This week WeLDNurses are joined by Elizabeth who is a learning disability nurse of 23 years post qualification, Elizabeth is a lead community nurse in south wales with an interest in death and dying and ensuring a person with a learning disability has a person centred and dignified death.  Elizabeth has completed a literature review on the barriers to screening, support and palliation in cancer and possible solutions for people with learning disabilities and wants to explore the recommendations from the dissertation through hosting a twitter chat to ascertain others experience in this area to help formulate future research proposal.During the chat, Elizabeth is looking forward to exploring these issues with the community and generating some ...

As student nurses enter their third year thoughts, naturally, turn to being a qualified nurses and the realities of practising as a qualified nurse: whether or not the experience will match ideals and aspirations, as well as the fear that both knowledge and clinical skills could fall short.Many just about to qualify and newly qualified nurses have anxieties, as, indeed, we all have in days gone by. These anxieties can effect a newly qualified nurses confidence and progress so it is vital that they are articulated and newly qualified nurses are supported throughout the transition from student to qualified nurse. Health Education England (2019) state "Nurses and midwives are not expected to be competent in everything. After a short period of ...