Ross Sheridan is a third-year MSc Learning Disability Nurse here at Edge Hill University. Having worked in Healthcare for six years, Ross started his career working in a Nursing Home after finishing his BSc Degree in Pharmacology at the University of Liverpool.
Ross had been working at the Nursing Home for one year when a resident's family, who had teaching experience, advised him to train as a Nurse. Shortly afterward, Ross left to work as a Support Worker at Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust where he stayed for 3 years working in Inpatient and Community services before being granted a secondment to study Nursing.
Direct from Patch Adams, Ross shared his favorite quote, 'You treat a disease, you win, you lose. You treat a person, I guarantee you, you'll win, no matter what the outcome'.
Ross explained that his Mum is his biggest inspiration and having worked in Nursing for 40 years, he shared that she is his 'Nursing Hero'.
He also added that he would like to see more public schemes and media coverage about male Nurses in society to drive recruitment.
Ross advised that he would like the Nursing frontline to be more visible in society to change the public's idea of what it takes to be male.
'I would say DO IT!!
We'd like to thank Ross for contributing to our series of blog post interviews as part of International Men's Day 2018.
Good to have you representing Nursing and in particularly Learning Disability Nursing.
Good work Ross! Reading this in context after debating it with you this is great, I never comment on things, however this was a good read I must say and pretty inspirational. You've came a long way and youll go far in this career.