#HelloMyNameIsAli. I am one of the teaching fellows in the children’s nursing team and my background is children’s nursing and health visiting. I want to explore the importance of public health placements (Health Visiting HV and School Nursing SN) as I feel they are often undervalued by students. As part of my role, I am […]
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#HelloMyNameIsShannon and I’m a second-year course rep and student nurse. So, the transition from 1st year to 2nd year… we all know it’s coming, for some of us its already happened, and yet nothing quite prepares you for it. Here are some things I wish someone had told me before I transitioned and how it […]
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#HelloMyNameIsZoeP. I am the field lead and teaching fellow within the children’s nursing programme and wanted to share some thoughts with you about driving your own learning. Aliyah elegantly shared her thoughts on this from a student perspective and I absolutely echo all of Aliyah’s ideas and tips in relation to this. I guess what […]
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#HelloMyNameIs Beth Phillips, and I am a Community Children’s Nurse. I also happen to be fortunate enough to have studied children’s nursing at Surrey as part of the September 2016 cohort, qualifying almost 18 months ago. To be asked to write this blog post felt very special, as I alongside fellow students Ellie and Maddie, […]
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#HelloMyNameisBecci and I am a Teaching Fellow in Child Health Nursing at the University of Surrey. I have been nursing for 17 years and my background is primarily A&E and surgical nursing. I have worked in a mixture of private, public and specialist children’s hospitals and I have also nursed in New Zealand. Throughout my […]
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#HelloMyNameIs Aliya and I am a 2nd year student children’s nurse. When I began placements, I was so excited. Of course, the nerves were there too, and this is something I’m sure everybody starting placements is familiar with. In my experience, I found a lot of the nerves I felt stemmed from actually knowing what […]
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