The 10 Worst Episodes of Student Nurses: Bedpans and Bandages
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- Episode 1
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Episode 1
Episode one follows three trainee nurses stepping up to the challenge of 21st century nursing as they deal with mounting pressure, a testing youngster and first day nerves.
The programme follows 24-year-old first-year student Alistair, one of the growing number of men taking on the challenge of becoming a nurse.
Alistair reveals how he feels about entering the world of nursing: āBricking it. Iām pretty scared to be honest. Iām not used to being around so many women all the time.ā
Itās a world away from the job Alistair was trained to do by his Dad. But Alistair is preparing to swap his regular pay cheque as a carpet-fitter for a different type of reward.
Alastair says: āYou wonāt save lives fitting carpets. But if I can save one life being a nurse, then what an achievement that is in life.ā He adds: āIām not here for the money, Iām here for that reward that comes with nursing.ā
This episode sees Alistair set foot on the ward for the very first time, after two months in the classroom.
A nervous Alistair says: āIām worried most about how Iāll react to people in such poor condition or people who seriously need help. Iāve never seen it before, so I think itāll be quite a shock to the system.ā
As Alastair tackles the challenges his first patient brings, he says: āI feel personally as if Iāve got a lot to prove, as the rest of the cohort have got quite a bit of experience in health care.ā
The programme also follows mature student, 50-year-old Dany, who is picking up a career she first began training for three decades ago.
She admits: āWhen I started at 19, I was nothing like I am now. I was shy, I wouldnāt have said boo to a goose.ā
Danyās first shot at nursing was cut short by illness, but her teenage dream never left her. She says: āThirty years later, for it to come full circle, I just canāt believe Iām back doing what I started.ā
Training to become a nurse is a far cry from the admin jobs Dany had in the past. She says: āIāve had lots of office jobs but this is so different, youāre more responsible for other people. Itās not like if I make a mistake on the computer itās going to affect somebodyās life.ā
Dany continues: āGoing through your head youāre going, āAm I going to remember all the training?ā If that emergency happens, are you going to be able to react to it?ā
Revealing her motivations for becoming a nurse, she adds: āIn my previous job, by the time I left it, I wasnāt getting any job satisfaction. But, youāve only got to get one person whoās appreciative of the care and that is enough sometimes during the day to make it worthwhile.ā
Finally, episode one follows 21-year-old Helen, who is nearing the end of a demanding three-year degree to fulfil her childhood dream of becoming a childrenās nurse.
Helen admits: āWhen I started, maybe I was a little bit naĆÆve to how much work there was. But now I definitely know. The work-life balance has kind of gone out the window and I am doing a lot more work than life, if you know what I mean. But, I know at the end itās for a good cause.ā
Helen continues: āNurses are taking on a lot more responsibility now. What people donāt understand is, itās not just a degree ā Iām still doing a degree now, plus full time hours every single week. Just because Iām not in university, doesnāt mean Iāve not still got four assignments to be getting on with.ā
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#2
- Episode 3
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Episode 3
Second-year Aimee reacts to an emergency admission. Nursing new boy Alistair struggles with the basics as he gets his hands dirty.
Mature student Dany gets a crash course in modern day nursing on her placement in A&E.
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#3
- Episode 4
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Episode 4
First year Kelly has to swallow her squeams. Grandmother, Diane cares for a patient with a long history of mental ill health and children's nurse, TK has a close call.
The episode was rated #3 Worst episode
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#4
- Episode 5
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Episode 5
Mental health nurse, Kelsie is faced with a phobia. New girl, Kelly comes to the end of her placement and 2nd year, Dany says a final farewell to a special patient.
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#5
- Episode 6
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Episode 6
Former carpet fitter, Alistair gets his first taste of surgery. Children's nurse, Joanne tries to conceal her emotions and mature student, Dany gets back to basics
The episode was rated #5 Worst episode
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#6
- Episode 7
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Episode 7
First year Graham trades drumbeats for heartbeats. Third year, Danielle is assessed in the sim lab and children's nurse, Abu won't take no for an answer.
The episode was rated #6 Worst episode
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#7
- Episode 8
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Episode 8
Helen faces challenging children and Aimee receives a bombshell.
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#8
- Episode 2
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Episode 2
Episode two follows second-year student TK, who spent six years selling beds before changing career to train as a childrenās nurse. Second-year Aimee reveals how treating stroke patients is especially poignant for her, and squeamish Kelly has to overcome her fears on her first shift as she witnesses an injection.
With young children of his own, TK finds the long hours on the ward particularly challenging. TK is on an eight-week clinical placement in Birmingham hospitalās specialist liver ward. As his 13-hour shift begins, TK has a new patient to settle in - five year old Caleb. TK says: āIf you take an interest and open up to people, they do the same back to you.ā
Checking vital signs of such young patients requires a light touch. When TKās patient comes round from anaesthetic, TK struggles to comfort him. TK quickly learns that sometimes, only mum will do, he says: āItās just a lesson that sometimes thereāll be things that I canāt do. Itās actually quite difficult. I near enough cried.ā
In Birminghamās Good Hope hospital, second-year Aimee starts work on the stroke unit. For the next two months, Aimee will work 12-hour shifts under the watchful eye of her mentor.
Aimee says: āIt can be quite difficult, you can find it quite hard. Because sometimes they (the patients) do pull on your heart strings and it is quite uncomfortable.ā
For Aimee, treating stroke patients is especially poignant as her grandfather suffered a stroke before he passed away. She says: āInstinctively, I did all that I could. I called the paramedics, but before they got there, he passed away. CPR didnāt work and by the time they got there, he was gone. But I thought, āIf I can do it for him (perform CPR), thereās a good chance I can do it for somebody elseā. I know that by doing that, Iāll make him proud. Unfortunately I didnāt manage to save his life.ā
At the University of Salford, after eight weeks of theory the nurses are about to face real patients for the very first time. At 29, Kelly is amongst the older of the new students. Her first placement is in dermatology.
Kelly says: āI can be very, very squeamish.ā For the next two weeks, Kelly will be forced to face her fears or fall at the first hurdle. She says: āAs itās my first day, I feel like Iām a bit of a pain, I feel like Iām in the way. You just feel a bit uncomfortable donāt you, but itās all part of the learning.ā
Kelly continues: āIāve told myself Iām not going to let it phase me. I might go a bit queasy, I might not deal with it so well my first few times, but Iām going to overcome it. Itās just a mind thing.ā
Squeamish nurse Kelly has had an arduous introduction to the dermatology ward. As the shift nears its end, she faces her biggest challenge so far, witnessing an injection. Kelly says:
āThis is the first time I will have seen an injection. Iām nervous. The thought of it turns my stomach. Hopefully there wonāt be too much blood.ā She continues: āOther people like me, who are as squeamish as I am, have done this. You can always overcome those fears. Itās about the interaction with patients and hoping to make a bit of a difference, and thatās what Iām here for.ā
Itās a big step forward for Kelly, she says: āIām sure I will get used to it. And Iām sure with things like wounds and stuff, when I do come to it Iāll find it fascinating like I just found that (injection) fascinating.ā
Over the next three years Kelly will spend more than 65 weeks on the ward. At the end of her first day, Kelly is already beginning to realise the enormity of the challenge ahead, saying: āI donāt know how nurses do it all the time, my feet are absolutely aching, my back is killing because youāre stood up all day, my legs are like jelly. When they say long days, theyāre not joking are they? They are long days.ā
The episode was rated #8 Worst episode
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