We Not Me
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Episode 33 - Emergency room teams
Show Notes
Accident and emergency nursing involves managing and working with ever-shifting teams, with people joining temporarily who bring skill and knowledge, but aren’t familiar with the team’s inner workings. This is one of the challenges facing NHS nurse Andy Boocock. Andy describes working, not only with his team in A&E, but when teams dovetail in emergency situations.
This conversation involves a discussion on and examples of gallows humour, involving stories of a medical nature.
Takeaways from Dan and Pia
- We can choose to help people or “mop around them”.
- Fear of embarrassment should not stand in the way of us helping someone in need.
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Meet the guests
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Andy calls himself the ‘illustrated man child’ and is the most visibly tattooed front line nurse in the NHS. His tattoos spring from ‘spontaneous enthusiasm’ and his addiction to pain. He is a self proclaimed ‘fashionista’ inspired by the likes of David Bowie, Elvis and punk rock and is about to launch a fashion blog. He is driven and inspired by controversy, sub-culture and turning heads. When he was younger, he spent a lot of time playing Rock and roll and going to night clubs. A few years ago, he went on a night out and woke up with muffled hearing which was irreversible. He adjusted, embraced it and moved on.
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