In 1977 I was 18 years old. I started psychiatric nursing in Saint Loman’s Hospital Mullingar. It wasn’t my first choice as I wanted to be a general nurse, but as it was only a few miles from home I decided to accept it. The first few weeks were in the classroom, so I settled relatively easy. I had been to numerous hospitals around the country for interviews, mainly for general nursing. My aim being to get a place for a three-year nursing apprenticeship. One of these w
