You’ve probably read this title and thought ‘oh here we go… what’s this rant about?’ However, this blog post is quite the opposite. I’m here to tell you – you’re fabulous! It was during my second year of the nursing degree that I noticed this. It was during my placement at a GP surgery with … More Dear GP nurse
Hi all! Welcome back, if you’re new then a huge welcome to my blog. Thanks for popping in 🙂 This is my second week as a NQN general practice nurse (GPN). I thought I’d start this week diary style to keep a log of what I’ve been up to and type as I go to … More Second week as a NQN in GP
Hi all, I’m currently sat on a train heading to my second day of my post as a general practice nurse! What a perfect time to reflect and write a blog? 3rd February 2020: Yesterday, I woke ready for an amazing first day. I was ‘bright eyed and bushy tailed’ and so excited for it. … More My first day as a NQN in general practice
As most of you may know, I’m very passionate about primary care nursing. My previous placement within a general practice confirmed that primary care is where the rest of my career will lie. Many people still think that you need so many years experience to become a general practice nurse and this is a myth. … More The Role Of The General Practice Nurse
What an amazing end to my last week of placement! It has been emotional and I was not looking forward to my last day at all…. Monday 30th April 2018: Today I had a great day as always. I worked alongside my mentor in the morning doing various patients: injections, hypertension, diabetes and patient results. … More My final week of general practice placement is finished
We are approaching the end of my placement 😦 Next week is my very last week here and I am gutted. I have had such an incredible experience and I do not want to leave. I have definitely found my passion. What a busy week we have had again. We had patients come in for a … More Week 7 of my GP placement
I cannot believe I only have two weeks left of placement…. The final day is going to be heart wrenching for me but until then, I shall make the most of every second. Monday 16th April and Tuesday 17th April 2018 I was with my mentor and we saw a variety of patients: Diabetic Hypertension Smear … More Week 6 of my general practice placement
Here I am again, about to chew your ears off about how incredible general practice is and what a great week I have had. Firstly, a patient I had referred on for a problem I had picked up on whilst they were in my clinic, came back to thank me for the referral and that … More General Practice placement week 5
Friday 30th March 2018 It is the bank holiday weekend all! And guess what? I am finished for the weekend and I have a long weekend off?! How amazing is that. Last year on the wards, I worked every single bank holiday going. However, to be honest, I would not mind working it all at … More End of week 3 in my GP placement
Seriously, if the days could just slow down for a moment please! Thank you. It’s almost April?! Can you believe that? We are a quarter way through 2018 already. Not to scare anyone or anything haha. Monday 26th March 2018. Yesterday I had another fantastic day out on placement! We saw a variety of patients … More General Practice placement – start of week 3
Diary of a Nurse 