Stories about Nursing at Edinburgh straight from our staff and students
When we moved to Scotland with my family in July 2017 we were began to look for family activities that we could do together. With my wife, Teresa, and three kids, Mary, Gordon and Evan (ages 9, 6 and 5), we took up Taekwondo with the Intrepid Taekwondo club in Inverkeithing. From our inception inContinue reading Nursing Studies Taekwondo champion!
This was the second ‘Coffee Rounds’ event hosted by University of Edinburgh nursing students to bring awareness to the Nursing Now campaign and to show support of nurses working ‘on the shop floor’. This event was held on June 1st at the Western General Hospital in Edinburgh when we were fortunate to have Alex McMahon,Continue reading Coffee Round 2
From November to March MsC Advancing Nursing Practice Students met informally outside of class to regroup, reconnect and share challenges and innovations in nursing in our home countries. To bridge conversation there was of course tea, but we would also start each session with a TED talk to provide inspiration and recall of practices undertaken atContinue reading TED and teas
It is always excited to present your work with audiences from different field. On 7thApril 2018, I presented my work at the Taiwan Scientific Symposium in Edinburgh, which was organised by the Ministry of Science and Technology. As it was my third time attending the symposium I thought it would be good to do somethingContinue reading Presenting at the Taiwan Scientific Symposium
On March 8th 2018 I went to the Royal Infirmary Edinburgh (RIE) along with seven of my colleagues engaged in graduate nursing studies at the University of Edinburgh to profile the launch of Nursing Now—a global campaign aimed to raise the profile of nurses. To embody the essence of the Nursing Now campaign, we graduate studentsContinue reading Anyone for coffee?
Nursing Now is a global campaign which launches this week in collaboration with the World Health Organisation and International Council of Nurses. Nursing Now is based on the findings of the Triple Impact report. The report concluded that as well as improving health globally, empowering nurses would contribute to improved gender equality as theContinue reading Nursing Now Launch!
To be an outstanding nurse requires intentional collaboration both inter and intra professionally. Through collaboration nurses can synergies on projects and opportunities but also take advantages of moments to reinforce ones knowledge by teaching, coaching and mentoring. The mentorship tea scheduled for January 24th is an opportunity for graduate/undergraduate nursing students to engage in all of theContinue reading Graduate and Undergraduate Connections
On 16th October students from the MSc in Advanced Nursing Practice spent an unusual afternoon visiting the Western General Hospital, instead of having a regular Personal & Professional Development tutorial. The group met a former MSc student, Angie Balfour, who gave the current students a nice opportunity to explore the hospital and provided them withContinue reading Postgraduates Students Visit to Western General Hospital
Hey all, my name is Emma Jane Robertson, I’m a nursing student in my third year at the university. This year I was accepted for the Council of Deans UK-wide Student Leadership Programme, a 6 month long course designed to create leadership skills in students who are working within a Nursing or Allied Health ProfessionalContinue reading Council of Deans of Health
It’s Welcome Week at the University of Edinburgh and the events are abundant! In addition to the many student association and official university events, the School of Health in Social Science Masters in Nursing programme organised several welcoming activities for our new cohort! Our first day of orientation was GREAT — very educational and equally as fun!Continue reading Great Nursing Treasure Hunt
