Tag Archives: Nursing

End of Week 4 – How to laugh

Posted on September 26, 2013 by thegradmedstudent

Medicine is a serious subject. You spend the vast majority of your day dealing with life and death, or in my case, learning about horrible things which can kill you and your friends. Or at least that’s what you tell … Continue reading →

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Week 4- How to piss off a nurse.

Posted on September 24, 2013 by thegradmedstudent

“Can I have some help in here?!” It’s something you never want to hear, especially as a medical student walking out of the hospital after a long day. But today as I was walking out of the SAU (Surgical Assessment … Continue reading →

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Day 3 in A&E – Peaks and Troughs

Posted on August 30, 2013 by thegradmedstudent

Day 3 in A&E The last day of my short placement in A&E was a very mixed day. On the one hand, I got to properly clerk a patient for the first time on my own and suggest a diagnosis. … Continue reading →

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Appendicitis and a rant about fairness

Posted on August 22, 2013 by thegradmedstudent

Actual date 28/11/12 I haven’t written anything for a while. I have had a lot of work catching up things that I missed with me knee, so sorry about that, though to be honest, not much has happened except that … Continue reading →

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I’m too old for this sh*t

Posted on August 20, 2013 by thegradmedstudent

Actual date: 8/9/2012 I couldn’t decide whether it was appropriate or not to swear in the title.. so I thought I’d play it safe and just * it. Btw, anything that’s in bold italics like this, I added as an … Continue reading →

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