Students
What to expect from a placement with a district nursing team
What are e-PADs and how can I get the most out of them on placement?
What to expect from a clinical placement in a prison: tips from a nursing student
Advice and development
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?
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
Nursing studies
What are e-PADs and how can I get the most out of them on placement?
The pros and cons of electronic practice assessment documents, plus tips from fellow students
Reasonable adjustments: what do I need to know and how can I adapt my practice?
How to ensure nursing care is person-centred and equally accessible to every individual
Talking continence: what you can do to encourage patients to seek timely advice
Embarrassment can stop people discussing bladder or bowel issues – here’s how you can help
OSCEs: tell me what they involve and how I can prepare for them
Nursing lecturers share their advice on how to shine at these practical assessments
Wanted: future nurse leaders seeking programmes made for students
We look at the schemes that nurture and develop your leadership skills from day one
How to manage conflict professionally: tips for placements and teamworking
Friction and disagreement are inevitable, but you can use them to reflect and develop skills
Clinical placements
What to expect from a clinical placement in a prison: tips from a nursing student
How the reality of prison healthcare challenged my preconceived ideas
What to expect on an emergency department clinical placement
The ED is a dynamic setting where you can develop core skills as well as support emergency care
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
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.