Children's Nursing at Surrey

#HelloMyNameIs Femke, and I am a third year student children’s nurse. You have finally finished a week of two night shifts and one long day. Next week you know you have three long days in a row and then the week after that you only have nights. It definitely looks like a few weeks of […]

#HelloMyNameIs Emily, and I am a third year student children’s nurse. It’s a grey and dismal day. You’ve just finished a tough row of night shifts. You’re tired, you’re feeling a little clueless as you’ve asked your mentor a lot of questions today, you’re feeling a bit demotivated. You’re also missing home and feeling a […]

#HelloMyNameIs Beth, and I am a third year student children’s nurse. I was six when my brother Joseph was born. He was a placid baby, happy to lay in his bouncy chair and watch the world go by, and I was grateful for this as a quiet child who adored babies and was generally a […]

#HelloMyNameIs Tia and I’m a second year Child Nursing student. Nurses are amazing at looking after others but when it comes to looking after ourselves it is an area that we can often struggle in. However, it is true that you can’t care for others until you care for yourself. Therefore it is important to […]

#HelloMyNameIs Lizzie and I am a current third year child nursing student. ‘Can I be a ‘normal student’ as a nursing student?’ ‘Will I have the time to socialise, join a sport or society and make the most of my university experience?’ are questions that many healthcare students, as soon as you get that coveted […]