Students
Is it time to make MMR vaccination compulsory?
Parents are the real professionals when it comes to their children
Your first presentation: a nursing student’s guide to speaking at conferences
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
Your first presentation: a nursing student’s guide to speaking at conferences
How presenting can help you develop critical thinking skills, plus tips for preparing
How I’m learning to deal with death
Student Voice competition finalist Bethany Smith on overcoming anxiety to support a ‘good death’
Videos celebrate neurodiverse nurses
Nurses and nursing students with dyslexia and dyspraxia make a valuable contribution to care, says Kerry Pace.
Clinical placements
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
Observing cardiac surgery made me appreciate theatre nurses’ role
Watching a surgeon replace a young patient’s heart valves helped children’s nursing student Ewout van Sabben appreciate the valuable role played by theatre nurses.
Bringing a smile to help in the tough times
Caring for a young teenager reminded children's nursing student Harriet Pollard why taking care of the emotional well-being of children and young people is equally as important as addressing their physical health needs.
Tailor your communication to your patient
Caring for a patient with a severe brain injury taught Lauren Stafford the importance of tailoring your communication.
Delegation and its challenges
Esiri Ohwovoriole learned to share the load as her nursing responsibilities increased in line with her experience
Holding a patient's hand taught me an important lesson on placement
Spending time providing a patient with simple reassurance can be as exciting as any other aspect of nursing
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.