Confessions of a Nurse

How The F*** Do You Spell Haemorrhoids? (1x1)

: 24, 2012

Latoya dreams of life as a supermodel rather than the £14,000-a-year basic pay she receives as a Healthcare Assistant. Straight-talking and glamorous Debbie worked as a healthcare assistant for 10 years before she qualified as a staff nurse. Working in the relative ease and gentle pace of a ward specialising in hip and knee replacements, Debbie gets a shock when she's transferred to the orthopaedic trauma ward. Coping with heavily dependent patients and a man who repeatedly hurls his own faeces at the nurses, her patience, nursing skills and caring instincts are severely tested. Talented, wisecracking nurse Sarah has just made a major career move. Having worked as a sister in A&E for seven years, she's on trial to be a Clinical Nurse Practitioner, responsible for running the whole hospital at night. It's a big step up into management and Sarah needs to decide whether she's prepared to spend less time looking after patients and more time running the place