Students
Gastroenterology: what nursing students need to know about GI conditions and care
Student-led wards: can they help boost your clinical skills and confidence?
A well-being app for your nursing course: ShinyMind for students
Student voice
Is it time to make MMR vaccination compulsory?
Nurses need to counteract the anti-vaccination movement’s propaganda
Parents are the real professionals when it comes to their children
Good communication is vital in assessing paediatric early warning systems
Being a parent helps me in children’s nursing
Chris Steele on how his personal experiences are used to enhance his caregiving
How to hit the target when you apply for a job
Selling yourself in job applications is not as daunting as you may think
All nurse training should cover communication with children who have learning...
Bespoke training could benefit students and children with learning disabilities
Could overseas communication improve cultural differences in healthcare?
Hearing about nursing practice from students who have travelled abroad has left Chris Steele wanting to know more
Reflective writing
Emotional highs and lows in the emergency department: the student experience
Liverpool John Moores University children's nursing student Hayley Moran reflects on her placement in an emergency department
Dignity from the first breath: a student's experience
Queen's University Belfast children's nursing student Lynsey Wilgaus, a finalist from the NCYP Student Voice competition, reflects on watching nurses preserve a baby's dignity at first breath.
I can do this: a student's experience of life-limiting conditions
Salford University child health student Ryan Jones, a finalist from the NCYP Student Voice competition, tells us his experience of nursing a terminally ill child.
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?
A nursing student’s guide to speaking at conferences
Presenting can help you develop critical thinking skills as a nursing student, and here's how to prepare for public speaking
How I’m learning to deal with death
Student Voice competition finalist Bethany Smith on overcoming anxiety to support a ‘good death’
Nursing studies
Gastroenterology: what nursing students need to know about GI conditions and care
We ask expert nurses about caring for patients with digestive conditions
Student-led wards: can they help boost your clinical skills and confidence?
Collaborative learning puts students at the forefront of decision-making
Climate emergency: how nursing students can lead greener practice
How to share your knowledge of greener practice with the whole nursing team
Sepsis: guide for nursing students on knowing the signs to look for and action to take
Students have important opportunities to flag potential patient deterioration
Student finances, placements and well-being: coping with the pressures
Changes that could help students cope, plus how to seek help if you need it
Meet UK’s first honorary university lecturer with a learning disability
Read how one man is transforming nursing students’ understanding of service users’ needs
Clinical placements
Clinical placement in theatres: what should I expect and how can I make the most of it?
Perioperative care may seem daunting, but it’s a dynamic and supportive place to learn
How to show leadership and organisation skills as a nursing student
Students on GP placement found ‘lost’ patients who were missing out on vital diabetes care
Welcome to your placement: how a ‘hello’ pack can help students feel at home
A nurse explains her idea to improve the learning experience for students and the team
Considering an elective placement overseas? Here’s what you need to know
How to plan and prepare for a placement abroad, and how it could help develop your skills
What to expect from a clinical placement in a care home
Seize the chance to develop skills in person-centred care for people with complex needs
Difficult placements: coping with a hostile practice assessor
What to do if you feel unsupported or risk not qualifying due to placement problems
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
Give young people a say in nurse recruitment
Involving children and young people in the recruitment process can bring equal rewards for both patients and staff, says postgraduate children’s nursing student Sarah Ball, who was interviewed by a children’s panel for her first nursing post.