Importance of preventing pressure ulcers was highlighted by training
A student on placement gained confidence after training to manage pressure ulcers in older...
13 Jun 2018
Clinical placements
It is an honour to give someone the ‘right’ death
Caring for a dying patient and providing last offices helped nursing student Tristan Crombie...
12 Jun 2018
Lessons learned in a hospice
A placement at a hospice will inform this student's practice for the rest of his career
09 Apr 2018
Don’t worry if you shed a tear
Looking after a patient nearing the end of life can be daunting, but one nursing student...
22 Mar 2018
What to do when words fail
Communication problems are not uncommon when people with complex needs are admitted to...
15 Mar 2018
Don’t judge a clinical placement until you’ve experienced it
Nursing student Lucy Fearon was disappointed when she found out her first clinical placement...
31 Jan 2018
Insights gained from trauma of patient’s death
Dealing with the death of a patient was one of nursing student Nicola Looby’s greatest fears...
19 Jan 2018
A lesson in the emotional resilience that’s part of being a nurse
When an older patient she was helping had a fall, nursing student Victoria Spires struggled...
18 Oct 2017
The effect of music therapy in palliative care
When nursing student Rosie Emsley used her musical talents to entertain patients, she...
04 Apr 2017
Care and compassion in a cardiac arrest
Performing CPR for the first time helped nursing student Laura Leach understand the...
21 Mar 2017
There is no place for ageism in healthcare
A clinical placement working with older people opened nursing student Nina Mitchell’s eyes...
28 Feb 2017
Never give up trying to form therapeutic relationships with patients
Caring for an older patient with Alzheimer’s disease taught Georgina Mercy the value of...
06 Dec 2016
I was punched by a patient with dementia
When nursing student Charlotte Hall was hit by a patient, she used it as a learning...
17 Aug 2016