title: Starting out - I lackedconfidencetospeakup formypatient'sbestinterests.
abstract: On the first day in my new hospital placement I received a handover and was instructed to work with a healthcare assistant. I was shown to a patient's room by the care assistant and asked to undress and wash an older female patient.
authors.affiliation: The University of Leeds.
authors.forename: Tracey
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rayner