Please don’t call me ‘the student’
Nursing students have names – and an expectation to be part of the healthcare team too
02 Mar 2021
Challenging poor practice
Raising concerns: it’s rarely easy, but be brave, because it’s the right thing to do
Advice for nursing students on how to challenge poor practice – take 7 top tips
30 Jan 2020
When your course schedule says ‘group work’ and you think ‘hard work’
Ways to cope with conflicting study styles and goals in collaborative learning as a nursing...
07 Jun 2019
The next generation needs encouragement, not derision
Critical comments such as ‘you're too posh to wash’ only dampen students’ enthusiasm
04 Mar 2019
Good hand hygiene is essential to safe patient care
Observing poor hand hygiene among staff inspired nursing student Shan Moses to step in and...
08 Nov 2016
Every voice should be valued
Escalating concerns after witnessing substandard nursing care made Robert McEntee determined...
21 Oct 2016
How students should raise concerns with their tutors
University lecturers Robin Ion and Richard Craven offer advice on how nursing students can...
11 Jul 2016
Student life - Cause for concern
In 2007, we began an international programme of research on healthcare students’ experiences...
27 Jan 2016
Starting out - My experience as a psychiatric patient has made me a better nurse
Starting my first placement in a psychiatric unit, I was struck by a mixture of fear,...
20 Jan 2016
Student life - Open for discussion
The Freedom to Speak Up review has exposed a culture of intimidation and bullying in many...
09 Sep 2015
Starting out - Finding courage to blow the whistle helped me develop my practice
During my second clinical placement in my first year of training I began to notice that...
12 Aug 2015