Author: receivingconsent

My #NurseBloggers2020 contribution for January   New year, new _______ <insert ambition here> I've been watching tentatively from afar at this year's #SoMe new year/decade trends.  Should I post a picture of myself from the start of the last decade and another one now?  Should I make a bold New Year's resolution and share it… Continue reading How will I shape the year of the nurse?

Anyone who is experienced in approaching patients to ask if they are interested in participating in research on a regular basis is likely to be aware of, if not familiar with, this phenomenon. You've assessed capacity, gone through the main points of the study and left an information sheet with a patient. You come back.… Continue reading When saying “Yes” isn’t affirmative

Firstly.  And I state this most emphatically.  I am not an expert on gender.  In fact, the more I learn the more I realise I have so much more to learn.  I do, however, observe and take note of certain things.  I note that when I approach a patient to collect demographic data I am… Continue reading Prefer not to say: How gender inclusive is our research?