Student nurses at Kingston University are being taught kindness and compassion through drama, reports Hannah Partos.
Five nurses on a busy ward greet patients in beds with cheery smiles. “Morning, Mr Matthews!” “How’s Mum today?” “I’m going to take your blood sugar – just a tiny prick”. As the day wears on, they grow tired and irritable. “No Mr Matthews,” one nurse snaps. “You absolutely cannot have a cigarette break now.” Another scolds a teenage diabetic for drinking too much alcohol, addressing him like a naughty child even though he is depressed and suicidal. “Don’t be silly,” she says. “You don’t want to end up in a coma... Keep reading on The Guardian
Five nurses on a busy ward greet patients in beds with cheery smiles. “Morning, Mr Matthews!” “How’s Mum today?” “I’m going to take your blood sugar – just a tiny prick”. As the day wears on, they grow tired and irritable. “No Mr Matthews,” one nurse snaps. “You absolutely cannot have a cigarette break now.” Another scolds a teenage diabetic for drinking too much alcohol, addressing him like a naughty child even though he is depressed and suicidal. “Don’t be silly,” she says. “You don’t want to end up in a coma... Keep reading on The Guardian