Team Nightingale: why I’ll never forget what I learned nursing in a COVID field hospital
Nursing student Nathan Harrison has seen what supportive multidisciplinary teams can achieve
17 Dec 2020
Patient-centred care
Isolation and COVID-19: what I learned from my placement at a mental health hub
A nursing student saw first-hand the need for early interventions in mental healthcare
11 Sep 2020
COVID-19: how working at the Nightingale has changed my student experience
Two students describe their first weeks in the workplace, and what has helped them cope
15 May 2020
COVID-19: what it’s like working and studying in the middle of a pandemic
One nursing student’s experience working at an isolation unit for mental health patients
27 Apr 2020
Patient confidentiality: how a complicated case created an ethical and legal dilemma
A service user’s chlamydia diagnosis taught me lessons about disclosure and breach of trust
06 Feb 2020
Dementia at the end of life: why every nursing student needs to learn about it
An Admiral Nurse explains how she uses hospice placements to deepen nursing students’...
07 Oct 2019
Simulation gives students a short-cut to confidence
Simulation of emergencies requiring clinical decisions is instilling confidence in students
09 Jul 2019
The plight of those with no place to call home
Charity work helped a student see the plight of homeless people with mental health issues
30 May 2019
A truly inspirational placement taught me about compassion and a love for life
I witnessed the kind of dedication I want to emulate in my own nursing career
18 Apr 2019
‘This is me’ document helped me provide personalised end of life care
A student reflects on building a nurse-patient relationship with a hospice patient
25 Feb 2019
Breakfast battle taught me to take the time to care
A patient’s refusal to eat toast that was cut the wrong way changed a nursing student’s ideas
01 Feb 2019
The simple intervention that eases pet owners’ anxiety when they’re in hospital
My innovative ‘pet card’ helps patients plan who will look after their animals
29 Jan 2019