Caring in Calais
Rosie Schofield shares her experiences of volunteering with refugees
When the unthinkable happens
Alisha Carter reflects on ways to cope if you experience the death of an infant as a student nurse
New perspectives
Learning disability nursing student Iola Mair shares her experiences of a life-changing placement in Ghana
A hard day's night
Student nurse Chloe Taylor shares her top tips for surviving night shifts
Reason to smile
Tyler's helping people with learning disabilities overcome their fear of the dentist
Supernumerary or not?
What to do when you're asked to perform HCA duties on placement
Breaking barriers
We look at what some universities are doing to address the profession’s gender imbalance
Talk through the taboo
Nursing student Catherine Hind writes about how vital it is to keep having the difficult conversations
Always think sepsis
Nursing student Katie Dutton reflects on how a near-fatal scrape with sepsis inspired her to increase awareness of it
Keep calm and carry on
Andrew Haydon writes about facing his fears to perform CPR for the first time
Student success for mental health
Zoe created an award-winning mental health awareness project
Doing your time
The challenges and rewards of a placement in a prison
Behind the scenes at the RCN
Four nursing students complete their elective placement at RCN HQ
Dealing with death
A nursing student experiences the death of a patient for the first time