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It’s an animal world – a blog about evidence-based nursing
Sexual health nurses don’t just hand out condom bags. We also don’t fret an excessive amount of about whether you’ve got had Brazilian waxing or not yet. We’re more concerned if men have strange discharge coming from their penis or women have strange lumps on their vagina. A typical misconception concerning the sexual health nurse career is that we must love sex due to the work we do. Sexual health is a specialized field and mustn’t be viewed as an “easy” option in nursing. Being a sexual health nurse is an excellent job; I feel honored to work on this field of nursing. I can assure you that, like gynecologists, we’ve no real interest in seeing your genitals unless there may be a medical reason to accomplish that. We are just like the M15 NHS Secret in that we don’t pass on information to GPs or share any details unless there may be a medical reason to accomplish that. We are detectives once we try to search out infections under a microscope.
So… have you ever heard the “like rabbits..?” phase? It mainly means a lot of sex; but have we since then…? Sex is one of the crucial normal and natural things we do, and yet people still avoid talking to us. “What happens in the bedroom should stay in the bedroom.” If he’s within the bedroom? Sex ought to be fun and enjoyable, otherwise people would not do it. It ought to be about expressing our feelings. Not all sex ends in an STD or unwanted pregnancy. Sexually transmitted diseases occur, in order a sexual health nurse, I attempt to remove any shame or embarrassment.
So…rabbits..? What involves your mind…? A cute, fluffy Easter bunny, a chocolate bunny or a bunny that you just hide in your bedroom in a secret drawer or under your clothes and play with…? Well, it ought to be Jessica Rabbit, after all! You can call her a really sexy woman who has the shapes of Marilyn Monroe, the eyes of Angelina Jolie and, after all, the voice of Kathleen Turner. It is usually described as the last word male fantasy that we would love to be and have. She is aware of her influence and power and, despite her sexy appearance, is the lover of Roger Rabbit, who’s a careless rabbit but has a warm heart. Sometimes love doesn’t make sense, but Jessica and Roger Rabbit are a captivating, loyal couple.
As a part of my fellowship journey with the Florence Nightingale Foundation, I made a decision to take a more in-depth take a look at the animal world and discover what we will learn from them. I paid attention to The chimpanzee paradox Steve Peters is an incredible speaker and an excellent writer. Paradox is a mind management tool that helps explain the every day struggle all of us face when coping with our inner chimp.
The chimpanzee is a primitive a part of all of us. Our inner chimp is the naughty a part of us that may behave like an enormous child, always demanding attention and searching for approval. Whenever we’re faced with a selection or a task that we must complete, the chimpanzee goes berserk, filling our brain with unwanted thoughts and controlling our emotions, making us aggressive and self-indulgent, or vice versa, which may lead us to thoughts of sabotaging the imposter syndrome, which sometimes many nurses suffer. We all the time doubt ourselves. Many times I doubted myself whether I used to be worthy of taking this incredible journey with the Florence Nightingale Foundation scholarship recipients.
A chimpanzee could be our greatest friend or our worst enemy for those who cannot control the cheeky thing. Owning a chimpanzee is like owning a rabbit – a pet rabbit! You should not liable for the rabbit’s nature, but we’re liable for managing it and keeping it well. Like Jessica Rabbit and her classic line: “I’m not evil, I’m just attracted to her.”
The Florence Nightingale Foundation Fellowship provided me with a singular perspective on leadership and patient care. It gave me a greater understanding of leadership and leadership with greater presence, influence and influencing change. I would love to thank the Foundation for all their support, Health Education England and my lead nurse Sarah Hayes who sponsored me, and my mentor Cathy Winfield.
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