37 years old and I have finally achieved my dream of becoming a nurse. I had around 10 years healthcare experience before I started my nursing degree and then when I qualified I went straight into GP Nursing. I have a passion for sexual health, transgender health, LGBTQ+ health and all things shiny.
Hi all, It’s been a while, I’m sorry! As many of you may have seen in recent news, conversion therapy was still legal in the UK (in fact worldwide!) I was very naive, and had no idea this was still a thing in 2022! So it came as a huge shock to hear this. The … More Conversion Therapy
‘Hard times build determination and inner strength. Through them we can also come to appreciate uselessness of anger’ (Dalia Lama). With the current stresses and strains on our National Health Service (NHS), the bad press and the shortage of staff why would anyone want to go into this profession? Hello, my name is Claire Carmichael, … More Why do I want to become a nurse?
Wednesday 4th April 2018: I had my first High Achievers Recognision Scheme (HARS) seminar. This is a series of seminars to aid you to be your ‘best self.’ Furthermore, today’s seminar was based around personal development. I did not know what to expect from this seminar but I did leave pleasantly surprised! We started off with … More HARS seminar – Personal development
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We had an amazing skills session a couple of weeks ago about how to insert a nasogastric tube (NG) into a patient (using a mannequin) and how to put up some IVI fluids. Before I started my skills session, I had observed a couple of NG tubes being…
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