Today we were very excited to have Lauren, Jorgie’s mummy in to speak to the boys and girls about her job as a nurse! Armed with bandages, syringes and her glamorous assistant Ralphie she arrived to tell us all about her job as a nurse! 👩⚕️
Lauren explained how she got into nursing and the skills and qualities needed prior to her training, including compassion, kindness and good communication skills. She explained that there were lots of different types of nurses and she is a community nurse who travels all around Stranraer to look after people in their homes. She explained that changing bandages, administering medication and doing routine check ups on patients were the usual goings on in her everyday life, but said that because of the nature of the job every day is different and you must be prepared to deal with all emergencies! :💉🤕
Focussing Fergus – For obvious reasons. for a vet concentration is key! He has lots of technical and high pressure jobs on his hands from the moment he starts work to the moment he finishes so being able to focus and get the job done right is super important! 🐶🐱
Collaborating Cora – Working in the emergency services means that Lauren will work alongside lots of different people including; doctors, police officers, social work, school staff etc and will often make plans for patients to make sure they get better by working alongside others.
Communicating Cate – This one is absolutely key to being a top nurse, she has to make sure to pass on information and record paperwork properly to make sure that the best care is given to patients. She must also communicate with other members of her team, families, hospital staff as well as patients themselves to ensure that everyone knows the information they need.
Critical Thinking Chris – Often nurses have unexpected problems that they may not always know the answers or solutions to straight away! Lauren explained that sometimes she has to ask for help from others and take time to make sure she chooses the best option of how to help and the right tools and resources to do it!
Feeling Felix – Nurses are kind, caring people who want to help others through difficult times. To do this Lauren has to be empathetic, supportive and help to calm people down when they are distressed ❤️
A huge thank you to Lauren for coming in to speak to us this morning, the smiles on not just Jorgie’s face but the rest of the class said it all! We specially loved being hands on with all of the different bits and bobs in her nurses bag. Looking forward to having Jorgie’s daddy in at the next Careers Assembly, he’s got big boots to fill!😄
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