Guest Post by Anna Brownlie

What advice would you give to new nursing students, who before they pass their examinations are not yet cynical about the industry? Do you sell them the dream picture which will evaporate before their eyes as they venture out to their first real patient meeting or do you tell them all about it as it really is, so they are potentially hardened to the problems before they begin?

Will anyone respect you?

The lack of respect is a difficult one to manage in the working life of a nurse. There are excuses for some people to treat the nurses offhandedly – the seriously ill should give you full respect, but their mind and – that of their close family or friends [Read more...]