Clinical placements

Clinical placements
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

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Well-being
Placement rotas and nursing students’ mental health: why self-rostering makes sense

The current system causes stress and makes financial and personal planning difficult

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Clinical skills
COVID-19: why I’m glad I faced my fears and opted for extended clinical placement anyway
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Confidentiality illustration
Person-centred care
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

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Family planning
Person-centred care
The compassionate care given in abortion clinics is what nursing is all about

Marie Stopes UK says placements can help nursing students understand non-judgemental care

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Person-centred care
Dementia at the end of life: why every nursing student needs to learn about it
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Person-centred care
Identifying a common interest allowed me to engage with a young service user
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Person-centred care
Listening to my intuition helped prevent a patient's suicide
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Person-centred care
What it was like to deal with a patient in cardiac arrest for the first time
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A 'This is me' form and an elderly male patient in the background
Person-centred care
‘This is me’ document helped me provide personalised end of life care
A student reflects on building a nurse-patient relationship with a hospice patient
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Person-centred care
Breakfast battle taught me to take the time to care
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Person-centred care
Listening to a trans patient’s concerns taught me so much
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Person-centred care
How a pain specialist team changed the way I nurse
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Person-centred care
Learn to prioritise and let go of the guilt
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Person-centred care
Enabling a patient to go to the toilet with dignity is a key component of good care
By actively listening to the patient I anticipated her needs
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