<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Ruminations of a Newly Qualified R. N. A]]></title><description><![CDATA[R.N.A Ruminations]]></description><link>https://rnaruminations.wixsite.com/rnaruminations/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 19:27:25 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://rnaruminations.wixsite.com/rnaruminations/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Mini Series: Parenting Parallels]]></title><description><![CDATA[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...]]></description><link>https://rnaruminations.wixsite.com/rnaruminations/post/mini-series-parenting-parallels</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6495eacf2ac86c48288047d5</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jun 2023 19:36:28 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>RNA</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[One year on...]]></title><description><![CDATA[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...]]></description><link>https://rnaruminations.wixsite.com/rnaruminations/post/one-year-on</link><guid isPermaLink="false">624e4d3aaa352e960feb3258</guid><pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2022 02:51:02 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>RNA</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA["Are you qualified?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[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...]]></description><link>https://rnaruminations.wixsite.com/rnaruminations/post/are-you-qualified</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60e2ec9c291507001699fe2c</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2021 12:23:42 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>RNA</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA["If we were all the same, the world would be very boring..."]]></title><description><![CDATA[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,...]]></description><link>https://rnaruminations.wixsite.com/rnaruminations/post/if-we-were-all-the-same-the-world-would-be-very-boring</link><guid isPermaLink="false">609e4f526158560015cd8db5</guid><pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2021 11:09:47 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>RNA</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA["Sometimes, it is just about talking"]]></title><description><![CDATA[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...]]></description><link>https://rnaruminations.wixsite.com/rnaruminations/post/sometimes-it-is-just-about-talking</link><guid isPermaLink="false">605698908fe82d0015147557</guid><pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2021 01:19:53 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>RNA</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA["We must join together"]]></title><description><![CDATA[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...]]></description><link>https://rnaruminations.wixsite.com/rnaruminations/post/we-must-join-together</link><guid isPermaLink="false">604e1a2ec60d610015401c7a</guid><pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2021 15:15:31 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>RNA</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA["What on earth have I done?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[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...]]></description><link>https://rnaruminations.wixsite.com/rnaruminations/post/what-on-earth-have-i-done</link><guid isPermaLink="false">604cc9132ebc4900576d686a</guid><pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2021 14:30:12 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>RNA</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA["The next chapter"]]></title><description><![CDATA[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...]]></description><link>https://rnaruminations.wixsite.com/rnaruminations/post/the-next-chapter</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6037aec37010ac002da7c529</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2021 14:17:42 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>RNA</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA["Do you fancy ICU?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[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...]]></description><link>https://rnaruminations.wixsite.com/rnaruminations/post/do-you-fancy-icu</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6037ab73ff516000174ac547</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2021 14:05:23 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>RNA</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>