"During my years with Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, I spent a lot of time in the children's emergency department, and thinking on my feet in critical situations is a skill that I developed over time that will benefit me as a Band 7 theatre nurse. I remember one night when we had a patient who was bleeding severely after an auto accident in our ED. Knowing that time was precious, the team I was leading looked to me for direction and I didn't hesitate to act quickly. I quickly charged our team with using a tourniquet and then got the patient set up to take vitals. Once they took charge, I began working with the rest of the staff on the next steps. Had I hesitated that night, it could've turned into a very bad outcome. After a few nights in the hospital, the patient was discharged and his parents came back upon discharge to thank our team for our care."
