Staying successful 

6 Months gone! Half of my first year is complete! 🎉 And to reward us, our university put on a morning event ‘Staying Successful’ a motivational morning to say well done and keep it up! We had a motivational speaker called David Keeling who’s part comedian too. We were all hoping for Peter Kay when … More Staying successful 

OSCE Completed! 

Thank god it’s over. OSCE – objective structured clinical examination. I didn’t realise how stressed I was about OSCE exams until the day of it. I have been revising so hard with physiology, practiced my practical skills for it. I’ve used everything available to me to remember it all and perfect it. The night before … More OSCE Completed! 

Tissue Viability 

Since being on this placement, we’ve had 2 training sessions on Tissue viability. An area I really love. It’s about preventing pressure areas / ulcers. And if there are any patients with them, it’s about how to manage the sore area and prevent it getting any worse. Stopping it in its tracks. First, it’s risk … More Tissue Viability 

Half way point. 

So I’m half way trough my first placement! I have 4 more weeks left to go. Today on my shift I got to do a pathway experience through the operating theatres yay!! Exciting stuff!! Prob not for some but I love it 😀 I went down with a patient from the ward and they did … More Half way point. 

Recovered 

Finally recovered from my nights shifts! The second night shift was pretty similar to the first. Busy to start with but once patients had settled down there wasn’t much to do. I did my physiology revision and my practice placement book which was good. After my second night shift, I got home and tried to … More Recovered