I’d love to do a clinical placement overseas, but how do I go about it?
Your guide to complying with NMC and visa rules, while embracing a new system and culture
17 Apr 2024
Students
Is it ever okay to breach patient confidentiality as a nurse?
Advice for students on whether disclosing information is permitted in any circumstance
10 Apr 2024
You’re about to start a clinical placement? Here are 7 things you need to know
Find out how to achieve your learning goals while maintaining a work-life balance
03 Apr 2024
Advice and development
How to challenge poor practice – 7 tips for nursing students
Use our tips to establish support, build your confidence and ensure you are heard
03 Jan 2024
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
22 Jul 2022
Free
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
10 Mar 2022
Taking a patient history: a guide for nursing students
How to build your experience and confidence, plus tips on raising difficult questions
21 Jan 2022
Safeguarding demystified: a beginner’s guide
It’s an issue fundamental to nursing care, but do you know what’s expected of you?
20 Aug 2021
Please don’t call me ‘the student’
Nursing students have names – and an expectation to be part of the healthcare team too
02 Mar 2021
Reflective practice
Mental health: challenging your own cultural taboos and unconscious bias
Supporting students to challenge their own beliefs about mental ill health
08 Nov 2023
Nursing studies
Is it ever okay to breach patient confidentiality as a nurse?
Advice for students on whether disclosing information is permitted in any circumstance
10 Apr 2024
Navigating patient consent: tips for nursing students
Practical advice on the fundamentals of consent and determining capacity
06 Mar 2024
What is it like to give evidence in a Coroner’s Court?
Nursing students are using a mock court to gain experience they may require in their career
06 Feb 2024
Could a dual adult and child nursing degree boost my career prospects?
Combining the two helps develop a broad skill set that will impress potential employers
31 Jan 2024
Struggling to get your NMC proficiencies signed off? How a skills clinic can help
Outreach clinics give students the chance to practise clinical skills in a safe environment
24 Jan 2024
How a student channelled her grief to offer comfort to dying patients
Amy Mann also used her experience to devise end of life care workshops for students
19 Dec 2023
Clinical placements
I’d love to do a clinical placement overseas, but how do I go about it?
Your guide to complying with NMC and visa rules, while embracing a new system and culture
17 Apr 2024
You’re about to start a clinical placement? Here are 7 things you need to know
Find out how to achieve your learning goals while maintaining a work-life balance
03 Apr 2024
Community placement: what does working with parish nurses involve?
Parish nursing teams can offer scope to develop communication and health promotion skills
20 Mar 2024
Can I refuse to care for a patient as a nursing student?
If and when refusal to treat may be acceptable on placement – and how to deal with issues
14 Feb 2024
Intensive care: conquering fear and learning confidence for this highly complex setting
Simulation is a safe place to learn from mistakes and identify patient deterioration
14 Dec 2023
Leading change as a nursing student: how to develop an innovation
Award winner explains how she co-produced a relevant, helpful resource with patients
06 Dec 2023
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
08 Mar 2023
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
13 Dec 2019
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
13 Sep 2019
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.
02 Feb 2017