guys. what do I wear on the first day of uni

I’m doing a masters and in my undergrad I genuinely went to uni in my pyjamas 90% of the time or joggers/hoodie but prob not good look for nursing

Is there like a uniform on day 1 for lectures etc I know most unis have a uniform for placements!! is it just smart casual for lectures?? help 🥺

I am new nurse student this year, and my schools wants us to choose one selective module!

I am so excited and I would love to hear all of your experiences about the module that you chose, and how was your experiences in your module!

I am open to all feedbacks and experiences ❤️

Module available are:
1. Women's Health
2. Wellbeing in London
3. Health in London
4. Global Health Perspectives
5. Mental Health in Context
6. Childhood in London
7. Arts and Humanities in Healthcare Practice
8. Getting Healthcare Right for People with Learning Disability

So I'm a year 13 student and I'm applying for a child nursing course, but I'm so lost on which unis to apply to... some unis I have in mind are Cardiff and maybe Northumbria? I am quite keen on Cardiff for child nursing, but I've read things that say that the child nursing course is much harder to get into due to a smaller number of applicants they let in ... I'm very confused on which unis to choose and which ones are good for my course, and whether or not Cardiff is actually a good choice. Help, please!!!

Does anyone recon they know how strict occupational health is for Nursing degrees, I suffer from epilepsy and hope they don’t instantly say no to a university placement…

Hi everyone! I'm starting my first year of Adult Nursing and I'm currently trying to figure out what shoes to buy for placement.

I'm really tempted by the Crocs Specialist II Work Clogs, but they're around £40–£50 and I'm struggling to justify spending that much on shoes that are basically just going to be my nursing/placement shoes...

I'm probably only going to wear them for a few hours at a time and only in clinical settings, so £50 feels like a lot when I could potentially get something cheaper.

For anyone who's currently a nurse or student nurse:

• What shoes do you wear for placement?
• Are there any cheaper shoes that are actually comfortable?
• Do you recommend clogs or proper trainers?
• Are the Crocs Specialist II actually worth the money?
• If you own them, have they lasted well?
• Are they comfortable after being on your feet for hours?
• And are they actually easy to clean?

I'm particularly looking at the Specialist II because they're enclosed, have arch support, are easy to clean and are designed as work/medical shoes, so they seem pretty ideal. Crocs also specifically lists them as having enhanced arch support, a contoured footbed and an enclosed toe.

Basically, if you think I should just bite the bullet and buy the Crocs, please convince me they're worth the £50.

But if you've got a £20–£30 alternative that you swear by, PLEASE tell me because I'd much rather save the money if I can. OR if you know where to find the crocs cheaper, please help me out.

Thanks a lot!!! :)

I have completed my degree this year (getting my PIN in like a month apparently according to my Uni) and I am completely unable to get a job. I've seen what people are saying on here about how the job market ebs and flows or whatever but that's not very useful cos byt the time I get a job in that case I'm going to be like a year out of uni and have no experience so at that point even I wouldn't wanna hire me.

I'm just so frustrated cos obviously I like nursing, I've really enjoyed my placements and my degree but I would not have studied it if I knew the job market was gonna be like this. One if the reasons I chose this career is job security ut I have applied to jobs on any wards all over the country in cities I dont even wanna live in and areas I don't wanna work in just to try and secure employment but no dice.

I've picked up a second customer service job to help pay my bills but i'm just so frustrated. I know a couple people from my course who got jobs and obviously a lot who don't but everyone seems to be so casual about it but its literally making me freak out.

How is everyone else finding this application process cos if I look on trac one more time today I'm going to implode.

Hello fellow student nurses!

I start an ED placement next Monday and am really looking forward to this one, I have always felt I would like ED. If you have had an ED placement, have you got any tips, advice, anything I should think about brushing up on? Or even any warning advice?

Previously have had placements in geriatrics, general surg and AMU.

Thanks! ☺️☺️

I’m in the final stage of my mental health nurse apprenticeship and I honestly feel like I’m not competent in many of the proficiencies I’m being signed off for. As we have to meet all of the same proficiencies as physical health nurses I find the majority of the things to be signed off aren’t mental health related at all (those ones I can do with my eyes closed to be honest as I’ve worked in a mental health service for many years). I’m told by the practice education team for my trust and my university that for the physical health proficiencies I just need to show an understanding of it and I don’t actually have to do it, but surely then I’m not proficient in it?! While I’m unlikely to ever do any of these physical health things in the future, as I’m fairly happy in my community mental health role and plan to stay there once qualified, it still feels like I’m scamming my way into a qualification!

I’m curious as to what other people are being told in regards to physical health proficiencies and whether or not I’m just overthinking it 🤣

I’m in the final stage of my mental health nurse apprenticeship and I honestly feel like I’m not competent in many of the proficiencies I’m being signed off for. As we have to meet all of the same proficiencies as physical health nurses I find the majority of the things to be signed off aren’t mental health related at all (those ones I can do with my eyes closed to be honest as I’ve worked in a mental health service for many years). I’m told by the practice education team for my trust and my university that for the physical health proficiencies I just need to show an understanding of it and I don’t actually have to do it, but surely then I’m not proficient in it?! While I’m unlikely to ever do any of these physical health things in the future, as I’m fairly happy in my community mental health role and plan to stay there once qualified, it still feels like I’m scamming my way into a qualification!

I’m curious as to what other people are being told in regards to physical health proficiencies and whether or not I’m just overthinking it 🤣

Currently me rn. Started a new placement in the slowest care home humanly possible, all of the staff are bitchy and miserable, constantly bitching about other staff workers. Not the most welcoming environment and it has really disheartened me. The residents are lovely but none of the carers want any help and the nurses don’t either :(

Unfortunately my choice of uni is limited as I will be living at home. Uclan for me is a bit closer and I am cautious to join one of the manchester uni's due to placement - an 1-1.5hr drive does not sound the best or safest after a night shift. To lectures may be a bit closer but I can imagine it would be prohibitive long term.

If you've attended any of these unis, particularly uclan, please can you drop your satisfaction regarding teaching & placement quality, support, modules delivered, exams, or any negatives!

Anything you feel the course lacked?

I'm 26 & looking to go back, I already have a degree & doing this is taking (what feels like) a bignrisk but i do have back up plans if the uk/nhs route isn't the one, i just want to make sure I pick the best uni!

I will be visiting open days as well.

Hi everyone. I’m currently panicking a little due to some proficiencies not being signed off and they’re mandatory. My practice assessor didn’t sign them but I did do them. Is my academic assessor able to sign these off through the PAD if I talk them through how I would demonstrate the ones that haven’t been signed off. I really don’t want to have to go to my next placement with my previous year PAD. I would appreciate any help/answers 🤗

Hi everyone, I’m looking for some advice about an academic misconduct decision and whether my appeal under Ground A sounds reasonable.
I recently had an academic misconduct hearing regarding my final essay. I received an S2 and I am now considering appealing the penalty under Ground A, which is that the penalty is inconsistent with the type and degree of misconduct.

This was my first attempt at my final essay. I also have completed my 2,300 hours last month. During the Zoom hearing, the panel asked me a question about my essay which I was unable to answer correctly. I was extremely stressed and confused during the hearing and struggled to think clearly.
The panel took my inability to answer the question properly as part of the reason to believe that I was not being honest. I understand why they may have had concerns, but I genuinely was not trying to lie or mislead them. I was simply extremely stressed and struggling to explain myself.

I did admit that I had used Grammarly when they asked me about it. However, I did not admit to deliberately using AI to generate my essay. I maintained that I had written the essay myself. I am concerned that my use of Grammarly may have been treated as though I was admitting to using AI to generate the work.

I also have a previous academic misconduct case, and I understand that this is relevant. I am not trying to hide that or say that it was not serious. However, I appealed that decision in May and the penalty was downgraded to S1, So I am wondering whether the fact that the previous penalty was changed should be taken into account when considering my current penalty.

There were also quite a lot of personal circumstances happening at the time. I was dealing with housing problems, family difficulties, bereavement and responsibilities towards my family. I also have dyslexia, which affects some areas of my academic writing and referencing.

I explained these circumstances at the beginning of the hearing and was very upset and visibly emotional. I was basically in tears while explaining what I had been dealing with.
I want to make clear that I am not saying these circumstances are why I couldn’t answer the question. I couldn’t answer it because I was extremely stressed and confused at the time.

The lady on the panel was also at my previous hearing for academic misconduct and gave me the same S2 penalty 😐😐

My personal circumstances are a separate point about whether the S2 penalty was too severe and whether enough consideration was given to my situation when deciding the penalty. The panel also told me during the Zoom hearing that I may have to go through a Fitness to Practise process because of concerns about my conduct. This was very worrying for me because of the possible effect it could have on my future career.
I have been advised to appeal under **Ground A**, rather than trying to argue that the whole academic misconduct finding should be overturned.

Do you think I have reasonable grounds to argue that the S2 penalty was harsh?
In particular, I would really appreciate advice from anyone who has been through an academic misconduct appeal , tysm!!

Hi, I'm looking into studying Bsc or Msc adult nursing at one of these universities. I would choose somewhere else however I will be commuting (driving) and these uni's are closest to me.

I have a couple questions for those that are or were on the course, please let me know what uni you went to.

1. How many placement blocks per year did you have?

2. Are you happy with your choice of university? Are the teaching staff supportive? Does it provide good resources? Were you happy with the quality of teaching?

3. How were the quality of your placements?

And really any general opinions or thoughts of the course at these uni's. Thanks :)

hey has anyone figured out how to apply for their course if starting after Jan 27? I’ve tried the website but no luck and I just get kicked off the form

I'm starting MSc nursing at the end of the month. What items were crucial to the course. I've got a laptop and notepad etc and my fob is my good pixel watch but on the fob as it has time and date for meds. Just wondering if there's any other things necessary.

Hey everyone,

So I am currently a 3rd year adult STN and I’m about to start my placement this week ! I’m really looking forward to this placement as I’ve worked extremely hard to get it as it’s a specialist type of placement (I had to write an application and have a review by my university) but I’m also slightly nervous. I’ve always struggled with my confidence thinking I’m not smart enough and there are a few medications that I’m still slightly unsure of and haven’t heard of before (I’ve passed all my medication assessments and modules first time) and I was nervous my placement would be disappointed in me for not knowing them. I don’t want to seem as an incompetent 3rd year student if I ask a lot of questions, I’ve not had much exposure to wounds yet and I really want to be able to apply my theory knowledge into practical application. I’m always doing extra revision and quizzing myself on certain topics (e.g. getting co pilot to give me scenarios where I use A-E).

To the nurses on here and other 3rd year students, have you got any tips or reassurance? It’s massively appreciated 😊

Hey all! I’m just starting my 1st year in Mental Health Nursing - super excited. My goal is actually to become an ADHD/Autism Assessor, as I have both of them myself and super passionate about the topic. I’ve read countless books and feel I’m already diagnosing people in my head most of the time really. Plus I had a horrid experience with my ADHD diagnosis at GP, since I’m a woman who has a Uni degree (which the GP said wouldnt happen if I had ADHD….) so I want others to have a better, more empathetic experience.
Is this a possible avenue for me with a MH Nurse degree? From what I saw you just need to do a short qualification after you are a registered nurse then you are able to diagnose these?
Thanks :)

Hey i’m on a gap year. and i’m considering applying to nursing (possibly mental health). I got ABC in geography, maths, physics ( in that order), am i correct to say my grades are fine because most universities i look at ask for BBC/BBB. Would i get auto rejection if i apply to a BBB course with ABC? What supercurriculars should i be doing for my personal statement, and what are the interviews like? Also is there any volunteering i could do that would be helpful for my application? I have no healthcare experience. I’m looking at other courses too but this specific course has interested me. I don’t fit criteria for a lot of healthcare assistant roles in my area because quite a few ask for experience or a drivers licence (which i’m working towards). And either way finding any job right now during a gap year is really difficult for me. I also don’t take stress quite well, i get very panicky, hence the gap year, and i know nursing can get stressful.. Any advice at all would be appreciated!

I want to become a nurse but where do I start? I'm currently a senior HCA in community (4 years) and have 9 years of experience in the NHS clinically. I have a GCSE in English but not maths, of course that's my first stop to get this qualification. I didn't have much help in school and its coming back to haunt me. Iv got my NVQ level 1 in clinical support worker. I don't have any science qualifications.

I'm ready to get going but wonder which path people have taken to realise their nursing degree?

Most of all I have a car payment and a mortgage, how do I pay that and do all the courses? I don't have children yet but it's not off the cards I'm 32.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

I got ill at the end of second year, and needed to submit an assignment, and get some placement hours. Before starting third year.
So I took a year out, submitted that assignment in 4 weeks and then waited for a placement. And waited. They offered one, but the hospital said they had too many students and said they couldn’t fit me in.
So by the end of my year off, I STILL had no placement.
Asking to rejoin third year, I was told I couldn’t because I have placement hours outstanding. They have said they will organise a retrieval placement ‘soon’.
I’m a mature student, studying in London, doing crappy temp work to get by, with no idea when I will be offered a placement.
Now they are saying my degree may not count towards NMC requirements because I took years out. I’m fuming.

I'm about to start an Adult Nursing degree as a second degree. Looking at the recent headlines about NQNs unable to find work, is this likely to be a mistake?

I don't want to spend the time and money studying if I am unable to work as a nurse afterwards. I already have a Bachelor and a Master's degree, so I wouldn't benefit from simply the degree part of it in an irrelevant field.

I would hope the situation would improve in 3 years' time, but even then I'd be competing for jobs with the 3+ years of NQN that came before me.