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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
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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
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"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
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"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
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"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
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"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
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"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
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"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
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"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
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"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
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"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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