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Clinical placement
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University offers practical experience with clinical scenarios role-played by student peers
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An Admiral Nurse explains how she uses hospice placements to deepen nursing students’ understanding
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A student reflects on building a nurse-patient relationship with a hospice patient
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My innovative ‘pet card’ helps patients plan who will look after their animals
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A student on placement gained confidence after training to manage pressure ulcers in older patients
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Caring for a dying patient and providing last offices helped nursing student Tristan Crombie realise the importance of ensuring dignity in death
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A placement at a hospice will inform this student's practice for the rest of his career
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Looking after a patient nearing the end of life can be daunting, but one nursing student realised that through a caring approach he was able to make a differe
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Communication problems are not uncommon when people with complex needs are admitted to hospital, and one nursing student is creating a toolkit that will inclu
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Nursing student Lucy Fearon was disappointed when she found out her first clinical placement would be in a nursing home.
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Dealing with the death of a patient was one of nursing student Nicola Looby’s greatest fears, but a clinical placement caring for older patients near the end
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When an older patient she was helping had a fall, nursing student Victoria Spires struggled to deal with her feelings of blame.
When nursing student Rosie Emsley used her musical talents to entertain patients, she learned what a positive impact creative approaches to care can have on health and well-being
Performing CPR for the first time helped nursing student Laura Leach understand the importance of being there for patients at the end of life
A clinical placement working with older people opened nursing student Nina Mitchell’s eyes to ageism in the NHS and why it needs to be challenged
Caring for an older patient with Alzheimer’s disease taught Georgina Mercy the value of perseverance in the nurse-patient relationship.
When nursing student Charlotte Hall was hit by a patient, she used it as a learning experience and helped the patient get the right diagnosis.
