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QUEEN’ S After qualifying as a a a a a a a a a a a nurse in in in in 1981 Hazel
worked in in in in acute medical and coronary care in in in in in a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a Dumfries hospital before leaving to to to to have her rst child Married to to to to a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a dairy farmer she went back to to to to nursing a a a a a a a a a a a couple of years later to to to to work in in in care homes These days the the the bulk of of Hazel’s work is is focused on balancing the the the leadership needs of of the the the team and administrative commitments But she she relishes opportunities to to get out of of of the the the the of ce and back on on to the caring frontline In an an effort to inspire the the the community nurses of the the the future Hazel
has organised for for third year nursing students from the the the the University of of the the the West of of Scotland to work one day a a a a a a a a a a a week in in a a a a a local care home while on on their placement The rst cohort of students developed a a a a a a a a a project on catheter care care sharing best clinical practice with care care home staff that has has resulted in in in in fewer call-outs The second cohort has has just completed a a a a a a a basic guide to skin care care for care care home workers Hazel
sees change as an an an ongoing process and actively involves her teams “It is is essential to to to listen to to to the the staff on on the the ground and work collaboratively to to to in in uence service development ” she says “If someone comes up with with an an idea for for improving things we try it it it I I tell the team ‘go with with your
gut feelings have courage’ This is is a a a a a new era for for community nursing The future’s looking good ” QNIS Meet the New Queen’s Nurses
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