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 nursing students: where to start

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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

Action plans for nursing students: why do I need one?

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Student acting as nurse in charge in a social care setting: image shows a student in scrubs standing in front of a group of nursing home residents
Clinical placements

Nurse in charge for the day – what I learned as a student

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Debriefs help give nursing students the chance to discuss and reflect on how they dealt with sudden, difficult events with their mentor or senior healthcare staff while on placement
Students

Debriefing in nursing: what is it and how can it benefit you?

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Uniform policy for nursing students: a nurse stands with arms folded showing a large tattoo on her arm
Clinical placements

Nurse uniform rules: should ‘professional’ outrank individuality?

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

My practice assessor and I don’t get on – 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

Clinical placements beyond hospitals: what are my options? 

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

Dehydrated? How to ensure you drink enough fluids on placement

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Illustration shows a nurse surrounded by images of key elements needed when working shifts: comfortable shoes; fruit and vegetables; time for hydration and a break, shown by a clock face and a cup; a bottle of water
Clinical placements

How to cope with shifts as a nursing student

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New job
Students

Land your dream nursing job: how to make placements work for you

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Placement abroad
Students

How to prepare for an international clinical placement

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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?

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