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R.N.A Ruminations
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A blog about my personal journey as a Registered Nursing Associate.
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Mini Series: Parenting Parallels
Are your ducks in a row? Radio silence would be an understatement in this instance. It has been well over a year since I last jotted...
Jun 23, 20234 min read
One year on...
I started as part of my current team on the 1st of March 2021 and it is safe to say I was petrified. I remember thinking "what have I...
Apr 7, 20223 min read
"Are you qualified?"
This post has been a couple of months in the making. It took me a few weeks to be able to whittle down my feelings into something...
Jul 5, 20214 min read
"If we were all the same, the world would be very boring..."
My parents said I was a clumsy child. I struggled to play catch and with depth perception. But I loved to read. If you couldn't find me,...
May 14, 20217 min read
"Sometimes, it is just about talking"
After worrying about whether or not I am good enough to have joined an acute respiratory team, I took part in a handover in the morning...
Mar 21, 20214 min read
"We must join together"
Let me transport you back in time. With my first year as a Student Nursing Associate behind me, I was looking forward to what 2021 had to...
Mar 14, 20218 min read
"What on earth have I done?"
So after a week of annual leave, I am ready to reflect on my first week as a supernumerary RNA on a high dependency/respiratory ward. I...
Mar 13, 20213 min read
"The next chapter"
So it has been a month since I properly reflected on things. In between working and a bereavement (not COVID related I might add), I have...
Feb 25, 20212 min read
"Do you fancy ICU?"
I had been allocated a random night shift to work. One night in a week of days. As someone with chronic insomnia, I find it hard to...
Feb 25, 20212 min read
"I will keep fighting"
So. Having just completed my first week, I have experienced a range of emotions. "Going into nursing was the best decision ever". "Going...
Jan 15, 20213 min read
"This was not how I pictured it"
I can firmly attest that when I started the Student Nursing Associate (SNA) course, I did not imagine that I would be nursing in a...
Jan 10, 20214 min read
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