Picture: National Autistic Society website When I try to think about what #WorldAutismAcceptance day means to me, I hardly know where to start. The autistic experience is so ingrained into my my life now, it's hard to remember a time when it wasn't - or at least when I though it wasn't. A huge amount… Continue reading What World #AutismAcceptanceDay means to me
Author: receivingconsent
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
Always a person
Photo by camilo jimenez on Unsplash On Saturday, I had a visitor. A man came to my door. A man I knew I had little in common with. A man who stood for a lot that I didn't. A man that rubbed shoulders with people I didn't really trust. It was my MP. I decided… Continue reading Always a person
When the magic starts… on #Blogging
Updated 10th April 2026 I really got into blogging in 2020. I had decided to take part in the #NurseBloggers2020 challenge; with monthly prompts and a community of others who were doing the same, it was a time of sharing, collaboration, and engagement (mainly though what was then Twitter). Fast forward a couple of years… Continue reading When the magic starts… on #Blogging
The Therapeutic Misconception
Photo by Hal Gatewood on Unsplash Attaching the term "therapeutic" to research may create a "therapeutic misconception," in which participants construe the protocol design as therapy directed at the individual rather than as research designed to generate generalizable knowledge" "Principles of Biomedical Ethics" Seventh Edition 2013- Tom L Beauchamp and James F Childress The ethical… Continue reading The Therapeutic Misconception
Receiving Consent 