Nursing to me is a career choice not a vocation, but a really good career choice if you hold the right qualities to be a nurse. Nursing is part of my life, it’s made me who I am. It is both a science and an art and recall it being defined as ‘the finest of […]
When I left the NHS in July 2020 I was given a ‘wordle’ made up of words people used to describe me. I was very pleased to see that the most popular word was ‘passionate’ because that is what I truly feel when working in the speciality of wound care. Back in 1983, my first […]
As nurses we are encouraged to reflect on our practice. I did this personally, using a framework for reflection and as a team we used this model for group supervision. This is an example of one of my reflective pieces. Mr B was referred to me by the practice nurse who was currently caring for […]
Living with a chronic wound is soul destroying for people. The relentless pain together with wound related factors such as malodour, wet dressings/ bandages and infection impacts significantly on quality of life. This can lead to depression and anxiety and social isolation. For many of my patients this had been their life for years and […]