Students
Community placement: what does working with parish nurses involve?
Care innovations: how to spark ideas on placement and influence change in practice
How can I become more confident in delegating nursing tasks?
Advice and development
How to challenge poor practice – 7 tips for nursing students
Use our tips to establish support, build your confidence and ensure you are heard
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.
Reflective practice
Mental health: challenging your own cultural taboos and unconscious bias
Supporting students to challenge their own beliefs about mental ill health
Nursing studies
What is it like to give evidence in a Coroner’s Court?
Nursing students are using a mock court to gain experience they may require in their career
Struggling to get your NMC proficiencies signed off? How a skills clinic can help
Outreach clinics give students the chance to practise clinical skills in a safe environment
Initiating change to improve practice: tips for nursing students
Advice from a fellow student who highlighted a gap in patient care
Should I work as a healthcare support worker while doing my nursing degree?
Working is a necessity for many students, but you don’t want it to be a distraction
Want to specialise in community nursing? A blended learning degree could be for you
New option prepares students for community roles straight after qualifying
Nursing degree apprenticeships: can they help ease the staffing crisis?
Apprenticeships open up nursing to a wider group and allow trusts to ‘grow their own’
Clinical placements
Community placement: what does working with parish nurses involve?
Parish nursing teams can offer scope to develop communication and health promotion skills
Community project placement: what will I learn and how do I get one?
These non-clinical placements help develop students’ understanding of health inequalities
How to show leadership and organisation skills as a nursing student
Students on GP placement found ‘lost’ patients who were missing out on vital diabetes care
What to expect from a clinical placement in a care home
Seize the chance to develop skills in person-centred care for people with complex needs
Can I refuse to care for a patient as a nursing student?
If and when refusal to treat may be acceptable on placement – and how to deal with issues
Intensive care: conquering fear and learning confidence for this highly complex setting
Simulation is a safe place to learn from mistakes and identify patient deterioration
Self-care
A well-being app for your nursing course: ShinyMind for students
New version of the popular app will focus on the challenges of nursing studies
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.