Nursing Studies at Surrey

Documenting the experiences of nursing students at Surrey

You don’t need A-levels to nurse

#hellomynameisBenji and I’m a first year children’s nursing student at Surrey. I thought I would write to encourage prospective students who are thinking of applying to do nursing at Surrey, and to give my rather unconventional testimony of my journey through the process, and some stuff about what its like for me now that I’ve […]


Mental Health in Young People: The Transition

Having spent time on a mental health ward for a seven-week placement I had an insight into what inpatient care was like for our young people. There was 24-hour care, staff wherever and whenever they needed, bright colourful walls, freshly made meals from ingredients they bought the same day, games, TV’s and all the comfort […]


Practice Module 1

The massive burning question I had in the back of mind before starting uni was: “What will happen if I get everything wrong and don’t remember my basic skills?”. All I can say is that I had nothing to worry about at all. Practice module one incorporates both hands on skills as well as classroom learning, meaning […]


Thanks for the feedback…but now what?

#HellomynameisSarah and I’m a Teaching Fellow in Child Health Nursing at the University of Surrey. I’ve been nursing for a little over 20 years now and I’ve received a fair amount of clinical and academic feedback in that time – some if it very helpful and some of it…well, not so much!  So, what makes good feedback and how […]


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