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Reciprocal agreement

05 February 2003

Nursing Standard

Student focus

UNIVERSITY Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust first began a small-scale international nurse recruitment project in 1999 to fill vacancies in specialist...

Making the most of mentorship

02 October 2002

Nursing Standard

Student focus

IN NURSING, the term ‘mentor’ is used to describe an experienced, qualified nurse who helps students apply the knowledge they have acquired in the classroom to...

A unique career

02 October 2002

Nursing Standard

Student focus

NURSING OFFERS a vast and diverse range of career pathways. You will have already chosen which branch of nursing you wish to train for and, following registration,...

University challenge

02 October 2002

Nursing Standard

Student focus

Getting there Allow yourself plenty of time to get to college on the first day. If possible have a trial run of the journey a few days before. Don’t forget to check...

My first patient

02 October 2002

Nursing Standard

Student focus

Springboard to success

02 October 2002

Nursing Standard

Student focus

Many Students find it difficult to think beyond their first job in nursing, but this is one of the best times to plan your future as you have had recent exposure to...

Dealing with death

02 October 2002

Nursing Standard

Student focus

DEATH IN today’s society remains a taboo subject. It is often regarded as a failure of medicine and is expected to occur in hospital away from the public gaze....

Take your places

02 October 2002

Nursing Standard

Student focus

CLINICAL PLACEMENTS should be enjoyable. The manager of your area will have shown your university a commitment to student learning and a desire to take on students....

Mat’s way

02 October 2002

Nursing Standard

Student focus

WHEN I first arrived in the UK from Australia I was amazed at the speed with which I could make £50 disappear without trace, and that was before I’d had a chance to...

A job well done

02 October 2002

Nursing Standard

Student focus

THERE IS little to beat the satisfaction of a job well done. You stand at the doors of the ward waving goodbye to the patient you have just helped nurse back to...