Pulled in two directions… which way do you go?
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Pulled in two directions… which way do you go?

Grant Byrne Third-year nursing student, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh

One of the biggest challenges of studying nursing is having to walk away from someone who needs you because someone else needs you more

As nurses, there are countless demands on our time, but we simply cannot be everywhere at once. I signed up to help people and coming to terms with the reality of the role can sometimes be difficult.

Nursing Standard. 34, 5, 35-36. doi: 10.7748/ns.34.5.35.s14

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