Nursing Now at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital

On 5th October 2018 University of Edinburgh Nursing Studies alumni and PhD student attended the Royal Edinburgh Hospital to bring awareness to the Nursing Now campaign and to once again show our thanks and support for nurses who do a tremendous job!  This was an intimate event which provided the opportunity to share ideas andContinue reading Nursing Now at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital

Florence Nightingale Foundation Students’ Day

Every year a Students’ Day is held in London by the Florence Nightingale Foundation to coincide with the Florence Nightingale Commemoration Service at Westminster Abbey. The Foundation invites universities with an undergraduate nursing degree programme to nominate two student nurses to attend. The day begins at St Thomas’ Hospital when students from across the UK haveContinue reading Florence Nightingale Foundation Students’ Day

Celebrating the NHS at 70 with Nursing Students

Maggie Carson was at the Royal Infirmary in Edinburgh on Thursday 7 July 2018, in her role as Undergraduate Programme Director, to celebrate 70 years of the NHS with Morna, Sophie, India and Hannah, second year nursing students on surgical placement. When asked what celebrating the NHS at 70 meant to her, Sophie said “NursingContinue reading Celebrating the NHS at 70 with Nursing Students

Honorary degree for distinguished nurse academic

At the Graduation Ceremony on 3 July, Professor Tonks Fawcett presented Professor Alison J Tierney CBE for the degree of Doctor honoris causa. Alison was one of the UK’s early nurse graduates, completing the pioneering Integrated Degree/Nursing programme here at the University of Edinburgh, in 1971. At that time, Nursing was about to undergo a sea changeContinue reading Honorary degree for distinguished nurse academic

Nursing Studies Taekwondo champion!

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!

TED and teas

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

Presenting at the Taiwan Scientific Symposium

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