Tag: people
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A Shift On Women’s Surgical Ward
When bodies falter, nurses have a ringside seat, give care to all, to strangers. Who will the strangers be? Someone’s mum, auntie, brother, cousin, sister, uncle, granny, grandpa. They never know. This shift begins with bedside handover. First woman, large ovarian cancer removed the day before. Eye contact, smile, ID check, note her skin colour,…
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Another Day At The Office
Recently had the delightful task in the postnatal ward of weighing the newborn babies going home Wheeling them to the scales one at a time in fish bowl hospital cots Quickly, gently, wrangling them out of clothes and nappy Talking to them , shushing them, apologising for ma cold hands Placing them atop the scales…
The Midwife/Nurse Hobbyfarmer 