Pros and cons of starting out in the emergency department
Staff nurse Jessica Ross reflects on her emergency care role, one year post-qualifying.
17 Nov 2017
Jessica Ross
From student to newly qualified nurse: a checklist for new starters
First days can be daunting but being prepared can help calm your nerves. Follow these tips from newly qualified nurse Jessica Ross to make sure you get off to a good start.
27 Mar 2017
From student to newly qualified nurse: finding out who's who
You will be bombarded by information when you start a new job. Keep on top of it all by getting to know who does what at your new organisation, says newly qualified nurse Jessica Ross.
06 Mar 2017
Role of coordinators in national and international major trauma services
Major trauma services in the UK underwent reform in April 2012, following reports that trauma care in England was ‘unacceptable’ and in need of desperate change, and urgent recommendations were made to improve coordination, costs, and information about trauma care to avoid unnecessary deaths. Following the reconfiguration of services, NHS England highlighted the need for nurse key-workers, or coordinators, to support patients through the major trauma pathway and into rehabilitation. This article examines the literature on the coordinator role to understand its function in UK and international major trauma networks.
07 Dec 2016
Starting out - Placement in a major trauma ward taught me how to think innovatively
While on placement on a noisy trauma ward, I noticed how much trouble patients often had sleeping. The hospital environment does not lend itself to sleep. Think of all the slamming doors, bright lights, chatter in corridors, noisy bins and patients ringing the buzzer in the average ward.
27 Jan 2016