Hiding Place

During handover I stare intently at what has been typed on the A4 page in front of me, underlining the 'important' parts and annotating the jobs I need to do for the rest of the day. Then we move on to the next patient and we do the same again, until all 20 patients have been handed over to the day staff.

What follows is the usual awakening of the ward. The lights are switched on, curtains are opened and patients begin to stir in their beds ready for the day ahead. Some will be seen by the consultant, others may not be so lucky. Then some will venture down to radiology and others to clinical measurements. It is a cardiac ward after all so the possibilities are endless!

All that is left for me to do is learn some stuff, but where do I start?!

Life on the ward for any student is extremely demanding. Your supernumerary status is often breached, you are given a work load that even the trained nurse would run a mile from and you also often find yourself looking for places to hide. My current hiding place is the disposal cupboard. The stench is often difficult to bear but I thought it was worth it.