Hello folks so my second, second year placement was located at Critical care unit at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. I am extremely honoured to have had a placement here. https://www.instagram.com/tv/CcOC4jVKac-/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link About Critical Care Since covid Critical care Unit includes ICU (ward 201) and High Dependency (106 b). There are 16 beds in 201 and 14 beds [...]
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! [...]
First Stage 2 Skills Day
Today was interesting! We had our first stage 2 skills day session! We had some pre reading to prepare prior to our practical class which was very useful to have a good idea of the ins and outs of skills we would be practicing. What did we learn? We were in little groups of 5 [...]
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 [...]
Exploring Health Module!
Hello! I didn't realise how long it was since I last wrote a blog! It is unbelievable to think that I am my cohort and I are just couple of months away from finishing our first year of nurse training! I thought I would share what I learnt in my last module. The exploring Health [...]