I am a huge fan of using Twitter as a health care professional. Anyone that knows me personally will know this to be true and may even have been along to one of my sessions on using Twitter as a research nurse. Being a freelance nurse, Twitter is one channel I use to share… Continue reading Scratching beneath the surface of Twitter
I am not a soundbite
"When it comes to tax, my priority will always be to cut the basic rate of tax, but if cutting the top rate means you can raise more revenue like with what happened last time it was cut, brings extra revenue and that means more nurses, more teachers, more police..." Sajid Javid, The Andrew Marr… Continue reading I am not a soundbite
#IND2019 – Things my mother (and father!) taught me.
The year 1999 or was it 2000? London. Princess Anne standing at the top of one of those big old staircases in an ancient building. International Council of Nurses. Still got the cute little London Bus pin badge somewhere... Albert Hall. In the words of Max Boyce "...I was there". Surrounded by nursing greats but… Continue reading #IND2019 – Things my mother (and father!) taught me.
My experience of being a research participant (a long time ago!)
Even before I became a research nurse I remember taking an interest in consent. I still remember unfortunately all to clearly a doctor putting a consent form in front of me to sign for a procedure and in my post-partum, entonox induced state my declaration that I would sign her form but I just wanted… Continue reading My experience of being a research participant (a long time ago!)
Receiving Consent 