Clinical placements
On the front line with a paramedic
A day spent shadowing a paramedic showed the complex range of skills this role requires, and
Lessons learned in a hospice
A placement at a hospice will inform this student's practice for the rest of his career
Don’t worry if you shed a tear
Looking after a patient nearing the end of life can be daunting, but one nursing student...
What to do when words fail
Communication problems are not uncommon when people with complex needs are admitted to...
Nurse’s response to medicine refusal was a lesson in quality care
A nurse halted a drug round when a patient declined additional medication and took the time...
Be ready to act whenever someone needs help
While on a placement in Sri Lanka in her final year of training, Kirsty Wallace went to the...
Using meditation to calm an anxious patient
When first-year nursing student Phaedra Longhurst cared for a highly anxious patient on her...
An insight into the hidden battles of patients with invisible illnesses
When nursing student Laurie Batchelor helped care for a patient in the community with cancer...
Student’s homemade songbook helped patients forget cancer symptoms
When nursing student Georgia Brain created a book of lyrics to help her patients remember...
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...
Lessons from nurse education in Japan
During an exchange programme with a university in Japan, nursing students from the UK gained...
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...
A clinical placement with BPAS made me reflect on my feelings about abortion
A nurse’s lesson on the importance of emotional well-being
Talk about resuscitation - it’s crucial to patient-centred care
The highs and lows of an elective placement in Mexico
Proud moment I enabled dying patient to see her sister
Spreading the word about learning sign language
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