“Nurses dispense comfort, compassion, and caring without even a prescription.” – Val Saintsbury
About Me
My name is Shannon, a 23 year old recently graduated nurse from Perth, Western Australia. I’ve been in the UK since August 2019 to pursue my career as a nurse in the Major Trauma unit in Manchester.
This blog is about my experience of deciding to pack up my life and move countries, my struggles and stress of registering here and my experiences of starting my career as a Registered Nurse.
I do not class myself as a very creative person or particularly strong writer. However I am passionate about sharing my experiences in the hope it helps others.
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Every nurse was drawn to nursing because of a desire to care, to serve, or to help. -Christina Feist- Heilmeier Everyone I’ve met in the UK so far is fathomed by the idea that I would pack up my life in a hot, beautiful country like Australia to move to the UK, where it is… Read more
Overseas Nursing Graduate 