It’s up to mentors to prepare students for nursing’s hard knocks
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It’s up to mentors to prepare students for nursing’s hard knocks

Jane Bates Ophthalmic nurse, Hampshire

Having small children to visit, as I often do these days, means normal items of furniture become hazards. It’s all those sharp corners and hard edges. I want to cushion everything with pillows and buffer those tiny foreheads with bubble wrap so they won’t get hurt. My living room is turning into a padded cell.

Nursing Standard. 34, 4, 12-12. doi: 10.7748/ns.34.4.12.s8

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