I've just fell upon this little blog post that I obviously meant to post a good while ago but never got around to doing. So here it is...
I found out where I'm going on placement - YEAH!
When I first found out let's just say I was less than
impressed with it and I had an email ready to send to my personal tutor begging
for a swap. It turns out I have to travel over 50 miles a day, adding 2 hours
to an already tiring day. For obvious reasons I can't say where I'm placed but
I will say I'm over the moon with it now that I've thought about it clearly and
came to terms with it all. My partner and family are being very supportive about
it and telling me to focus on the positives, of which there are many. The
hospital is very modern, in a lovely area and quite small with only a few
wards. The ward I've been placed on is acute general medicine which means I
could deal with anything that isn't surgical...so I'm going to learn a tonne.
There is a specialist cardiology bay as well as a palliative care bay within
the ward which I'm terrified about but so excited to learn and help as much as
I can. I know it's going to be difficult but I've always understood what I
signed up for. Not everyone is going to be fighting fit and skipping out of the
ward. I know some people will require support and guidance towards the end of
their lives. It's absolutely heart breaking but it's reality isn't it? I know
I'll probably spend a while in the sluice/toilet bubbling whilst I come to
terms with everything properly as I'm soft as clarts but I'm hoping I'll learn
to deal with these things in time and be the supportive, caring and
professional nurse that someone needs in their final hours.
Note: I have been on placement now for almost 6 weeks and am currently writing a post about my experiences so far. I'll hopefully be uploading it in the next couple of days. Hope all is well :)
Would love to hear about your placement looking forward to it!
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