Author: receivingconsent

So, guys I did a thing. I present to you... the "Reflective Journal for those Receiving Consent"! It is an A5 doodled journal (very colourful although I'll produce a plain text version for those who really don't like the idea of something a bit more "busy!"!) and I've included enough space to reflect on 5… Continue reading Reflective Journal for those receiving consent

June 1998 As I talked with Sarah* and prepared her for theatre, she talked about how she was feeling. I asked her if she would mind if I came in with her and she said she didn't. She asked if I was going to hold her hand. I explained that there would be a nurse… Continue reading The one where it was 22 years ago (On “Comfort”)

(Poem - originally published 26th November 2019 on another blog) We care for people at all stages of their life. Through and after death as well. This poem was written after I reflected on the care of a man who had died in the morning and as we prepared his body that afternoon for that… Continue reading Sacred to the memory

We have a voice. The Royal College of Nursing tells us so - in fact, that they are "the" voice of nursing in the UK. But, perhaps, they are in fact "a" voice of nursing. With a diverse range of opportunities for nurses to speak out and be heard, not to mention on the international… Continue reading Nurse’s Voice – My October #NurseBloggers2020 Blogpost