#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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The recent pandemic has caused a lot of upset, anxiety and confusion. In a course which is already quite demanding, myself and Shay are here to reflect on our experiences of training through a pandemic and how we are finding way’s to cope throughout… #HelloMyNameIsChlöe and I am a third year course rep and student […]
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#HelloMyNameIsTia and having studied at Surrey for the past few years and having run this blog for 2 years, it feels very bizarre to me to be writing this as an ex-student and a ‘guest post’. I have now been qualified for just over two months and in my new role as a registered paediatric […]
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World Mental Health Day is the 10th October, so it feels apt to focus this week’s blog on mental health and wellbeing. When I completed my Children’s Nurse training almost twenty years ago, mental health and wellbeing was not as widely recognised or championed as it is today for healthcare students. The focus was different […]
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Welcome to the University of Surrey’s Child Nursing Blog! We are really excited you are here and can’t wait for you to read some of the amazing posts we have in store for you. From reflections to top tips, we hope this blog will help you through your nursing journey and provide some insight into […]
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The topic surrounding mental health, can always be difficult for people to discuss and therefore, if you are struggling in general or reading this please contact the relevant details below: Samaritans- 116 123 Papyrus HOPELINEUK- 0800 068 41 41 NHS- 111 if you feel as if you pose significant harm to yourself Anxiety UK- 03444 […]
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#hellomynameis Aliya and I am a 2nd year student children’s nurse. At the beginning of my second year, I began a nine-week long placement across two GP surgeries, working predominantly with two practice nurses. I wanted to write about and reflect on this placement as I feel it is less talked about than other placements […]
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#HelloMyNameIsShannon and I’m here to talk about starting new placements… it’s both terrifying and exhilarating, right? At the beginning of each academic year I’m riddled with anticipation, waiting for the university to release our placements for the year. I’ve no idea what to expect and have no way of guessing how my year will pan […]
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#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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