I will be spending time with 3 different CPN’s based in the same office. I will mainly be with the primary under 65 however.
Having gained almost all of my knowledge about CPN’s from this site (ha), I was expecting even better treatment that I have previously had in ward based placements, the truth, however, was not comparable.
In the entire week I have been there……prepare yourself, the following story is not nice.
I have only had 3 cups of tea! 1 was a herbal tea from a lovely lady we visited and the other 2 I made myself. I was left in the office when my mentors visits did not wish a student present.
Not a single biscuit of any kind to be seen anywhere. Not even a rich tea!
How am I supposed to grow and develop in such a harsh environment?
I am self-referring for some 1:1 counselling very shortly.
Mental Nurse website, you are misleading and further action may be taken.
Tags: mental health, nhs, Students, tea and biscuits
9 comments
February 22, 2008 at 10:38 pm
zarathustra
You drank HERBAL tea????? What kind of hippy bollocks is that? You should be drinking proper tea with enough caffeine to fuel a cruise missile, drank out of a tannin-encrusted mug. Honestly, is this what they’re teaching at universities these days?
February 22, 2008 at 10:45 pm
azulinebloo
It’s all I was offered!!
However, whilst studying for my high falootin degree, we did a comparison paper on the clinical effectiveness of memory impairment by comparison of english breakfast tea v twinings herbal peppermint.
This study took 6 months, with 7 students at a cost to the taxpayer of £12,500.
The results were inconclusive.
You can read the abstract here: http://www.nursingteaandbiscuits.org.uk
February 23, 2008 at 12:32 am
Mr Ian
I might do a research paper on that. not the tea thingy … this:
Personalized Results 1 - 10 of about 1,460 for “the results were inconclusive” “mental health”
against:
Personalized Results 1 - 10 of about 133 for “the results were conclusive” “mental health”
February 23, 2008 at 12:35 am
Mr Ian
Your search - “the results were a load of meaningless shit” “mental health” - did not match any documents.
I need to contest this search too.
February 23, 2008 at 8:39 am
Lifeinthenhs
They might be waiting for you to
a) make the tea for them
b) bring them biscuits as a present
February 23, 2008 at 11:36 am
cellar_door
I have to say, my placement is in a private home, and while the biscuit situation is a little poor I am practically drowning in tea…and I get a free lunch every day! Am thinking seriously about my future in the NHS….
February 23, 2008 at 12:41 pm
Mr Ian
cellar_door : you’re at home ya nit …. you forgot to go to work
February 23, 2008 at 2:16 pm
cellar_door
Damnit! Thought I got some funny looks when I administered that rectal diazepem…no wonder I don’t get many visitors…
February 24, 2008 at 11:54 pm
TheShrink
“You should be drinking proper tea with enough caffeine to fuel a cruise missile, drank out of a tannin-encrusted mug.”
Absolutely!
Herbal tea, no biccies? Y’know, we get out pink forms and detain folk for spouting such bizarre otherworldly fiction . . .