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I know that here, students are not allowed in the room unless the patient gives permission. When I was on home health and midwifery clinicals, my preceptor would even have to call the patient at home first to make sure it was okay to bring a student....

That's very sad news. My condolences to all her family and friends. Thank you, Joyce, for sharing your passion and knowledge with us all over the years. Rest in peace. xx

Whilst it's not really a mistake like 'asperburgers', my all time favorite admission was also from a pediatric ward and simply read; "Patient jumped from first storey window. Patient thinks he is Batman."

I completely agree, there are some awful students and I knew a few classmates who were in distinct need of an attitude adjustment. But, as my grandma used to say, there's good and bad everywhere and that goes for both students and mentors. I had no ...

I think part of the problem is that students resent (and rightly so) being used as Health Care Assistants by the wards they are placed on. I trained in the UK and was often irritated to find that instead of being placed on the shift with my mentor, ...

'No sir, I will not give you a kiss. Although I can't lie, it IS tempting. How did you know incontinent, toothless, old guys who sit with their hands down their pants are JUST my thing??! Someone, please, hold me back!' 'Yes, I am a smart girl, and n...

Hi Byatt If this is what you really want to do, I say go for it! Even if it doesn't work out, you will know you gave it a shot! There's nothing worse than living with regrets!

Thankfully my husband is very aware of the demands of my job as he's a physiotherapist and works with nurses on a daily basis and as far as chores go in our house, it's strictly 50/50. Some of my friends however, are a different story and are clearl...

I think we've all had that problem from time to time. As other posters have said, writing out neat notes does make a difference and highlighting is always a good idea. I think the best piece of advice I ever got, was to make posters of things I found...

As a third year student on my final clinical placement, I was looking forward to my last few weeks on the wards and developing the skills I will soon be using as a new RN. I have been lucky enough to have had amazing mentors and incredibly supportive...

Thanks, Silverdragon. Thanks for the advice. I'm always a bit torn as to where I belong here as I was raised in the US (American Mom, English Dad) but am now married to an English guy and am currently settled in the UK. I know things are done a littl...

first of all, my clinical instructor (what we call a 'named mentor' in the uk) is the ward supervisor and is well aware of what goes on on the ward. i am supposed to work shifts either under her direct supervision or under the supervision of my assoc...

One of my personal favourites... "No, leave the window shut please nurse, I'm allergic to air." Riiiight. Okay.

Memo to all my future patients... If you can... -Eat three servings of lunch. -Move the furniture around in your room. -Jump up and down on the bed playing video games. -Press the call bell roughly every 3.2 seconds so I can locate a new, more 'excit...

Had one fellow student ask our instructor on an OB/GYN placement if you could get pregnant from oral sex. (only to have another student pipe up, "Hmm, doesn't it depend how you do it?" and then go into GREAT detail about how that might happen.) Then ...

I had a patient ask me where his 'other' pancreas was. Have also been asked repeatedly by patients and family members about medical procedures...particularly a 'brain transplant'. Beam me up Scotty!

Just watched 'Dispatches: Confessions Of A Nurse' on Channel 4 and I am absolutely disgusted and infuriated that yet AGAIN, all the blame for the short comings of the NHS and patient care is placed with the Nursing staff. No mention of doctors, clean...

I love this thread, it's all so true!! A little rant from the other side of the Atlantic...where we still wear hideous, hideous starched uniforms that somehow still manage to excite some of the more mentally and socially challenged guys over here. ...

My Grandma was a nurse for over 45 years having started out nursing with the Army in WWII. She later became a Sister on Post-op wards and worked a lot on the night shift. She told me that one morning she was approached by a Junior Doctor who said "Oh...

I will be 29 when I graduate (BSN) and then I'm hoping to become an NP after that. This is a second career for me but I know it's going to be worth all this hard work. :)