How I thrive as a nurse with Tourette’s
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How I thrive as a nurse with Tourette’s

Jonathan Badder Nurse adviser, Lloyds Pharmacy Clinical Homecare

Tourette’s syndrome may present challenges in a clinical role, but can also enhance empathy with patients

I was in my thirties and working as a clinical lead nurse in a care home when I started making involuntary and uncontrollable sounds and movements, also known as tics.

Nursing Standard. 39, 4, 31-32. doi: 10.7748/ns.39.4.31.s15

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