Hi all, I have just uploaded a new vlog all about applying for GP nursing as a newly qualified nurse. This is showing my process, how I did it, and a live reaction video of finding out whether or not I got the job! Not to be missed! Take a look here: https://youtu.be/vdngy5toUt0 Hope … More Applying for General Practice Nursing
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
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
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
Wednesday 21st of March 2018. A while back I was invited to go to a GP conference. I debated it for a while as it was during my placement and I did not want to miss anything on my placement. Until I sat and thought about it logically and how related to my placement this … More General Practice conference experience
19th March 2018: Today I started my very own clinic! In the morning, I had patients that needed their blood pressure review and in the afternoon, I had patients in for their asthma review. Initially I was a little nervous, as this is something I had never done before, but I felt comfortable enough to … More Week two of my GP placement
I did a vlog on my first week experience of my general practice nursing placement. Give it a watch if you like that sort of thing 🙂 Click here for GP placement vlog
Good evening all! I have just finished my final day of my first week at my wonderful general practice (GP) placement. What have I been up to today? Today I was working with a fantastic foundation year 2 (FY2) Doctor. I had recognised her face and then realised she was on my last placement; the … More Day 5 in the life of my GP placement
Every Wednesday, I will be with another nurse as my mentor does not work on this day. I arrived early at 7.50am again, but this time I was only 40 minutes early as this clinic starts at 8.30am 🙂 Today (Wednesday) was a special asthma and COPD clinic mainly with the odd smear test and … More Third day of my GP placement
Diary of a Nurse 