... In went my aaplication to NMAS (the Nursing and Midwifery Advice Service this being the nursing equivalent to the general UCAS service), followed by an interview at the uni. And success! I had gained a place, but little did I know what was to come.
Don't get me wrong, I was grateful for ... Read review
...my aaplication to NMAS (the Nursing and Midwifery Advice Service this being the nursing equivalent to the general UCAS service), followed by an interview at the uni. And success! I had gained a place, but little did I know what was to come.
Don't get me wrong, I was grateful for the experience that I had but nothing was to prepare me for the next round of extra hard lectures.
We were bombarded with notes and essays ... ...with no experience whatsoever in nursing care.
The course is structured as such:
Year 1: Common Foundation Programme. 12 weeks theory, then 12 weeks either acute care or community. Then another 12 weeks theory, followed by 12 weeks acute care or community (dependant on what your first placement was).
Year 2: branch specific. More or less the same as year one, but with more emphasis on what you were studying. ... more
Having previosuly worked as a Healthcare Assistant i various places around Plymouth, I decided to train as a fully fledged nurse. In went my aaplication to NMAS (the Nursing and Midwifery Advice Service this being the nursing equivalent to the general UCAS service), followed by an interview at the uni. And success! I had gained a place, but little did I know what was to come.
Don't get me wrong, I was grateful for the experience that I had but nothing was to prepare me for the next round of extra hard lectures.
We were bombarded with notes and essays from day one, and I am again grateful for the expereinces I had. But not many people had this, and our group dropped by about 25% within the first month. We had no support from lecturers, and if we were lucky from our personal tutors.
Our first placement started within 12 weeks (3 months) of actually starting the course, which seemed to make our numbers fall away again. Those who dropped out where those who were straight from school, sadly with no experience whatsoever in nursing care.
The course is structured as such:
Year 1: Common Foundation Programme. 12 weeks theory, then 12 weeks either acute care or community. Then another 12 weeks theory, followed by 12 weeks acute care or community (dependant on what your first placement was). Year 2: branch specific. More or less the same as year one, but with more emphasis on what you were studying. Year 3: same again, although your final six months is practical based in an area of your choice.
On each placement, you are assigned a mentor who is responsible for signing you off as having completed all of the necessary requirements. Dependant on the needs of your mentor, they may even assign you a co-mentor for when they are not there.
When in theory, we used to place bets on when lectures would be cancelled as it was such a regular occurence. How we qualified, I shall never know!
My advice for those people who are considering doing their nurse training is as follows:
1. Make sure that you get some experience in health care before you start, whether this be in the hospitals or in care homes. At least you will be up on some of the others! 2. Make yourself known. Get to know those who are in a higher year, and ask them for tips on essay style; placements, and so on. 3. Just be yourself, you will soon get told otherwise!
Advantages: 1. A worthwhile career at the end. 2. You help others out. 3. A sense of self worth.
Disadvantages. 1. Crap pay. 2. Crap hours. 3. You get treated like crap from all angles.
Advantages: Gives you a good grounding for working life. Disadvantages: See text.
...lots of good things about nursing in Plymouth, and living in Plymouth anyway I didn't really want to leave behind the family. Once starting, it was soon to be a different matter though as lectures were cancelled without us knowing until we got there; visiting speakers never turned up (even our own lecturers never turned up) because they all though that what they due to teach was on a different day; support from academia was there but nearly non-existent ...
danthepianoman 11.01.2006
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Nursing Studies- Glasgow Caledonian University.
This is a 4 year course and is no way for the faint-hearted. Before I go into the details of the curriculum it is important to note that Nursing is a vocation and you really have to be the right kind of person to be able to see the course through. So without sounding patronising it is important to think long and hard about whether you will be a suitable candidate for this career path. Remember that you will be dealing with extremely vulnerable and sick individuals. Coupled with long working hours and a demanding study schedule.
There are various ways to complete a nursing qualification at this institution. Full-time-part time degree or diploma level. This course is primarily aimed at those who wish to undertake an adult nursing qualification, however there are opportunities to ...
ickleannie 18.01.2009
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Advantages: Good handouts! Disadvantages: Slow blackboard system, short notice on exams, long time waiting for results
London South Bank University is one of the oldest universities in London. It has three campuses, one in Southwark, one in Harold Wood and one in Whipps Cross, though as far as I am aware, Harold Wood and Whipps Cross campus are only used for faculty of health and social care.
I chose London South Bank, mainly, because I did not have a choice! I had always wanted to do adult nursing but left school with no GCSE's so i took a cadet nursing course at LSBU and gained an NVQ level 2 with some extra credits, this meant I had to stay on at LSBU to do my adult nursing. I started Adult Nursing on March 2008 but have been at LSBU since September 2007 due to the cadet nursing before I moved onto the nursing course to gain a degree.
So I currently attend the Harold Wood campus and am doing adult branch nursing. I am currently off with a lot ...
grapesoda 09.01.2009
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Nursing a vocation not a career!!!!
How to Get involved
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I undertook my nurse training after many years of soul searching and wondering what my actual purpose for being on this earth actually was. A bit of a wild one in my younger days i actually went into this profession as a mature student. By then i felt that i actually had a bit of life experience to take with me and i am glad that i had. Living in Scotland i had to apply via the scottish system of undergraduate nurses. I believe that the english system is slightly different although as i am unsure of what that is i am unable to comment. Hence i filled out my application via a government website called CATCH which was relatively straight forward. You are given information on all the institutions in Scotland that offer nursing either in ...
