Virtual clinical placement: when practice-based learning goes online
COVID-19 may be halting clinical placements, but practice education can carry on
29 Oct 2020
Community nursing
The importance of equality and diversity in nursing care
Mental health nurse David Van de Velde reflects on the importance of equality and diversity...
11 Sep 2020
COVID-19: how a neighbourhood volunteer scheme is teaching me about leadership
One nursing student is coordinating a network of support for vulnerable community members
03 Apr 2020
My first placement: it can be daunting, but a rich learning experience too
A first-year nursing student on what makes a rewarding clinical placement
13 Mar 2020
It’s just not true that your first job must be in an acute hospital – and here’s why
QNI's Crystal Oldman on why the community is the perfect place to start your nursing career
05 Jan 2019
Listening to patients’ wartime stories helped me develop empathy
It can be hard to find time to listen to patients, but it’s essential for holisitic care
06 Aug 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
Scholarship nurse the judge called a firecracker
Nursing student Sabrina Ffrench won a community nursing award from the Cavell Nurses’ Trust...
01 Oct 2017
Community nursing is a complex and varied, but often underestimated, career option
Caring for homeless people requires a complex set of skills that can enable nurses to reach...
02 Mar 2017
Starting out - Do not write off a placement before you’ve given it a chance
Never dismiss a placement or take it for granted. We all hear stories about the ones we...
01 Jun 2016
Starting out - Being in a patient’s home helped me understand the story of their life
One of my most memorable training experiences occurred on a placement with a community...
09 Dec 2015
Starting out - Clients’ social isolation prompted me to research ways to alleviate it
While working in the community with people who have schizophrenia, it became clear that the...
07 Oct 2015