Category: Thoughts

Challenging practice is perhaps one of the most difficult things that a nurse has to do.  Seeing practice that is harmful or potentially harmful is not only upsetting but also can be very stressful.  Having found myself in a “challenging” situation this week I can testify that it makes you question yourself, your judgement and…

What sort of music do you like ? I’m not talking the music you put on when friends come over, or the sort of music you listen to with a loved one …. I’m talking about the music you listen to when no one else is listening ! What do you sing at the top…

Oh my it’s been a while since I last blogged !!! It’s not because I have had nothing to say but rather that so much has been going on that I just haven’t had the time to put  pen to paper.  I thought about perhaps doing another series of Vlogs and then realised that this…

Yes I follow the Tweeting Kettle on Twitter, I’m not quite sure when or even why I began to follow him (or her!) but it’s one of the random accounts I love following.  Anyway this little gem flashed up on my Twitter stream today:   Life saving chats – how often do we consider a…

Argghhhhhhh !! It seems I have let a few days run away with me … as its now day 21 and Days 18, 19 and 20 just appear to have disappeared into the Christmas ether ! However rather than kicking myself for not succeeding in a blog post a day I would rather reflect on…

Wow I love this: Fear is spoiling #Lego Lindsey’s trip to the park. What could help? https://t.co/QksDCW4cTK #EvidentlyAdvent pic.twitter.com/NUtEq2U9CC — Cochrane UK (@UKCochraneCentr) December 17, 2015 What a wonderfully creative way to get some evidence and research into our Twitter streams.  Not only are these films home grown by the UK Cochrane team but they…

I am feeling a little under the weather today, sniffing and sneezing and a bit of a headache! I know its coming… my Christmas cold…. but just at the moment I am refusing to say I am ill, in the desperate hope that I can carry on regardless.  Feeling a bot sorry for myself i…

Thanks to the lovely Philip Ball (@hospicemanager) for getting me thinking today by tweeting a link to his freshly baked blog post: Trying #Onepp @WeNurses @Agencynurse @bartontd philspot: A challenge or piece of cake? Being person centred… https://t.co/Os6yQmRcdE — Philip Ball (@hospicemanager) December 15, 2015 In his blog Philip raises a very good point by…

I was pretty over the moon this evening after receiving this Tweet: The reason I was over the moon is that way back at the start of the year I met with Sarah Chapman from the UK Cochrane Centre, Andre Tomlin from the Mental Elf and Sally Crowe from CASP UK and we put our…

After a bust early shift I have to admit to not having really looked at any social media today – but during the 5 minutes I have just spent “checking in” this picture caught my eye: I think its so important that sometime we switch off and relax both as caring nurses and as tweeting…