Hello! If you are a regular reader of the Receiving Consent blog, I'd love to hear what you think of the content I post on here! Would you be willing to write a short review of the site? It could even be one line. Either post below, contact me on twitter (@receivingconsnt) or e-mail… Continue reading Blog Reviewers needed!
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I am a research nurse, currently working in Wales, UK. I have a particular interest in the consent process but I also blog about other nursing-related topics. #WhyWeDoResearch #BePartOfResearch
Book Review – The Mould in Dr Florey’s Coat by Eric Lax
When I used to think of Penicillin, I automatically thought only of the man who is widely credited with it's discovery and development; Sir Alexander Fleming. Not any more. Alexander Fleming has totally dominated the claims to Penicillin triumph; in my daughter's school there is even a house named after him. He famously received… Continue reading Book Review – The Mould in Dr Florey’s Coat by Eric Lax
Book Review – The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
You know those books that seem to invest so much emotional intensity that you're not sure if you could read it twice? I found this book to be one of those. I finished it fascinated but exhausted and the themes, events and anecdotes came back to me again and again in the days after I… Continue reading Book Review – The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Anecdotes, clips and pics; the blurry professional boundaries of Social Media?
We've all seen it; some may have done it. Quick little one-liners "Oh my goodness, I can't believe my patient did X....", the 'asking for help' "84yr old Female, fell over her cat and *this* is the wound on her hip what would you do...?" or the educational "Look at this very unusual ECHO finding… Continue reading Anecdotes, clips and pics; the blurry professional boundaries of Social Media?
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