Clinical placements

Reflective journalling: a nursing student writing at a desk, as if keeping a journal to process difficult events and record positive experiences
Clinical placements

Reflective journalling for students: what are the benefits and where do I start?

Tips for getting the most out of journalling, and how to make it a career-long habit
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Action plans for nursing students: a student sits at a desk with an instructor, listening as a point is explained
Clinical placements

What is an action plan and why might I need one?

What it means to have an action plan as a nursing student and how they can help you learn
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Clinical placements

Nurse in charge for the day – what I learned on my social care placement

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Students

Debriefing: what is it and how can students benefit from it?

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Clinical placements

Uniform rules: when should ‘professionalism’ outrank individuality?

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Clinical placements

I don’t get on with my practice assessor – what can I do?

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Montage of three images, from left: a smiling nursing student comforts a young child in a clinical setting; a nursing student attends to the needs of a patient at the bedside; and a nursing student is in conversation with a young person with learning disa
Clinical placements

Placements beyond hospitals: are you getting the community-based opportunities you need?

With sharper focus on expanding the range of settings, we ask if the plan is working
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Clinical placements

Dehydrated? How to ensure you drink enough fluids on placement

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Clinical placements

Clinical placements survival guide: tips to help you cope with the shock of shift work

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Students

How to secure your dream job in your favourite placement setting

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Students

I’d love to do a clinical placement overseas, but how do I go about it?

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A patient, seen from behind, talks in confidence to a nurse in uniform who is holding a clipboard
Clinical placements

Is it ever okay to breach patient confidentiality as a nurse?

Advice for students on whether disclosing information is permitted in any circumstance
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