Sian Stanton-Lee: Community staff nurse🏳️‍🌈🌈

Adult nurse. Documenting my journey to NQN and beyond. Normalise speaking about grief openly and honestly. All views are my own.

[Sian Stanton-Lee: Community staff nurse🏳️‍🌈🌈 @SianSSL]

Note to future self, while I'm feeling positive: It's going to be a tough ride but you know what you need to do. Pick yourself up and carry on, finish uni and make her proud. Finally, don't be afraid to ask for help.

[Sian Stanton-Lee: Community staff nurse🏳️‍🌈🌈 @SianSSL]

@FlyBHX Please register me for flight updates on flight LS1131 on 2024/07/21 16:25 GMT+01:00 RSRC:101

[Sian Stanton-Lee: Community staff nurse🏳️‍🌈🌈 @SianSSL]

@kayleighthorpe Yes it's been bugging me since I first heard it and finally someone else can hear it too!

[Sian Stanton-Lee: Community staff nurse🏳️‍🌈🌈 @SianSSL]

1:1 today and feel super positive after. I have a clear progression plan moving forwards, so happy I chose community. Really starting to find my feet now 😊

[Sian Stanton-Lee: Community staff nurse🏳️‍🌈🌈 @SianSSL]

Second week of being in community and wow what a learning curve it's been!! 🙂

[Sian Stanton-Lee: Community staff nurse🏳️‍🌈🌈 @SianSSL]

Probably one of my highest/lowest days since qualifying yesterday. Supporting a lady and helping break the news of a cancer diagnosis. I did everything I could but wish I could do more. Cements in me that moving to the community is the right choice. She just wanted to be home.

[Sian Stanton-Lee: Community staff nurse🏳️‍🌈🌈 @SianSSL]

I may have taken a bit of an extension but wow... My loan balance from completing my nursing degree! 😬

[Sian Stanton-Lee: Community staff nurse🏳️‍🌈🌈 @SianSSL]

@Katy_WilliamsOT Sending so much love to you and your family 💕

[Sian Stanton-Lee: Community staff nurse🏳️‍🌈🌈 @SianSSL]

Brag alert! 5 months into being #nqn and I return from annual leave to such lovely, unprompted feedback from a consultant. I'm over the moon and this couldn't have come at a better time when I have been doubting my capabilities. 😭😁 @UHNM_NHS #careoftheelderly

[Sian Stanton-Lee: Community staff nurse🏳️‍🌈🌈 @SianSSL]

Put my first catheter in today since being qualified. So weird doing all these things now without supervision! 6 weeks since being let loose on my own and I'm learning so much everyday. It's a knowledge overload!! The accountability is still terrifying when I think of it though!

[The Female Lead @the_female_lead]

"One of the criticisms I've faced over the years is that I'm not aggressive enough or assertive enough, or maybe somehow, because I'm empathetic, it means I'm weak. I totally rebel against that. I refuse to believe that you cannot be both compassionate & strong." Jacinda Ardern

[Sian Stanton-Lee: Community staff nurse🏳️‍🌈🌈 @SianSSL]

First day in the numbers! Competencies signed off and I'm apparently ready. I don't feel it despite already doing it for a few weeks, just with the safety net of being supernumerary. Argh it's so scary!

[Sian Stanton-Lee: Community staff nurse🏳️‍🌈🌈 @SianSSL]

@YousufMed I thought Charcot foot was "Sharkey foot" because the patients foot looked like it had been ravaged by a shark 🤣

[Yousuf Hashmi @YousufMed]

Med student said that they thought Fast AF meant "fast as fuck" and were wondering why so many doctors were using it as a diagnosis 😩🤣

[Sian Stanton-Lee: Community staff nurse🏳️‍🌈🌈 @SianSSL]

@LecturerLee It's such a strange new life to adapt to. Wishing you all the best for Sunday, I hope it goes as smoothly as possible.

[Sian Stanton-Lee: Community staff nurse🏳️‍🌈🌈 @SianSSL]

Grief plays such tricks on your brain. I bought a Mother's Day card. I don't know why, I was half on auto pilot but still aware that it didn't make sense. I guess I can't/ won't accept that I'll never get my mum another gift or card again.

[Sarah Hawkins @Sajhawkins1]

It’s so hard not to be consumed with anger all of the time. Anger over the past and anger over the present. Trying to find moments of lightness. #weekendvibes #nature #snow #safermaternity

[Sian Stanton-Lee: Community staff nurse🏳️‍🌈🌈 @SianSSL]

This is perfect 💕

[Sian Stanton-Lee: Community staff nurse🏳️‍🌈🌈 @SianSSL]

I also had a student working along side me which was crazy as I was only in her position recently!

[Sian Stanton-Lee: Community staff nurse🏳️‍🌈🌈 @SianSSL]

Yday I cared for 10 patients independently. Inc my first unsupervised drug round! It was hard but worth it. I advocated and challenged decisions re end of life care helping a patient and his family have precious time together without unneeded intervention.This is why I nurse❤️

[Sian Stanton-Lee: Community staff nurse🏳️‍🌈🌈 @SianSSL]

Also volunteered to be the continence link nurse. If anyone has any resources/information/tips they can throw my way, please do! #continence #elderlycare #NHS