Dear Colleagues
June 12, 2020
An important message about protecting our patients when they are being discharged or having a package of care put in place. … More Dear Colleagues
Tag: healthcare
Nursing shoes UK Review
March 5, 2020
Hi everyone and welcome back to my blog post, thank you so much for taking the time to give this a read. I really hope this one is useful for you. I wanted to do this review as I feel it’s one of the top question’s student nurses ask me “What shoes / footwear do … More Nursing shoes UK Review
Why do I want to become a nurse?
April 25, 2018
‘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?
Student nurse – NHS 30 day challenge
April 21, 2018
I have set myself a challenge! For the next 30 days I want to do 30 minutes of exercise, from home, without the use of any gym products, or bought tools to help with fitness. This is for a couple of reasons: People make excuses not to exercise, I wanted to step into those shoes … More Student nurse – NHS 30 day challenge
Day 5 in the life of my GP placement
March 16, 2018
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
Second day of my GP placement
March 13, 2018
As I said in my previous blog, today I was immunising babies. This is something I have never seen before so I was quite excited to be learning something completely new. I arrived early as usual. One hour and ten minutes to be exact. The car did not start again this morning (but I was … More Second day of my GP placement
First day back at university
January 17, 2018
16th January 2018. I did not sleep much last night, I was far too excited! For today… was induction day! Induction to second year of nursing. I am so honoured and proud to be entering my university today. I have made it through first year! The past 12 months has started shaping me into the … More First day back at university
The nursing student – January positivity week 2 vlog
January 14, 2018
Here’s my second week of nurse positivity I’m spreading across the West Midlands UK. Taking away your January blues and hopefully to inspire someone else to do the same 🙂 Click here: Nurse Positivity vlog
Starting second year of nursing
January 13, 2018
The past year has gone by so so fast! On the 16th January 2018 (3 days and counting) I have my induction for second year! Eeee! I am so so excited. I have missed being at university so much, I have missed the lectures, I have missed my friends, I have missed grabbing lunch together … More Starting second year of nursing
A bit of comedy for everyone
January 4, 2018
Yesterday we had the honour of doing a 5 minute vlog for our university. During this filming we had so many hilarious moments and out takes / bloopers, it would of be rude of me not to share a moment haha. Unfortunately, due to some silly person (me) we deleted the out takes before returning … More A bit of comedy for everyone
Diary of a Nurse 