Episode notes
Beverley Brathwaite joins Laura for episode 1 of series 4 of Navigating nursing. Beverley discusses her decision to study nursing and the roles she has had as a nurse, tissue viability nurse specialist, lecturer and now as a senior lecturer at the University of Roehampton. Beverley discusses how nursing wasn't a traditional career choice where she grew up and how nursing as a career has led her to wide range of academic study she didn't realise was even possible. Beverley is also a clinical nurse advisor for 111, which is part of the National Health Service and is a telephone triage service which ensures patients get the correct support and advice they need 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. She talks about the challenges of assessing patients over the phone and the need for an advanced skill set.
Beverley is an author and doctoral student and ...