Stories about Nursing at Edinburgh straight from our staff and students
The MSc in Advancing Nursing Practice were treated to a visit from Hugh Masters, Associate Chief Nursing Officer from the Scottish Government. Hugh met with students on a theme of inspiration and leadership, and this proved to be a great topic for a really fruitful discussion for the international group of students. ‘The meeting with Hugh Masters last week wasContinue reading A visit from Hugh Masters
The 2014-2015 session has begun, and we have welcomed lots of new students into Nursing Studies- a new cohort of undergraduates and many postgraduates beginning courses in both the taught Masters level courses and research programmes. To illustrate exactly what has been going on within the department over the last few weeks, staff and students have submitted a ‘#nursingstudiesselfie’ forContinue reading A New Semester begins through the #nursingstudiesselfie
Well the summer has nearly come to an end but Nursing Studies has not stopped despite the sunshine and the Edinburgh Fringe festival on our doorstep. For one day (and one day only) Nursing Studies took over the clinical skills centre at the Royal Infirmary to film some scenarios for one of the online courses.Continue reading Acting the ‘Nurse’
For most of the students, placements are a main feature of their summer. Third years head out on their elective and the second years are off on their surgical placements. Kristine, Fiona and Steph are third year students who left Edinburgh for their elective placement in China. The three students from the class of (2011-2015)Continue reading A Summer of Placements
On one of the hottest days of the year (the auspiciously chosen Friday the 13th of June), Prof. Pam Smith, Dr Rosie Stenhouse and Dr Jessica MacLaren attended a meeting at the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery, Kings College London (home of the National Nursing Research Unit). The meeting was between academics fromContinue reading A Sandpit at Kings College London by Jessica MacLaren
I couldn’t think of a more appropriate focus for a Nursing Studies blog post – how did students within Nursing Studies been spend time to celebrate Nurses Day 2014? Nurses day is a celebration of the profession across the world. International nurses day always falls on the 12th May- Florence Nightingales birthday. This year two ofContinue reading Nurses Day 2014 – what did we get up to?
Yesterday, on the 1st July, I was privileged to watch some of my PhD student colleagues from the School of Health in Social Science pass out of McEwan Hall officially with their doctorates. It was a lovely sunny afternoon and the whole of Bristo Square was full of graduates, including the 2010-2014 undergraduate nursing programme,Continue reading Nursing Endings … and Introductions
