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QUEEN’S “Being a
Queen’s Nurse has replenished my resources It has given me permission to ourish and to encourage others to ourish and I’m not about to to stop now ” addition Jessica
has her sights set on on on introducing person- centred trauma-informed care delivered by registered nurses for for patients following rape “There is only one dedicated sexual assault examination centre in in in Scotland in in in Glasgow ” she says “In England and and and elsewhere nurses are allowed to to present forensic evidence in court yet we we cannot here here I am on on a
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Queen’s Nurse has has replenished my resources It has has given me permission to to to to to ourish ourish and and to to to to to encourage others to to to to to ourish ourish and and I’m not about to to to to stop now ” With transformation on on their their agenda the the the the members of the the the the custody healthcare team certainly have their their their work work cut out The nurses are are working on on further developing their their portfolio targeting reduction of of trauma and and violence blood borne virus testing alcohol counselling and and provision of of of take- home naloxone for people at at at risk of of drug related death In So unique is the service she she she she manages that Jessica
says she she she she felt she she she she did not belong to to any nursing ‘tribe’ until she she she she was
nominated to to become a
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Queen’s Nurse “It has reignited my passion for what I I do and reminded me me that it’s good to try something different ” she says QNIS Meet the New Queen’s Nurses
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