Patient advocate
Improving the patient experience through person-centred care
When one of her patients refused to eat, nursing student Georgiana John used her nursing...
There is no place for ageism in healthcare
A clinical placement working with older people opened nursing student Nina Mitchell’s eyes...
Stretching the boundaries of learning disability nursing
Despite popular opinion, learning disability nurses are needed in a range of care settings...
The moment I realised what it means to be a midwife
Caring for a premature baby on an elective placement in Cambodia showed student Indie...
I was punched by a patient with dementia
When nursing student Charlotte Hall was hit by a patient, she used it as a learning...
No more suffering in silence
Human trafficking is a growing problem but students can help to identify and respond to...
Never underestimate the importance of hand holding
A little human contact can be of great comfort to patients
A passport to better care
Becoming a student champion for Parkinson’s disease awareness helped Lorraine Ramnath create...
Student life - ‘I caught the research bug’
My introduction to research was during my first year in college. We had a lecture about its...
Starting out - Confidence to speak up for patients is one of my most valuable lessons
During a clinical placement on an emergency department in my third year of training, a...
Starting out - I learned that the patient should be central to therapeutic intervention
In my first year as a mental health nursing student, I was on placement in a residential...