Posted 26 May 2023 - 15:00
Posted 26 May 2023 - 15:00
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Rookie Nurses: your new TV series binge watch
A far cry from Call the Midwife, but just as uplifting, a new BBC fly-on-the-wall documentary follows seven newly qualified nurses as they embark on their first jobs
A far cry from Call the Midwife, but just as uplifting, a new BBC fly-on-the-wall documentary follows seven newly qualified nurses as they embark on their first jobs
A new fly-on-the-wall BBC documentary series is following seven newly qualified nurses as they begin their exciting, challenging and emotional journey in their new profession.
The new show Rookie Nurses, which started on BBC Three on 17 May, is told from the nurses’ perspective and shows the young nurses in Wales dealing with life working in a busy and unpredictable emergency department (ED) and the challenges of working on an acute stroke unit.
Rookie Nurses documentary covers the complexities of life, death and everything in between
During the series, we hear from nurses Mikey Denman, Caitlin Jodrell-Bell, Gina Tolley, Issie Brown, Nivea Solema, Leah Kitson-James and Angelo Rossi as they start their jobs as fully fledged nurses, learning how to deal with the complexities of life, death and everything in between.
Talking about his first day as a nurse in the ED, Mr Denman said: ‘I remember the first day on shift I thought: “I’m not going to be able to do that”. I felt like I was in fancy dress in all my blues, it was like imposter syndrome.
‘But I am a bit of adrenaline junkie, I do like the excitement and can’t imagine myself anywhere else. You genuinely don’t know what is going to come through those doors.’
BBC show highlights diverse situations and skills that new nurses must develop
The uplifting programme, which is filmed at different hospitals run by the Hywel Dda University Health Board, showcases the diverse situations and skills that the new nurses must master every single day.
Nurse Gina Tolley who works on an acute stroke unit added: ‘You’ve got such immense pressure on your shoulders every single day, every single shift.
‘People don’t realise with strokes that you go from being completely independent to completely dependent in a click of a finger. I’ve always wanted to be a nurse, I’ve always loved caring for people, it’s just such an amazing career.’
Emergency nurse Caitlin Jodrell-Bell said: ‘We are normal people and we have a laugh with our patients. The show really does show how close we are with our patients and how quickly we build that bond, and how it makes their experience in hospital or in A&E so much easier.’
You can watch the first five episodes of Rookie Nurses on BBC iPlayer or on BBC One Wales at 10.40pm on Monday nights.
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