During my clinical placements this year, I have been shocked at the number of teenage girls admitted with paracetamol overdoses. The majority of these admissions were self-harm incidents rather than actual suicide attempts. Yet, it was only through prompt treatment, and some luck, that more of these girls didn’t lose their lives. Sadly, I did […]
Today was the day. It was the day to tackle possibly the most nerve-wracking and scariest event of my nursing degree. It was the day to face the event that has had all the 3rd year nursing students stressing out since the start of the semester. It was the day of my final clinical assessment. […]
I have had many great clinical supervisors and mentors during my nursing degree. Nearly all of the RNs I have worked with were supportive and encouraging, telling me lots of great information and providing many opportunities to practice my skills. However, it was on one of the last clinical placements of my degree that I […]
This article was published in the Australian Nursing Journal, May 2012 Edition and re-published By Careers Australia October 2012 on the “Careers Australia Learning Management System”
The focus of the 2012 RCNA National Conference in Cairns was clinical governance, quality and safety. After listening to the many speakers and having great discussions with highly experienced nurses, I began to question some assumptions I had made during my time as an undergraduate. Had I been wrong in my criticisms of nurses who […]