Students

Advice and development

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Use our tips to establish support, build your confidence and ensure you are heard

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How to build your experience and confidence, plus tips on raising difficult questions

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It’s an issue fundamental to nursing care, but do you know what’s expected of you?

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Making the most of placements

Clinical placements are a valuable part of nursing students' training s

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Hattie Domagala

Following a 12-week placement as a community nurse, Hattie Domagala exp

Reflective practice

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Supporting students to challenge their own beliefs about mental ill health

Nursing studies

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Breaking bad news: a nurse comforts a patient’s relative after breaking bad news about their care

Advice from experienced and newly registered nurses on dealing with difficult conversation

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Pressure ulcer screening: nurses check the status of skin on the patient’s heel using a mirror

What you can do to help prevent tissue damage, and to care for patients if ulcers develop<

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Compassionate dementia care: a smiling nurse places her hand on the shoulder of an older person, who is sitting in a wheelchair

Advice on how to communicate clearly, identify triggers and create a calm environment

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Time management skills for nursing students: illustration of a nursing student and a lecturer, surrounded by giant images of a clock, a coursework folder, a calendar and an hourglass timer

Five strategies for better time management, including self-care and ‘wiggle room’

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Learning leadership as a nursing student: chess pawn signifying a student casts shadow that is a more powerful piece, showing students can start being leaders

Advice from our panel of nursing students, newly registered nurses and nursing lecturers

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Community nursing as a newly registered nurse: a young nurse waves to a community nursing colleague as she drives away in a car

Dedicated career pathway programmes help students to explore their options

Clinical placement

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Record keeping in nursing: a nursing student leans on a table writing in a patient’s notes as the patient lies in a hospital ward bed behind her

Tips to help you overcome concerns and improve your record-keeping

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When students and practice assessor clash, this important relationship can sour

Take our tips on building a good relationship and not allowing tensions to fester

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Picture shows a nursing student in uniform sipping from their own refillable water bottle during a shift

Nerves or uncertainty may make you forget your fluids.

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Illustration of self-rostering in nursing shows three staff working together with a calendar to plan their rota

A predictable schedule enables you to commit to paid work and keep your home life on track

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Placement abroad

Your guide to complying with NMC and visa rules, while embracing a new system and culture<

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A nursing student stands with a ward nurse as they consult notes together

Find out how to achieve your learning goals while maintaining a work-life balance

Newly qualified nurses

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community nurse with a patient

QNI's Crystal Oldman on why the community is the perfect place to start your nursing

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