Every patient deserves holistic care
A nursing student witnesses an incident of poor care and is reminded that staff as well as...
22 Jul 2016
Holistic care
New tool and Twitter chats boost learning disability training
Student Amy Wixey led a drive to help all nursing students improve their communication with...
12 Jul 2016
Student life - The code and you
To remain on the Nursing and Midwifery Council register as a qualified nurse you will have...
11 May 2016
Starting out - When I empathised with a patient’s embarrassment, his spirits lifted
My first placement in hospital was on an older people’s rehabilitation ward.
10 Feb 2016
Starting out - Compassion should be at the heart of every nursing task, big or small
While researching the nurse-patient relationship for an assignment in my first year of...
06 Jan 2016
Starting out - Sharing stories is a sure route to delivering person-centred care
During the first year of nurse training, my first placement was at a day care centre for...
16 Dec 2015
Starting out - I helped molly to feel like a writer again, instead of a stroke patient
On clinical placement during my first year of training, I worked on a stroke unit where I...
21 Oct 2015
Student life - Speaking of spirituality
You do not have to be a religious person to meet the spiritual requirements of your patients...
14 Oct 2015
Starting out - Mary showed me that a smile and kind gesture does make a difference
At the start of my third year of nurse training, I had a clinical placement on a respiratory...
30 Sep 2015
Starting out - Inspiring day made me think ‘what else is happening with my patient?’
I was on annual leave when I was given the opportunity to spend a day with the stoma care...
19 Aug 2015
Starting out - Research helped me understand a patient’s needs and improve care
In my second year of nurse training, I met ‘Joe’, a patient who had been on a gastro-...
29 Jul 2015
Starting out - Helping a nurse provide holistic care inspired me to get more involved
During my first year of nurse training, I had a placement with a community mental health...
08 Jul 2015