I firstly had a bad impression of working in the community as the report I had from a friend working in the field was not convincing. I had the chance to shadow a registered nurse called Denise in the community. She allowed me to do my first dressing as a student. As a second-year nursing student, it was my first time to be in the community as my previous placement was in the ward. I struggled the first week as some houses and patients were unkept and uncomfortable to look after. However, by the end of my first week, I started to enjoy what I was doing and at the end of my placement, I was able to dress and give with confidence insulin to my patient. Moreover, I had the opportunity to witness a change of catheter in a private house

Working with a Diabetes specialist nurse has been so beneficial for me as in the ward I never learned about ketone. This is when the patient’s sugar level is above 15. At this stage, the patient’s ketone must be checked to avoid hyper. I was so pleased to learn something new about the glucose test.

It is always stressful the first time you start your placement as we do not often sure about our accessor or new colleagues behaviour towards us. I met a very professional and dedicate staff member who was always polite , respectful and promoting the wellbeing of patients. He has never panic in front of difficult and busy ward. He always reassure patients and family and always prioritise service users. From the first day ,he built a lot confidence in me by teaching me a professional way to deliver care. Also, he is Always supervising me and advised me while giving medication and putting in practice drugs calculation. It was a pleasure to work with him.