reflection

In a bizarre and unprecedented feat of organisation, my university has put up a timetable for the first term of the second year. So, on the 14^th November, the university is going to teach me how to give an intramuscular (IM) injection. I assume by this they are going to teach us the correct technique, as opposed to those we have been observing and ignorantly emulating on the wards thus far. But it has got me thinking and possibly even, dare I say it, reflecting…

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Reflective practice seems to be the in-thing in nurse education these days. Reflect, reflect reflect. Like a hall of mirrors.

Is it just wibble? Personally, I don’t think it’s wibble per se, just a slightly overcomplicated way of explaining the Cosmic Schmuck Principle.

What’s the Cosmic Schmuck Principle? Kindly allow Robert Anton Wilson to explain.

With all these intellectual, political and argumentative posts recently,  I have been losing interest in joining in the discussion. I’m finding it a little less a discussion and more like a my dads better than yours situation. I am quite sure that I am not alone, therefore I want to write a post about plain old mental health nursing. (Not that there is anything plain about it). Read the rest of this entry »

I thought it was well past due that I write a post for Mental Nurse, what will all the intellectual discussions going on, it was about time for a pile of waffle from myself. *ahem*

As you may or may not be aware, I am in my final year as a student and will be a qualified Mental Nurse by the end of September.  I’m quite surprised at how the time seems to have gone quickly, although there have been plenty of times I wished it could have gone even faster. Particularly the due dates for course work, which always seemed to be such a long time away, with plenty of time to put off doing any work, and then it’s the last night and I’m up all night typing away, trying not to panic. (I don’t recommend this approach to current and future students)

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