Book of Nurses: Angela.

Angela is an Enrolled Nurse working in North-West Tasmania. And don’t forget….We would love to read YOUR story. Click on the ‘Share your Story’ link below for more info.   I’m a student EN in Tasmania, and Nursing has always been a dream career. I started studying the Bachelor of Nursing at UTAS in 2006 at 18, and completed over half of the degree before I realised that I have a massive difficulty in communicating openly and honestly with people. I failed one of the practical components of an assessment, mainly due to the fact that I couldn’t talk to the mannequin I was bandaging. I had a few attempts at the same scenario, on different days, and just found it traumatising. Something so simple, so basic, and I just failed completely. I began to beat myself up over it, quitting the course, and decided I’d never achieve my dream of becoming a psychiatric nurse, due to my own psychological problems, which is quite ironic really. Fast forward a few years, and my dream was still there, my passion for mental health was still as strong as ever. So I decided to give it one last attempt, and signed up to the Diploma of Nursing through TasTAFE. The first six months went by quickly, and I found it fantastic, as it was mainly anatomy and physiology, which I was fine with. It wasn’t until we had an assessment which involved talking to one of our teachers, who was portraying a diabetic client who was facing a loss of their independence, ...
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