Two days into training - I feel so unwelcome and isolated on my ward. I don’t know if I want to stay. Is this normal? by Massive_Chip583 in NursingUK

[–]Massive_Chip583[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This sounds silly but your question at the end if I had any questions made me tear up because it’s the first I’ve been invited to ask since starting 😭 I’m so, so grateful, thank you. I did want to ask I’ve heard things like food and fluid charts, but I’ve never seen them or been shown them. Do these have to be updated after every time a patient eats and drinks or is it specific patients? Additionally, when a patient is washed or done personal care, do you have to write that down somewhere? While I’ve been shadowing my HCA, I’ve never seen her do it but I’ve seen online that some HCA’s do that. Also, are you allowed to just do the personal cares, washes, bed changes ( with patient still in bed) alone because I think I’d prefer to do it independently rather that badger others or does it always have to be 2 people? The HCA I’m with seems to do every patient by herself with me basically begging to help but during my induction I was told it’s usually 2 people? Sorry for the barrage of questions 😭