3 out of 4 nurses would not recommend nursing as a career path

so i tried to blog this in my break at the hospital and it went so terribly wrong! phone would not cooperate!
one of the main reasons i have applied for healthcare assistance was to find out whether nursing is a suitable career path for me to pursue. unfortunately current nurses and trainee nurses have given me their opinions, and they haven't been very positive. in fact, 3 out of 4 staff nurses admit that they have made a terrible career choice to do nursing, and would prefer other professions given the choice. there were various reasons for their choices and i can completely understand where they are coming from. considering the busy environment  of the ward i currently work in, even me as a healthcare assistant i feel swamped (perhaps even more considering that i'm also a newbie to healthcare assistance).

Entering the Healthcare Assistant role

two weeks ago i began a new chapter as a healthcare assistant. despite my incredibly low expectations of the job, i never expected what has happened so far. i am cheerful, friendly and i get on with everyone. reasons which i thought were enough to work as a healthcare assistant (HCA) however i feel that i have been wrong.

disclaimer: entries in this blog are for the sole purpose of reflecting on work, they are my personal view and do not represent any healthcare company or organisation. my views may change - it comes with the job, there are some good days and some bad days. please don't take everything quite literal, and don't use any of my content without an informed consent/explicit permission from me. 

Keith Campbell

just read my email to find keith's name mentioned. i'm deeply saddened to read about his death. he was a wonderful supervisor and mentor with so much knowledge and wisdom to share. he will be greatly missed. i remember when i first found out he was my supervisor - i was so excited and to this day i remain privileged to have met such an inspiring character.
news like this really make me reflect on how precious life really is. he inspired me to follow my instincts. he was very supportive about my decisions after university and i'm grateful for all his guidance throughout my time in Nottingham.

because this doesn't happen

feeling the tension... less than a week left, must cram things in x.x
i hate how acer decided to have the exam  in the furthest possible place out of anywhere in london. great for people coming through the airport, crap for the rest of us living in the 'south east' who have to make a journey of at least 1 hour and 40minutes just to get to an exam centre ¬¬ just because the olympics were there acer please don't think that everyone is able to make that journey to be on time at 8 in the morning when you've got to cross london's rush hour and school traffic. sincerely, everyone sitting the exam. as if we don't have enough to worry about.. *sigh*

thought of the day: why didn't i choose medicine back when i was at school?

a post to keep on track

I wish i could say i've been revising. i wish i could tell you about all the wonders i've learned over the past weeks. i wish i could say that life has been good to me.. in reality the past weeks have been chaos. mainly, its my fault, and i'll be the first to admit it. i chose to work full time, i chose to volunteer for both the olympics and paralympics... things need to come together, but like water, you can't grip hold of time. with so much on the line.. i need to feel prepared.. and however hard i try to get organised, my energy is wasted elsewhere. be it work, or volunteering, or daily chores.. i feel limited. i barely sleep, and i feel like crap every single day.
i haven't told a soul at work or any of my friends about my intentions to do medicine. i almost did, but the person i spoke to really showed her true colours and reinforced my original decision to keep it a secret. i don't want to be treated differently, just equally as other members of staff.
i attended a physics online seminar with the doc today, and spent the rest of the day going through essay technique, had a nap earlier, and here i am now. i want to complete reading about part a of essays today and squeeze in some practice. i really need it! heres to wishful thinking:

insha'allah