Sian Stanton-Lee: Community staff nurse🏳️‍🌈🌈

Note to future self, while I'm feeling positive: It's going to be a tough ride but you know what you need to do. Pick yourself up and carry on, finish uni and make her proud. Finally, don't be afraid to ask for help.

@FlyBHX Please register me for flight updates on flight LS1131 on 2024/07/21 16:25 GMT+01:00 RSRC:101

@kayleighthorpe Yes it's been bugging me since I first heard it and finally someone else can hear it too!

Very important #TTPD question, on the bridge of ‘My Boy only breaks his favourite toys’ does anyone else just hear the Ed Sheeran Christmas song? ‘Just say when, I’d play again…’ ‘It’s Christmas time, for you and I…’ The melodies are similar and it throws me so much 😂

1:1 today and feel super positive after. I have a clear progression plan moving forwards, so happy I chose community. Really starting to find my feet now 😊

Second week of being in community and wow what a learning curve it's been!! 🙂

Probably one of my highest/lowest days since qualifying yesterday. Supporting a lady and helping break the news of a cancer diagnosis. I did everything I could but wish I could do more. Cements in me that moving to the community is the right choice. She just wanted to be home.

I may have taken a bit of an extension but wow... My loan balance from completing my nursing degree! 😬

@Katy_WilliamsOT Sending so much love to you and your family 💕

Brag alert! 5 months into being #nqn and I return from annual leave to such lovely, unprompted feedback from a consultant. I'm over the moon and this couldn't have come at a better time when I have been doubting my capabilities. 😭😁 @UHNM_NHS #careoftheelderly

Put my first catheter in today since being qualified. So weird doing all these things now without supervision! 6 weeks since being let loose on my own and I'm learning so much everyday. It's a knowledge overload!! The accountability is still terrifying when I think of it though!

"One of the criticisms I've faced over the years is that I'm not aggressive enough or assertive enough, or maybe somehow, because I'm empathetic, it means I'm weak. I totally rebel against that. I refuse to believe that you cannot be both compassionate & strong." Jacinda Ardern

First day in the numbers! Competencies signed off and I'm apparently ready. I don't feel it despite already doing it for a few weeks, just with the safety net of being supernumerary. Argh it's so scary!

@YousufMed I thought Charcot foot was "Sharkey foot" because the patients foot looked like it had been ravaged by a shark 🤣

Med student said that they thought Fast AF meant "fast as fuck" and were wondering why so many doctors were using it as a diagnosis 😩🤣

@LecturerLee It's such a strange new life to adapt to. Wishing you all the best for Sunday, I hope it goes as smoothly as possible.

@SianSSL Yes, I understand that. My mother died last year, and I was thinking 'better organise a meal out, for the family, for mother's day' then realised I didn't need to. Going to be an odd day.

Grief plays such tricks on your brain. I bought a Mother's Day card. I don't know why, I was half on auto pilot but still aware that it didn't make sense. I guess I can't/ won't accept that I'll never get my mum another gift or card again.

It’s so hard not to be consumed with anger all of the time. Anger over the past and anger over the present. Trying to find moments of lightness. #weekendvibes #nature #snow #safermaternity

This is perfect 💕

I also had a student working along side me which was crazy as I was only in her position recently!

Yday I cared for 10 patients independently. Inc my first unsupervised drug round! It was hard but worth it. I advocated and challenged decisions re end of life care helping a patient and his family have precious time together without unneeded intervention.This is why I nurse❤️

Also volunteered to be the continence link nurse. If anyone has any resources/information/tips they can throw my way, please do! #continence #elderlycare #NHS