We were very fortunate last week to have a Student Nurse come to the Oasis for a placement. The Oasis provides many such placement's to a variety of establishments ranging from final teaching placements for VI teachers to experiential placement for Guide Dog trainers who are beginning to work with school aged children.
Of course we could not look down the chance for some first hand experiences for our VI pupils.
Children with a visual impairment may spend a lot of time in hospital waiting for eye appointments and so forth but may never get the opportunity to ask simple questions about what people do and the equipment they use. Luckily our visitor this week was more then happy to bring in her uniform and some equipment (stethoscope, bandages etc...) and answer some questions about her job.
But then disaster struck! There were injuries everywhere!!!
But it was ok...the medical staff on hand put on protective clothing...
...applied triage where necessary....
...and checked patients blood pressure.
The children were really fascinated by the way the torch lit up the inside of this poor patient's mouth...'it was on fire!'
By the end of the afternoon everyone had recovered in time for a nice drink!
Thank You !!
...to our Student visitor, you gave our children a brilliant first hand experience, they loved exploring the equipment you brought in and asking you questions, as well as wrapping each other in bandages!!!
