Clinical placements

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Person-centred care
Learn to prioritise and let go of the guilt
Learning to prioritise one person who needs you over another is difficult but necessary
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Enabling a patient to go to the toilet with dignity is a key component of good care
By actively listening to the patient I anticipated her needs
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What a placement on a remote island taught me about truly person-centred care
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Listening to patients’ wartime stories helped me develop empathy

It can be hard to find time to listen to patients, but it’s essential for holisitic care

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Kindness is tangible in a mental health crisis
A nursing student reflects on the profound effect of sharing a meal with a patient
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Importance of preventing pressure ulcers was highlighted by training
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It is an honour to give someone the ‘right’ death
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Clinical placements
What to expect from a placement in police custody
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Clinical placements
On the front line with a paramedic
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Lessons learned in a hospice
A placement at a hospice will inform this student's practice for the rest of his career
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What to do when words fail
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Nurse’s response to medicine refusal was a lesson in quality care
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Using meditation to calm an anxious patient
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An insight into the hidden battles of patients with invisible illnesses
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Talk about resuscitation - it’s crucial to patient-centred care

While working with a critical care outreach team, nursing student Cara Large helped perform CPR on an older patient later deemed not for resuscitation, prompting her to wonder why the decision had not been taken earlier

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