Students
Clinical placement in a research and development team: what a nursing student can expect
How a practice education facilitator can help you get the most out of your placement
What is supernumerary status and why does it need protecting?
Advice and development
Free careers fair for nursing students and newly registered nurses: book now
Online event is your chance to meet employers, join seminars, and even get a job interview
Taking a patient history: a guide for nursing students
How to build your experience and confidence, plus tips on raising difficult questions
Safeguarding demystified: a beginner’s guide
It’s an issue fundamental to nursing care, but do you know what’s expected of you?
Ten tips to help nursing students make the most of placements
Clinical placements are a valuable part of nursing students' training so take advantage of all the opportunities
Scholarship nurse the judge called a firecracker
Nursing student Sabrina Ffrench won a community nursing award from the Cavell Nurses’ Trust in June. She talks to Lynne Pearce about the award and why students should make the most of their opportunities.
My motivations and first destination into a community staff nurse post
Following a 12-week placement as a community nurse, Hattie Domagala explains why team support can really matter in lone working
Nursing studies
What are e-PADs and how can I get the most out of them on placement?
The pros and cons of electronic practice assessment documents, plus tips from fellow students
Reasonable adjustments: what do I need to know and how can I adapt my practice?
How to ensure nursing care is person-centred and equally accessible to every individual
Talking continence: what you can do to encourage patients to seek timely advice
Embarrassment can stop people discussing bladder or bowel issues – here’s how you can help
OSCEs: tell me what they involve and how I can prepare for them
Nursing lecturers share their advice on how to shine at these practical assessments
Wanted: future nurse leaders seeking programmes made for students
We look at the schemes that nurture and develop your leadership skills from day one
Simulated clinical placements: how to learn from mistakes in a risk-free environment
Virtual reality and high-tech simulation can build confidence to practise safely
Clinical placements
What is supernumerary status and why does it need protecting?
With placements disrupted by the pandemic, some view students’ special status as under threat
What to expect from a clinical placement in a prison: tips from a nursing student
How the reality of prison healthcare challenged my preconceived ideas
Pop-up hospital helps students make up for placements lost to COVID-19
University offers practical experience with clinical scenarios role-played by student peers
Prison nursing: why its complexity makes it a rich learning environment for students
Clinical placements in criminal justice settings offer a wide spectrum of nursing experience
From vaccinations to STIs and COPD: the placement for one-to-one patient care
General practice demands a range of clinical skills and, crucially, a person-centred approach
Virtual clinical placement: when practice-based learning goes online
COVID-19 may be halting clinical placements, but practice education can carry on
Newly qualified nurses
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
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 out to those who are often excluded from the healthcare system, says Jane Morton.