Blog
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blog posts
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11 Dec 2024
My journey to youth justice nursing
This blog reflects on Andrea's 40 year nursing career, with emphasis on the last 16 and a half years working as specialist nurse with in the youth justice service.
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10 Jul 2024
CAMHS Youth Justice Service
An overview of the development and implementation of the CAMHS Youth Justice Service to reduce barriers to access mental health services for the Youth Justice Agency population, in Northern Ireland.
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28 Feb 2024
Gaslight
This blog has been submitted by a member who wishes to remain anonymous, for reasons that will become clear as you read it. Bullying is a common phenomenon for nurses, with around a quarter of the nursing family experiencing bullying in the past year. This blog highlights my personal experience of “gaslighting” - a specific type of bullying, and how I am gradually recovering from this.
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15 Jan 2024
Newly qualified nurses in prison - where’s the support?
Prison nursing - the seemingly 'hidden' profession and one that is never spoken about during nurse education IS in fact an option for the newly qualified nurse! But this 'hidden' element can leave you without people to talk to about work - when your university friends are all hospital or community-based, where do you turn?
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30 Aug 2023
Leadership within justice and forensics - My elective placement with the RCN
This blog explores the value of an elective placement at the RCN and my passion for working with service users within justice and forensic healthcare.
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26 Jun 2023
My reflections on nursing and receiving an award from the King
My blog describes my reflections on working at the RCN, my nursing career generally over the past 42 years of service and receiving a British Empire Medal in the Kings Birthdays Honours in June 2023.
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21 Jun 2023
The Role of the Youth Justice Lead Nurse
My role as a Youth Justice Lead Nurse.
