HEALTHCARE & NURSING
“I think it’s fair to say that 90% of the students enrolled missed out on undergraduate medicine. “
If you’re a nurse then cleaning s***, removing drains from peoples brains or thinking on your feet in a critical situation all become ‘normal.’
Some patients don’t progress like you thought they would and they get angry with themselves. Imagine not being able to do something that used to be simple, like picking up a fork.
CASE 1, a 4 year old boy with a stutter who could only pronounce “h” and “t” sounds
Our dropout rate was pretty big in the second year because that’s when all your placement starts.
But I never think, “How on earth did you let yourself get like this?” because the reality is more complex.
A round table discussion with people who love, like and regret their careers in psych, social work and nursing.
Advice on picking your subjects, UMAT and the interview process
Medical interns are the bottom of the food chain but it does get better.
What’s the first image that comes to mind when you think of a nurse?
