Placement

I've been on placement for 2 weeks now so I felt that an update was in order. I have really been enjoying my time on placement...although the first week was rather terrifying and daunting due to me having no experience in the area and general low confidence. I apologise if what I say appears very vague but I can't divulge too much information due to confidentiality and what not. 

I have been learning an awful lot about patient care, the basic hands on stuff and the rest. For the past two weeks I have been doing a lot concerning basic patient care, sometimes that is just helping make the breakfast, asking people if they want some tea, but often it is a lot more as you can imagine. Doing all of these things has not only made me realise my full potential...but it has also made me realise the extent to which I care...and how patient I am. It may not sound important but outside of the caring environment I have always been a very impatient person (in a lot of situations...not all) and I worried that this would occur in the workplace. I have come to realise that I am a very patient person when it comes to helping people and that I do care...even just making sure that a person is wearing something that they want can go a long way obviously as it is involving them. I try my hardest to ensure that people retain their dignity and that they are able to do as much as they possibly can. 

I am loving my placement however I am having trouble when I have finished working for the week as I struggle to sleep from thinking that I am still at work...thinking I'm hearing buzzers and that I have things to do. Although this is somewhat funny and I guess it is somewhat showcasing how much I care...it can be a real pain! I have really started to get into the routine of the job, I have learned almost everyone's names and I have managed to build a rapport with people which I feared I would be unable to do as I am shy, nervous and self conscious. 

I have learned people's little habits, likes and dislikes and I love going out of my way in order to make people just a little happier...if they like a certain mug then they I feel they should have that mug...I mean at home I know I like to have certain cups and cutlery; why should it be any different for them? 

I have even been told a few times by staff and residents that they really like me and that I am doing a great job which is such a confidence boost. I love walking in from the last week having not seen everyone for a few days and seeing their faces...I really do love it. 

There's only a few things about being on placement that aren't so good; I have to wash my hands constantly and use alcohol rub and therefore my hands can get really sore, I have to get up at 6am and that sucks, I can never seem to eat breakfast when I have work so I'm always starving by 10am and being on my feet for like 12 hours totally sucks but it is so worth it.

University

I know a lot of people either plan to go to uni, do go or wonder about it. I've had people ask me about my course once or twice and recently I've really started to love it. I just thought it'd be cool to talk about something that plays such a large role in my life.

For anybody that doesn't know, I study Mental Health Nursing. I started my course this September and I'll be honest in admitting that I only recently settled into a group of friends. 
I will be the first to admit at some points uni felt really rubbish because I'm shy and I suck with new people and so I ate my lunch alone a lot of the time. I was too scared to talk to anybody and when I did I tried too hard. I finally settled into a nice group of people that find me quite funny which is great. 

I really enjoy the course and I actually do enjoy the journey to uni, even though it means having to get up at 6am a lot. A lot of people that I know attend the same uni as me which is pretty cool, although I don't see them much due to differing schedules and the size of the uni. The uni has a really good library and a lot of my lecturers are really funny and nice...in fact one of my lecturers actually does stand up comedy...which I have to say is very cool. 

My course can be really demanding with the workload...it is very exhausting at times but it is so worth it. I do envy others that don't have to do as much work as me...but you can't choose what you're passionate about. I really want to make a difference in the mental health field...I want to help people and make their lives easier. I really want to make a difference...I want people to suffer as little as possible...it's not fair that people have to deal with a lot of this stuff alone. I hate that people get so hopeless and depressed that they feel that the only solution is to take their own life...people shouldn't have to feel that way. Among other problems such as anxiety and many other problems...I feel so passionate about people feeling bad...everyone deserves to be happy, to have the best life that they possibly can.

I start my first placement on Tuesday and I am very nervous but I'm also really excited. I hope that I can achieve my full potential and manage to strive in what I do. I am really looking forward to working with people and patients, it'll be a wonderful experience and I hope to gain skills from it and maybe even some friends.

I'm not quite sure what the purpose of this post is if I'm entirely honest. Helping people is one of the most fulfilling things that someone can do with their life...and if  that's where your passion lies...then go for it. I'm not sure what this accomplished or what it even really got across...but yeah just a little post I guess...I swear they will get better and more interesting.

Blogging I guess

So I got bored and made a blog. I'm not entirely sure what I'll use this for, probably just talking about exciting stuff that has happened and photos. I'll maybe talk about some stuff that I'm enjoying like bands, shows and maybe even reviews, I'd say people could ask me to talk about stuff but I doubt that anybody cares what I think about stuff. Anyway thanks for reading this is anybody has. I look forward to posting more stuff.