I have had a few conversations lately both on and offline around continuing professional development (CPD) in nursing, I guess its only natural as more and more of us are revalidating CPD is very much on our minds. However with austerity still very much the order of the day it worries me that many nurses…
The problem with resilience
I think that’s it’s time to open up the debate on the term resilience – I have a problem with resilience, I know its en-vogue currently for nurses to be resilient, and in theory I get why, but in reality I am not so sure. How about we start this with a definition …. The…
Reflecting on a discussion
It’s not long now until I have to revalidate for the first time and I am trying to be super organised. As my revalidation date is at the start of September I thought it best to get everything sorted this side of the summer. I have always been an overly organised person – when we…
Gathering viewpoints – having & eating cake!
I have been engaged in a few projects recently where we have taken the time to step outside of the expertise in the room and ask people beyond the project their thoughts and ideas. Now we all know that in theory this is what we should do .. but in reality is it really worthwhile?…
Up Pomphrey!
I have been running for a while now and pretty much just stick some tunes on and plod on all by my lonesome. Though every Sunday I do a 2k Junior Parkrun with our youngest … apart from that I stick to running by myself …. until now ! In my wisdom I thought I…
A reluctant runner!
Did you know I took up running ?? I say this with a smile on my face as I really don’t shut up about it, I have turned into one of those insufferable people who post running times, maps and Fitbit stats on Twitter .. in fact not just Twitter I post them on Facebook…
What makes a good blog?
After months of not blogging rather surprisingly @SarahChapman30 tweeted me asking for some advice on blogging. Luckily she also copied in @AnnieCoops and @ProfJuneG too – who blog in a slightly more organised and less rambling way than myself. The Twitter thread unravelled some great suggestions and you can read it HERE. The conversation got…
That will never work !!
I recently asked a question via a Twitter Poll about nurses use of social media: The results didn’t surprise me too much but what did surprise me was some of the tweets i received in response to this poll. What most surprised me were the comments made in relation to using social media to communicate…
A challenging week
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…