Clinical placements

What to expect on an emergency department clinical placement

The ED is a dynamic setting where you can develop core skills as well as support emergency...

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

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

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

On the front line with a paramedic

A day spent shadowing a paramedic showed the complex range of skills this role requires, and...

What to do when words fail

Communication problems are not uncommon when people with complex needs are admitted to...

Going outside your comfort zone can help connect with patients

By learning more about football, mental health nursing student Felicity Allman was able to...

Mental health nurses need training to treat physical ailments

Physical and mental health are linked, and giving mental health nurses more training would...

Don't judge patients with personality disorders...

When mental health nursing student Nicola Mattocks heard staff making derogatory comments...

A fresh take on medicines management for patients with a learning disability

Mental health nursing student Kirsty Killiard implemented a system for monitoring the use of...

Stand up to the stigma of mental illness

Working with an inspirational community mental health nurse gave nursing student Robyn...

Never underestimate the importance of engaging with patients

During an elective placement in the Philippines, nursing student Cara Sturgess witnessed...

Stop, look and listen to your patients

A placement taught nursing student Sara Mulligan the importance of addressing the physical...

Every voice should be valued

Escalating concerns after witnessing substandard nursing care made Robert McEntee determined...

Keep an open mind to overcome communication barriers

Using an interpreter helped mental health nursing student Deborah Ayodele understand her...

Nothing can prepare you for the death of a patient

When a mental health service user died on nursing student Mark Weetman's first...

Understanding the power of addiction

Caring for a patient with alcohol withdrawal syndrome prompted nursing student Ellise Jaques...

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