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I've been working in the National Health Service (NHS) since 1987 in various roles.

I started as a Domestic Assistant cleaning the local Public Health labs while I was still at Sixth Form College. On leaving sixth form Imy career path took me away from the NHS for a couple of years - running my own business and travelling around Australia.

In January 1991 I beagn work as an Auxillary Nurse on a medical ward while I waited to start my nurse training. Intially part of the second cohort of the "Project 2000" training, for personal reasons I had to leave my training and return working on the same medical ward as one of the first Health Care Assistants (HCA).

I spent many happy years in this role until I accepted again to train as a professional nurse in 1998.

I qualified in 2001 and have worked in the acute medical setting; caring for stroke patients and have hospice experience.

My main emphasis in recent years has been towards assessing and assisting students on my unit and thus this part of my website was born.

Please follow the links below; the essay links are for a variety of degree and diploma assignments.

Any problems or questions? Please email me and I'll see what I can do.

Student Nurse - The First Ten Years!

A Stocker Useless Information Book

When I started my training in 1998 I was fortunate enough to be supported by experienced nurses; many of whom lent me their previous essays to give me assistance in formating my own assignments.

I have used this idea to collate nine of my better essays - a mixture of degree and diploma assignments. As well as all applicable appendices I have also written out a list of useful abbreviations as added a couple pages of jokes just for good measure!

Subjects Covered:-

Chapter One - Applied Nursing Skills (blood Pressure Essay)
Chapter Two - Contexts of Care (Sociology)
Chapter Three - Nursing the Patient in Hospital (Surgical / Trauma)
Chapter Four - Nursing for Community Health Care (Diabetes Assignment)
Chapter Five - Professional Studies (Accountability Assignment) 
Chapter Six - A Critical Analysis of Care Delivery
Chapter Seven - Management and Leadership Issues
Chapter Eight - Nursing the Critically Ill Patient
Chapter Nine - Theories and Practice of Stroke Care
Appendices
Useless Information
Contact Information
  

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