The past few months I have been so busy, mainly with revision for this exam. Wednesday 11th April 2018: It is 7.30am and I have arrived outside university. That’s right, a whole two hours early for this exam! I have said this before, I have some form of OCD about being early for everything in … More Exam is done. How did it go?
The past year has gone by so so fast! On the 16th January 2018 (3 days and counting) I have my induction for second year! Eeee! I am so so excited. I have missed being at university so much, I have missed the lectures, I have missed my friends, I have missed grabbing lunch together … More Starting second year of nursing
I have discovered that, the most nerve wrecking time is the day of my results! I tossed and turned all night, I woke early keen for my results, even earlier than my 4.30am alarm ready for placement. I have spent the past weeks, excited about these results, and felt very confident that I had passed. … More Results day – Friday the 13th….
Very late post here! It’s been a very busy week for me, but that’s a separate blog. Firstly, exam, it’s over with and I’m not sure if I’m glad it’s over and done now or if I’m a little sad in my heart about it. I’ve really enjoyed this module a lot! Favourite so … More Exam week
It was our last day at university today! Until exam week of course. But it was our last taught lesson of the year! First year is flying past me. We have one exam, one assignment and one placement left and then come November that’s the lot for first year. First year student Claire, shall be … More This is it…
YES!!!! I passed!!! I have to share the amazing news, I didn’t just pass but I got an amazing result. 87% overall mark. I got 91% for clinical skills and 83% for my physiology paper. So proud and happy right now. What a result. My main downfall on my clinical skills was the pulse reading. … More Results are in!!
Big night out? Partying all weekend? Having a social life…. not quite! My weekend is all university work and reading mixed in with my bank shifts. In case I haven’t mentioned it before, I have to work as well as placements and university to pay my bills. This isn’t a grumble… it sounds it haha! … More The weekend of a student nurse.
What. A. Week. On one hand I’m so glad to be back and see our group. It has felt like forever since I’ve seen everyone. Really good to catch up and see how everyone has got on during their placements and OSCE. On the other hand… a surprise 2 hour exam coming in September to … More First week back at university
Thank god it’s over. OSCE – objective structured clinical examination. I didn’t realise how stressed I was about OSCE exams until the day of it. I have been revising so hard with physiology, practiced my practical skills for it. I’ve used everything available to me to remember it all and perfect it. The night before … More OSCE Completed!
So, along with the maths exam, an assignment and revising for my physiology exam we have a practice placement document to fill out whilst we are on placement, one book for every placement. It is full of The Nursing and Midwifery council Code of cunduct (2015) requirements that we need to achieve to pass our … More Practice Placement Documents
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