Hello hello! Hope your all keeping well! Nurses pay has fallen below an average of 8% in the last 10 years! A mixture of poor pay and an increase of the cost of living have left many nurses on the bread line, despite the hard work that they do for others. It’s time to have [...]
Category: Chlo’s Nursing Journal
My Experience at Medical Ward RACH.
Hello folks! Hope you are all doing well. It is unbelievable that this was my last second year placement! https://fb.watch/ehdWX_B5Su/ I was placed at the Medical ward at the Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital. This was my first experience of the Children's Hospital and I guess also my first experience in children's nursing as a whole, [...]
I am a Scotland Seat Holder for the RCN Student Committee!
I am extremely excited to share with you that I have recently been appointed a Scotland seat Holder on the RCN Student committee. I am extremely honoured to be a voice for other student nurses across Scotland and the UK. This role involves working along side another Scotland seat holder and student committee members across [...]
Stage 2 Nursing Modules
Hello Folks wow it has been a been a very very busy few months I cannot believe second year is almost finished! I cannot believe my second year theory is complete! I thought I would share with you what my second year theory modules were all about. Science 2 So in November we had second [...]
STN Big 10 Sponsored Walk Funds!
Hello Everyone! This is just a very short blog post to update you on the funds that were raised during the STN Big 10 sponsored walk last year via the Nursing Society! Firstly, I would personally just like to thank everyone who participated, raised funds and donated to the causes, your contribution is extremely appreciated! [...]
Neonatal Placement
Hello hello! Hope you are all doing well! So my cohort and I have just finished our very first stage 2 placement.... This nursing journey is flying in! Where was my placement this time? So, this time I was placed at the Neonatal Unit, so as you can imagine a lot of my time on [...]
Nursing Placement at Dr Grays in Elgin!
Hello everyone! I am just back from my final first year placement which was spent in the Day Case Unit at Dr Grays in Elgin and I cant wait to tell you all about my experience! I had the best time there! 🙂 Dr Grays has such a lovely community feel about it! When I [...]
The Greatness of my First Year of Nurse Training!
Hello everyone! I cant believe my first year of nurse training has flown in already! Time does fly when you are having fun! I have loved ever minute of it so far! Long may it continue! 🙂 I am delighted to have successfully completed all my first year modules and placements and I have to [...]
Spiritual Care and its importance…
Hello everyone! In the short time I have spent within my nursing studies I have come to see that spiritual care is a hugely important part in a persons overall care. I approached Gillian Douglas: Lead Chaplain for Mental Health & Learning Disabilities at NHS Grampian to ask if she would share her knowledge of [...]
My Experience of a Mental Health Placement!
Hello! Hello! I recently finished my second nursing placement last month (May 2021). I was assigned to a Mental Health Ward. Before I was a wee tad nervous when I first found out where I was assigned to because as you may know Mental Health is not the fields of expertise I hope to register [...]