My Experience as a Student Nurse on the Band 4 Covid19 Extended Placement

Further to Public Health England’s (PHE) request to third-year nursing students, I opted in for a Band 4 pre -registration nurse role on a six-month extended placement. To practice effectively in line with the Code (NMC, 2015) all staff had to complete mandatory Covid19 e-learning training, which provided new guidelines for personal protective equipment (PPE). I … Continue reading “My Experience as a Student Nurse on the Band 4 Covid19 Extended Placement”

My placement experience on a COVID ward at the Children’s Hospital – Sarah Cribben, 3rd year Student Paediatric Nurse

Being a third year student nurse out on placement at the moment is both terrifying and exciting. I am told I am working on the ‘frontline’, but I am in exactly the same place that I have been for the last three years, a children’s hospital. Working with children during this pandemic makes it so … Continue reading “My placement experience on a COVID ward at the Children’s Hospital – Sarah Cribben, 3rd year Student Paediatric Nurse”

My experience of working in R&D – Lylah Irshad, Medical Student

When I volunteered to be part of the medical student support scheme, I did not imagine that I would become part of a COVID-19 research team. When I started out in R&D, I had relatively little research experience. However, 7 weeks later and my knowledge and understanding have grown immensely. This unique opportunity has enabled … Continue reading “My experience of working in R&D – Lylah Irshad, Medical Student”

My volunteer story at Pyramid Pharmacy – Aneesa Ahmed, 4th year Pharmacy

An opportunity to volunteer at Pyramid Pharmacy in Cannock during the COVID crisis was announced from an email sent by the university careers team. Thereafter, I decided to volunteer with Pyramid Pharmacy to support its staff with the increased workload and pressure to supply patients with both their prescribed and non-prescribed medications. In doing so, … Continue reading “My volunteer story at Pyramid Pharmacy – Aneesa Ahmed, 4th year Pharmacy”

My Tours diary – Isabella Montagna, Biomedical Science

Sat 22nd It’s the day before I set off for Tours and while packing enough clothes, toiletries and travel adapters for 4 weeks, I’ve been thinking back to when I applied for a summer placement in Tours. I completed the application form without thinking I would ever end up here, but I got through to … Continue reading “My Tours diary – Isabella Montagna, Biomedical Science”