title: Starting out - I reached out to a withdrawn patient by speaking her language.
abstract: During my second year, I was placed on a busy medical ward. There were some long-stay patients on the ward, one of whom remained in a side room with the curtains shut and without television, radio or visitors. Her notes indicated a recent diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease.
authors.affiliation: University of Nottingham.
authors.forename: Donna Lorraine
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Davis