least I can do😄
You’d think as a nurse I’d have mastered opening tablet boxes on the opposite side to where the leaflet it (you know what I mean). Despite it being a 50/50 chance, at least 80% of the time I seem to hit the leaflet 🤷🏼♀️
GP has given me a sick note. I’m honestly knackered and it was a huge deal to go in and try put into words how awful I feel. Very proud of myself for doing it (I’ve been rehearsing what to say for the last 24hrs) and GP was wonderful. Now to rest 😴
Just once I want to see an episode of
@BBCHolbyCity
where the CEO’s printer is broken, but she can’t call IT to get it repaired herself because she’s not completed the relevant e-learning package or they’re trying to start ward round and the computer is taking ages to restart
Tomorrow is the very first day of my career. I feel like a child getting ready for their first day of school - this will be the first time in my life that I’m not in education. Pretty nervous! 😬
I’ve ordered a
#hellomynameis
badge in yellow for accessibility with my pronouns to hopefully help patients feel more at ease discussing LGBTQA*+ healthcare with me and a rainbow badge reel for my community alliance and solidarity for
#clapforkeyworkers
🌈
Phoned a hotel to make a booking, I only ever use the phone at work so opened with “hi, my name is Abi I’m one of the nurses..” and now they probs think I’m a weirdo who just announces my profession at strange times
Today I was signed off to qualify as an RN! It’s been a long road with trials and tribulations and a good few spanners in the works, but today I finally completed the goal I’ve worked so hard towards. I couldn’t be more proud, to me nursing is the best job in the world!
@richardtill
Hmm distinct lack of selfies in full donned PPE on your profile. I’m afraid I doubt your credentials. In this 82 tweet series I will tell you everything I’ve learned via my Facebook acquired doctorate in epidemiology and virology... this essential oil blend will....
Sometimes ITU nursing is scouring the hospital for nail polish to pamper your patient who just wants some pretty pink nails and that’s absolutely wonderful in my books
Student nurse spent the morning with me in majors and she thanked me for teaching her stuff and honestly I just had the best time having someone willing to listen to my rambling about sodium 🥲
Holby City is so fake. An admissions nurse handing over to another admissions nurse to take a break saying she’s up to date once bed 3’s obs are done. As an admissions nurse, I don’t know what being up to date feels like but I’d imagine it feels like getting married.
@Stylcd
She could’ve died. She probably already feels terrible about it herself. I bet it took a lot of courage to go to ED. If you can’t be a doctor/ grown up then please do us all a favour and don’t see patients.
It’s takes a village to make a sister 💙 so proud to be returning to ED in navy and hopefully make some difference as part of a fantastic team! Excited to be embracing my first leadership role😄
I had a post-op patient on ITU who was allowed to build up the diet so I offered some tea and toast and they declined because they didn’t like toast and honestly no part of my training prepared me for that moment. Who doesn’t like toast?
Dear nurse twitter: I’m thinking of starting a blog looking at all the different jobs and experiences RNs have, it would mean I would need some very kind volunteers who would be happy to write a post and share it in the blog, is this something anyone would be interested in?
Today I got all my courage together to talk to my GP about my low mood/ panic attacks and I was met with so much empathy and kindness. Feeling a little stronger tonight for talking about things.
I can’t quite put into words the nerves I’m feeling about going onto shift and being ‘the nurse’ with my own patients. I find it hard to believe after so many years that I have finally made it. I’m a little excited, mostly nervous. It’s like first day nerves!
I worked with a new nurse in the dept today and she said working with me today made her feel like ED nursing was for her again after a bit of a wobble and it was just the biggest compliment in the world and I just loved working with her (and made sure I told her that too😄)
Well I guess that’s it... my last ever shift as a student nurse is done, I couldn’t have asked for a better placement for sign off. The support has been overwhelming. Thank you for joining me on my journey from STN to RN! 👩🏼⚕️
I don’t even have my own locker, let alone any sort of on-site gym facilities. Got home and had cheese and biscuits for dinner last night because I was too tired to function beyond that. But sure, go off 🤷🏼♀️ glad to see now the clapping has subsided we’re back to old faithful
Last night was nurse in charge of resus again and it just blows my mind that I’m in this position. 6 months ago I would’ve never have imagined I’d be at this point, doing what I’m doing and generally holding my own. A real glow up😄
Do you ever just get so tired of hearing your own repetitive jokes like “we only drop people on Tuesdays” “are you in any pain, other than me being a pain in the neck?” “no known drug allergies? Let’s not find any then, eh?”
Every night shift I’ve ever done, my dad has always picked me up, so I haven’t had to drive home. He always did the same for my mom when she did night shift. It’s a huge gesture of kindness from him, some shifts by the end I’m so happy to see him and to zone out for the commute
First week as a nurse completed! Absolutely knackered, rather overwhelmed and a bit emotional but it’s all a process. Ready for a chilled weekend before getting back to it on Monday morning 😄
Last night I escorted a patient on a transfer to another hospital, the nurse I handed over to was my first year mentor and I was filled with pride and excitement with getting to see her again and in blues! 🏥
I’ve been waiting right until I was out of supernumerary to fess up to being an ICU nurse on my tag. Today was the first day “in the numbers” and I made it to handover in one piece🌟
Also: When someone calls in sick and I promise if your initial reaction is to check in on them and their welfare before anything else like the general formalities, I promise it will really help the employee. The guilt of being off sick is real.
How absolutely brilliant are pharmacists? Not only are the ones I work with exceptional, when I’ve had a small ailment, the local pharmacy has been brilliant with totally free advice and recommendations. A hugely undervalued and underused service 🌟
@vicky_carver
@athenab05
It is entirely unnecessary for a student nurse, providing that trust the additional support (look how invaluable they are, they were even asked to join us as B4 during first wave) to be unable to access a parking permit and to be subsequently fined for it.
@drphiliplee1
So if you’re the Ward Sister of a 1600 bedder, extremely underoccupied. And I’M a Ward Sister of a 1600 bedder, extremely underoccupied- who’s got the CD keys?
@vicky_carver
@athenab05
A student nurse is an amazing resource that keeps us up to date on our knowledge, supports the dynamic of a team and helps our patients. We should respect them more and not stand for fines for someone just doing a shift they’re not even being paid for
Lockdown 2 goals: just keep going. No need to worry about a new hobby or losing weight or being more active, just getting by day-to-day has got to be enough.
The on-call med reg asked me tentatively this week if 'borrowing a pen' was a thing she could do and when I gave her my pen she looked incredibly emotional. The meaning of pens in healthcare is very surreal. She never gave it back but I'm sure she's taking great care of it now
In a similar vein: Overly complex password requirements are a greater security threat than a memorable normal password because people will write in down in insecure ways to try remember it.
Coming home after a veeery long day to my dad having changed my bedding, put the heating on and left a hot water bottle for me to flop into bed with is definitely up there in top 10 moments 😴
I wasn’t so sure if I’d like the different hours, doing 5 shifts a week instead of 3 long days but so far it’s really nice to come home and have a family dinner and have a little more time in the morning, I don’t feel so tired either. I feel more sociable!
Another cake craft class complete! I really enjoyed it, even if I wasn’t really wanting to go first thing this morning. I’m glad I did! I love the end outcome, even though the entire time I kept looking at it like it would never pan out well 🤷🏼♀️
Ready and (nervously!) raring to go for my first day of final placement! Just months of my journey to RN left to go and I am so excited to take in as much as I can from my first surgical placement! 👩🏼⚕️📚
#westns
#nurchat
#wenurses
Last night I was hanging a bag of fluids and I suddenly had an “oh damn, this is my life now?” surreal moment. An absolute appreciation for all the hard work that brought me to this point that at some point was just a dream. I’m very grateful for so many things 🙏
Isn’t it weird how many nurses have all had that *one* nurse mentor while they were training that vaguely traumatised them and even now they still have a sense of dread whenever they’re brought up. I will continue to do my best to not be that kind of nurse.
Now discussing a start date, so it’s properly official! I’m going to be a band 6 Emergency Dept clinical educator and I couldn’t be more excited to get started. The most exciting bit is how much I’ll learn doing this job 💗
Yesterday I had a student nurse working with me (for the second time since I qualified!) I really enjoyed being able to share my knowledge and just generally chat about my experiences as an NQN. It was a huge privilege to contribute to someone’s student nurse journey 😄
On Monday I’m going to the university where I studied to an awards ceremony for an award I’ve been given in my training and I’ve invited my parents along as my guests. Today my dad went out shopping especially for a new sweatshirt for the occasion. My heart is so full of love 💖
Look, I know it’s not a fully donned uniform selfie or a selfie of my face with mask marks on it or anything so I’m not really fitting in right now but it’s just a pic of me smiling and doing my best day by day. Also eyeliner is about the only makeup I can manage nowadays 🤷🏼♀️
Saw a comment on Facebook about “our profession going down the pan” because of university nurses. I’d like to think my degree is teaching me good skills for using evidence base, understanding the treatments I’m going to provide alongside traditional values necessary to nursing.
I have a job interview tomorrow and despite all my prep so far I’m incredibly nervous and already doubting my ability. Here’s hoping there’s no “what’s your strengths?” question as I’m feeling very wobbly and might cry 😂
Imagine if we invested as much time/ resources in decorating adult patient areas as we do with paediatrics. I bet that would be a pretty cool future for healthcare, for a stimulating and engaging environment away from that hospital look/ smell. Adults can have sensory needs too🧑🎨
Applied for a staff nurse position yesterday and I’ve received an invitation to interview in a couple of days time! A little bit nervous about the whole experience, but excited. It’s a hospital I haven’t worked in ever before 👩🏼⚕️
Told my brother I’d passed, but then had a sad moment when I realised there was no other family to tell because everyone had died or left and that’s ok because friends are 100% found family and they’re really special, but today just felt a little bit sad
Fitted for my first staff nurse uniform today, it was an incredible and surreal moment to put on those blues for the first time and to look in the mirror. It’s absolutely been worth every moment of these three years. Just 13 shifts and a day in uni to go!
Kinda amazing/ eye opening when you start looking at private RN wages and RNs wages in other countries that you realise how little NHS RNs are actually valued by the govt.
@EmergMedDr
I’ve been working in red ITU quite a bit lately and honestly I’m just so lost for words now, I feel so completely defeated by how the public won’t take it seriously. I’m just out of words and fight. It’s going to be a long winter. Sending you lots of love
Just like that, another adventure comes to a close! I’m so grateful for the knowledge, experience and friendships I’ve made in my time during critical care. I learned ITU nursing also wasn’t for me and that’s ok too! I did it😄 now ITU ➡️ ED 🎉
@WelshGasDoc
Sending my love to you all in wales 🙏 I’m working in east mids, England ITU but if needed have a week’s annual leave upcoming soon and happy to support then.
Two very important and special things happened to me today. I interviewed for and got a new job, but most important of all a new
@FiveGuysUK
opened near to me that’s close enough for Deliveroo to deliver to me 🍔
Today a patient called me over, when I asked how I could help they said they wanted to introduce me to their partner and then told their partner that I had taken excellent care of them. It was an amazing feeling! A simple thank you can make a working day absolutely incredible
@Medic_Russell
I once held a patient’s hand as they crashed. I kept asking him his blood type, but he just kept telling me to “be positive”. I’ll never forget him, he wasn’t even my patient... he was the doctor. That nurse grew up to be Jennifer Anniston. It’s true, I was the AED