Just did my first t shot and I was shitting bricks staring at that needle but like aksjajdksks first ever t shot!!!
Did feel lightheaded as hell afterwards but I'm guessing that's more of a 'i just stuck a needle into my thigh' than anything else😅
If anyone has any advice on how to make the process easier it would be greatly appreciated
Hi, I've been looking for the past current months to find a flatmate to share a 2-bed flat for the 2026-2027 uni year but have been unsuccessful.
I was just wondering if there's anyone on this Reddit or if anyone knows any students who are also looking for a flat for the next year.
The rent is 125 a week and move in is the 30th August. It's located right next to the bottom of the lri so it's close to both universities.
I'm a first year 19 year old DMU student and I don't mind who I share with as long as they aren't a-hole ykwim.
Any help would be appreciated as I'm struggling and my original flatmate was an a-hole who dropped out 3 months after signing our contract so kinda desperate at this point 😅
So I'm a first year student paramedic currently studying in East Mids and I'm struggling to get across to some patients when I'm out on jobs.
Some patients I find are easy to talk and will initiate a conversation whilst I'm taking their obs (excluding when my mentor/crewmate is taking their history) but some other patients I feel like tend to ignore me because they can clearly tell I'm young and a student. I don't normally mind this too much as I'll still get on with the job and perform everything my mentor asks me to do and is required but I sometimes get complained at by my mentor for not interacting more with the patient.
I've been trying to work through this but my mentor seems to be stuck with the idea that I'm only capable of making small talk and explaining obs so that's all I'm really doing. However because of this, it's seen as a 'communication issue' and is trying to get my uni involved however they are pretty useless when it comes to helping, especially as our lecturers seem to pick and choose who they like and who to focus their attention on more. It also doesn't help that some patients (especially when transporting to ED) clearly make it obvious with their body language that they don't want to have a conversation, yet I'm still expected to talk to them about random stuff.
I have a meeting on Friday to discuss with my uni about how to move forward with my communication buts it mainly I just don't know when or how to cut into a conversation despite knowing what to do and how to do it. I want to ask about how to transition into starting to do at least some of the history take - like contributing 10% or something and slowly moving up to at least 50% of the history take if not more, however I only have 1-2 weeks left of placement left for first year and I really want to pass this year.
I know this post is pretty long but honestly just any help would be appreciated with how to work past these communication issues and semi-quickly as well.