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cheers thanks very much! wipes sound like a good idea;) found some deoderiser for stoma bags by the nurses station they said i could use it for really bad smells! much appreciated!:)

probably not relevant for you cos i am training in Ireland but i have 37hours of college a week and we have 15 weeks clinical placement a term which we do all in one go ususally for 1st and 2nd year. Am in 3rd year at the moment and am heading out for my years rostered placement in hospital in January! yeah and we even get paid for it! I believe this is 40 hours a week!

classic classic classic! really made me and the other students laugh:rotfl:

very very funny! :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

folks give me poop,or blood or guts anyday but i just cant handle vomit! Do you get used to it or is it going to be something that will haunt me for the rest of my life? I am a student by the way so any tips would be appreciated? i think its the whole retching part that makes me wanna barf!

hey am student nurse- is Bextra really dangerous? just asking cos my dad's on it?

Just had to put in my 2 cents aswell! I am a student nurse and have found this to be the case in the hospitals i have been to aswell. The vast majority of nurses will help you and show you interventions if you ask. Some are not happy to have been lumbered with a student but make the effort anyway and i can live with that. We all know it can be extra pressure and often extra work to go through everything. I have occasionally met some extreme cases that go out of their way to show you up and put you in uncomfortable situations. Ocassionally however you find a real gem:p ! I make it my job to stick to these fantastic nurses like glue and i always end up learning a lot! I do feel that getting a bad mentor can have its benefits though as during my training so far i feel i have developed a lot of interpersonal skills and have really learned to practice diplomacy and tact!