Nursing Times - Student life http://www.nursingtimes.net http://www.nursingtimes.net http://www.nursingtimes.net/magazine/graphics/logo.png Nursing Times http://www.nursingtimes.net 'This is how I became a newly qualified nurse working on ICU' http://www.nursingtimes.net/student-nursing-times/this-is-how-i-became-a-newly-qualified-nurse-working-on-icu/5059004.article?referrer=RSS http://www.nursingtimes.net/student-nursing-times/this-is-how-i-became-a-newly-qualified-nurse-working-on-icu/5059004.article After three years of waiting for this moment, it was a mixture of emotions stepping onto the ward for the first time as a newly qualified staff nurse. Wed, 22 May 2013 16:26 GMT 'I wanted to explore what nursing was like outside the UK' http://www.nursingtimes.net/student-nursing-times/i-wanted-to-explore-what-nursing-was-like-outside-the-uk/5058950.article?referrer=RSS http://www.nursingtimes.net/student-nursing-times/i-wanted-to-explore-what-nursing-was-like-outside-the-uk/5058950.article As a second year adult nursing student I undertook a two week placement based at a Spanish charity’s hospital and school of nursing in India. Tue, 21 May 2013 14:33 GMT 'I've realised it's normal to have a crisis of confidence' http://www.nursingtimes.net/student-nursing-times/ive-realised-its-normal-to-have-a-crisis-of-confidence/5058751.article?referrer=RSS http://www.nursingtimes.net/student-nursing-times/ive-realised-its-normal-to-have-a-crisis-of-confidence/5058751.article I began my third year of training in March with an air of confidence and optimism.  Mon, 20 May 2013 07:04 GMT 'A few weeks ago I experienced my first cardiac arrest' http://www.nursingtimes.net/student-nursing-times/a-few-weeks-ago-i-experienced-my-first-cardiac-arrest/5058744.article?referrer=RSS http://www.nursingtimes.net/student-nursing-times/a-few-weeks-ago-i-experienced-my-first-cardiac-arrest/5058744.article Student nurse, Oluwafemi Faniku, is in his second year of adult nursing and discovering what it’s like to take responsibilty for what you know Thu, 16 May 2013 14:37 GMT 'I have to be realistic, it's impossible to know everything' http://www.nursingtimes.net/student-nursing-times/i-have-to-be-realistic-its-impossible-to-know-everything/5058596.article?referrer=RSS http://www.nursingtimes.net/student-nursing-times/i-have-to-be-realistic-its-impossible-to-know-everything/5058596.article Nicola is in the third year of her nursing degree and feeling the pressure Tue, 14 May 2013 11:10 GMT 'I remember desperately thinking, I want this man to survive' http://www.nursingtimes.net/student-nursing-times/i-remember-desperately-thinking-i-want-this-man-to-survive/5058332.article?referrer=RSS http://www.nursingtimes.net/student-nursing-times/i-remember-desperately-thinking-i-want-this-man-to-survive/5058332.article This week, Christine Haycock worked her first night shift. Find out how she got on … Mon, 13 May 2013 07:05 GMT 'Why do we belittle ourselve in front of our colleagues?' http://www.nursingtimes.net/student-nursing-times/why-do-we-belittle-ourselve-in-front-of-our-colleagues/5058329.article?referrer=RSS http://www.nursingtimes.net/student-nursing-times/why-do-we-belittle-ourselve-in-front-of-our-colleagues/5058329.article How many of us have referred to ourselves (or been referred to) as ’just’ or ‘only’ a student nurse during a conversation? Thu, 9 May 2013 07:19 GMT 'Just saying 'hello' can be really valuable' http://www.nursingtimes.net/student-nursing-times/just-saying-hello-can-be-really-valuable/5058227.article?referrer=RSS http://www.nursingtimes.net/student-nursing-times/just-saying-hello-can-be-really-valuable/5058227.article Student nurse, Christine, thinks it’s the little things that make a difference … Fri, 3 May 2013 07:19 GMT 'Planning my day on placement makes everything so much easier' http://www.nursingtimes.net/student-nursing-times/planning-my-day-on-placement-makes-everything-so-much-easier/5057927.article?referrer=RSS http://www.nursingtimes.net/student-nursing-times/planning-my-day-on-placement-makes-everything-so-much-easier/5057927.article You’re on placement and your mentor asks if you want to manage your own group of patients, what do you say? Mon, 29 Apr 2013 07:23 GMT 'I took a non-clinical elective placement at the DH' http://www.nursingtimes.net/student-nursing-times/i-took-a-non-clinical-elective-placement-at-the-dh/5057825.article?referrer=RSS http://www.nursingtimes.net/student-nursing-times/i-took-a-non-clinical-elective-placement-at-the-dh/5057825.article I have just finished a six week placement in the nursing division in the public health directorate of the department of health. Sounds impressive doesn’t it, but all I had to do to get there was ask.I’ve signed up to be a caremaker which has opened up so many opportunities for me. This and being active on twitter (@McCandlish), within the online nursing community, led to me meeting Viv Bennett at the 2012 CNO Conference. I asked if I could spend time with her and the nursing team in th Fri, 26 Apr 2013 08:38 GMT