Hello, my name is Abby, so don’t call me ‘the student’
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Hello, my name is Abby, so don’t call me ‘the student’

Abby Martin Third year mental health nursing student, University of Essex

Nursing students should have a reasonable expectation of feeling they are valued members of the healthcare team. So please, if you don’t know who we are, just ask

Hello, my name is Abby. I’m a nursing student on the ward for the next eight weeks, how are you?’

Nursing Standard. 34, 4, 23-23. doi: 10.7748/ns.34.4.23.s13

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