In this episode of The Handover, host Erika speaks with Marieven Budiongan, Clinical Nurse Manager here in St James’s Hospital.

Marieven has been working as a CNM on the Private 1 ward for almost 10 years, an acute medical ward that is highly lauded by our student nurses in terms of the learning opportunities available to them and the staff that deliver those opportunities. Marieven speaks about her role as a CNM, providing great insight into all the intricacies involved in working as a nurse manager, which would be especially useful for anybody with aspirations for a career as a nurse manager.

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In this episode of The Handover, host Erika speaks with recently qualified nurse Nicole, who is working as a Staff Nurse in the Intensive Care Unit here in St James’s Hospital.

Nicole offers her perspective on the journey to becoming a qualified nurse, certain challenges she faced and how COVID made things particularly difficult during what was already a challenging time for her and her peers. Packed full of insight, advice and anecdotes, Nicole lets the listener step into her shoes to get a personal account of what makes her so passionate about nursing.

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In the second episode of The Handover, host Erika speaks with Graham King, Student Counsellor in the academic partner of St James’s Hospital, Trinity College Dublin.

Erika posits the unique position student nurses find themselves in, navigating the world as both new adults and new healthcare workers. Graham offers unique insight into this position from the perspective of a psychotherapist, discussing topics such as mental health and burnout, perceptions of normalcy, the importance of work/life balance, recognising when to ask for help, and the services offered by the student counselling service in Trinity College Dublin.

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