Students
What is ChatGPT and can I use it to help with an assignment?
Student hardship funds: what am I entitled to and how can I apply?
Community project placement: what will I learn and how do I get one?
Advice and development
Watch: advice for students on supporting your health and well-being
Why common stress tips may not be helpful, and strategies to help you look after yourself
Free careers fair for nursing students and newly registered nurses: book now
Online event is your chance to meet employers, join seminars, and even get a job interview
Taking a patient history: a guide for nursing students
How to build your experience and confidence, plus tips on raising difficult questions
Safeguarding demystified: a beginner’s guide
It’s an issue fundamental to nursing care, but do you know what’s expected of you?
Reflective practice
Mental health: challenging your own cultural taboos and unconscious bias
Supporting students to challenge their own beliefs about mental ill health
Nursing studies
What is ChatGPT and can I use it to help with an assignment?
Students need to be AI-literate, but must use the technology with caution
Person-centred care: how to learn from the care experience of service users
Listening to patients’ perspectives through storytelling offers invaluable insights
Initiating change to improve practice: tips for nursing students
Advice from a fellow student who highlighted a gap in patient care
Could a dual registration degree in nursing and social work be good for your career?
Find out about the potential benefits and what to expect from an integrated programme
Nursing Live: what’s on offer for students and newly registered nurses
Access free sessions on placements, well-being, mentors, careers and more at RCNi’s event
What’s your personal brand? How to stand out from the crowd as a nursing student
Social media can enhance career prospects. Find out how to build your own digital brand
Clinical placements
Community project placement: what will I learn and how do I get one?
These non-clinical placements help develop students’ understanding of health inequalities
Learning disability clinical placement: what experience will I gain?
Students in every field need to know how to support people with learning disabilities
Writing in a patient’s notes: tips for nursing students
How to ensure your record-keeping is legible, and what to do if you make a mistake
Supernumerary status: myth or reality on placement during staffing pressures?
Students are sometimes seen as ‘an extra pair of hands’. Find out how to challenge this
Can I refuse my clinical placement – and how do I raise concerns if things go wrong?
The best placements are not always the ones you expect, and it pays to stay open-minded
First patient handover: what to expect and how to ensure it’s as effective as possible
Learning what works in handover can be daunting, but getting it right is key to safe care
Self-care
A well-being app for your nursing course: ShinyMind for students
New version of the popular app will focus on the challenges of nursing studies
Newly qualified nurses
Stretching the boundaries of learning disability nursing
Despite popular opinion, learning disability nurses are needed in a range of care settings and should not limit their imagination when it comes to job searches, says Helen Laverty.