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... in an acute medical ward and he came in with an alcohol problem. He was found in the street unconscious with bruises all over his face down to his arms. He had been drinking heavily which made him aggressive. They put him into the side ward, as it appeared as if he could be harmful to the other patients. As I began my shift I could see he was becoming agitated. It was a bit chaotic in the ward, staff nurses were rushing around, and doctors were preparing for the ward round. I sat at the nurses' station with a piece of paper in my hand preparing for hand over. Mr Bloggs came and sat beside me and looked annoyingly at one of the staff nurses. As the staff nurse was quite busy, she did not have enough time to assess him. I was not aware that this had made ...
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