Students
Medicines management for nursing students: what you need to know
Pop-up hospital helps students make up for placements lost to COVID-19
Prison nursing: why its complexity makes it a rich learning environment for students
Advice and development
Please don’t call me ‘the student’
Nursing students have names – and an expectation to be part of the healthcare team too
COVID-19: why we must protect the mental health of international nursing students
The anxiety and isolation caused by the crisis may be particularly acute for this group
Don’t neglect your mental health – it’s time to be kind to yourself
Nurse training can take its toll, so learn techniques to improve your mood and performance
The Hot Potato project: tackling mental health issues in young people
Zoe Butler’s innovative project to address the 'hot potato' of mental health issues in young people saw her crowned winner of Andrew Parker Student Nurse Award at the 2017 RCNi Awards.
Using CBT to improve self-awareness and resilience
After a placement with a team of cognitive behavioural therapists, nursing student Lauren Ferrier relays the techniques she learned to improve self-awareness and resilience
CBT strategies can help you handle stress
On placement with a team of cognitive behavioural therapists, nursing student Lauren Ferrier learned some useful CBT techniques students can use to improve their sense of well-being and resilience.
Nursing studies
Medicines management for nursing students: what you need to know
Do you feel daunted by this area of practice? Read expert advice on five key issues
Music and dementia: how playlists can promote person-centred care
Learn how to promote sensitive, tailored use of music in care settings
Becoming a dad during a pandemic – and the final year of a nursing degree
Born during lockdown, my baby boy is helping me learn how to balance studying and family life
Team Nightingale: why I’ll never forget what I learned nursing in a COVID field hospital
Nursing student Nathan Harrison has seen what supportive multidisciplinary teams can achieve
Can a mental health service user also be a good nursing student?
For a nursing career, an understanding of service users’ experiences is actually a positive
COVID-19: what it’s like working and studying in the middle of a pandemic
One nursing student’s experience working at an isolation unit for mental health patients
Clinical placements
Pop-up hospital helps students make up for placements lost to COVID-19
University offers practical experience with clinical scenarios role-played by student peers
Prison nursing: why its complexity makes it a rich learning environment for students
Clinical placements in criminal justice settings offer a wide spectrum of nursing experience
Isolation and COVID-19: what I learned from my placement at a mental health hub
A nursing student saw first-hand the need for early interventions in mental healthcare
Patient confidentiality: how a complicated case created an ethical and legal dilemma
A service user’s chlamydia diagnosis taught me lessons about disclosure and breach of trust
On the front line with a paramedic
A day spent shadowing a paramedic showed the complex range of skills this role requires, and the emotional side of the work
What to do when words fail
Communication problems are not uncommon when people with complex needs are admitted to hospital, and one nursing student is creating a toolkit that will include tips from specialists and signposting to additional support
Newly qualified nurses
Nurse’s podcasts tell true story of life on mental health wards
Podcasts aim to dispel myths about mental illness, remove stigma and give patients a voice
Mental health and adult nursing, plus the pace of emergency care – this role has it all
A dual-registration newly qualified nurse reflects on what she has learned in her first year
Mental health nursing: ‘The accumulation of marginal gains’
Results in mental health care can be slow but the rewards are vast, especially for nurses with the right qualities, says Ian Hulatt.