Help nursing students feel at home with a placement welcome pack

Incivility from staff or feeling unwelcome won’t make for an effective learning experience. Find out how a welcome pack can help students feel like part of the team

With academic work, clinical placements and personal commitments to juggle, life as a nursing student is challenging at the best of times.

Factor in a global pandemic and life has been even tougher over the past few years. A Nursing Standard investigation into student attrition suggests that 33% of those who started their nursing degree courses in 2018 did not graduate in 2021, with COVID-19 and the rising cost of living adding to the usual course pressures.

Negative behaviour in the workplace can add to burnout

Nursing students are